AcuRite 75099M 10-inch LED Digital Clock with Auto Dimming Brightness Red

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Happy I got this. Large numbers, and bright, so I can see it from across the room. Easy to set up and hang. Temp, day, and date are nice additions.

The Accurite Digital Clock is big! The digits are bold and bright. Bright, yes, bright. I considered giving this clock 4 stars for the lack of a dimmer option. If you need a good night light, this is it. It throws a red light around. That said, the thermometer seems accurate enough and the accuracy of the clock may, I've not proven this yet, waffle slightly. I can see it and the clock on the screen of Grace Digital's Encore+ internet radio. Sometimes the Accurite will display a minute ahead of the Encore+. I'm sure it's not a whole minute, just that little bit to vary with the Encore+. It may be the Encore+ is the one that varies. We know computers can't keep time, never have been able to keep the CMOS clock correct. Microsoft built in clock resets into Windows for years and years. I should test them both against Apple's iPad and iPhone. Are they any better? It appears this Accurite digital clock is quite sufficient. A few seconds fast, if it is, should not be a problem for anyone. One more time: ITS BIG! Perhaps it can be read from the other end of the bleachers with no binoculars. Ha! Oh! The two double-A batteries in the back do their job. Twice I've tested it by cutting off its 5-Volt from the USB supply. I recommend this clock. Just know it's big and it's bright.

I bought this clock in August to help my kids keep track of the time and date for cyber schooling. I wasn't sure how I'd like a blazing red LED institutional looking clock on my wall and I was a little concerned the light would overwhelm the room. I initially preferred blue, but the price was so much higher I went with red. I decided to go with Acu-Rite over an unknown brand because I have their hygrometer that still works great five years later.Turns out, we love the clock. The red is bright and has a nice, smooth glow, but doesn't burn your eyes or discolor the room. I can easily read it from two rooms over, so I can do chores and still make sure my kids are online at the right time.There was a problem, though. Just a little over a month after hanging it on my wall, I woke up in the morning and the display was completely black. I tried another outlet, which confirmed that the clock did not work.Since it was past the return date on Amazon, I went to Acu-Rite's website and chatted with a representative. (Currently, they only offer support through chat and email due to COVID.) While on chat, I provided my receipt and pictures, and THAT SAME DAY, they shipped out a replacement. Two days later I have a working clock before the start of a new school week!I hope this new clock works for years like my hygrometer. While I can't speak to the longevity of this unit, many people seem happy with theirs based on the high reviews, and at the very least, I can say that Acu-Rite stood behind their warranty and acted extremely quickly with respect to sending out a replacement.

Edited at the end.Needed a easy to view time piece in my garage so that I didn't have to pull my phone out of my pocket or goto the speakers where I may have it plugged in for music to see what time it is, since I work second shift and do my garage stuff at night, and as such I like to know what time it is so I know when to call it a night. This clock is giant, and extremely easily visible from any point in my 3 car garage/workshop. It's very bright but it's never used without the shop lights on, and in full lighting very easy to see. I've had it a few weeks now and the time is still on point.Edit: I did realize a while later that the clock never seeme to read a degree lower than 32F. It was kind of making me wonder if my insulation in my garage was less efficient than I thought at points as my propane heater took much longer sometimes to increase the temperature than others. Seems some days the temperature in my garage was well below 32 and I didn't know it. I can't knock a star off because I bought it specifically for keeping time in my garage, and probably somewhere mentions the temperature range but I didn't notice, or it's not meant for low temperature use. I'll probably get another thermometer meant for these purposes at some point but really all I wanted was a huge, easily visible clock. Maybe not for large range temperature testing but I kind of repurposed it for that use after I bought it.

I love the clock, but the one I received was obviously Used or Returned item. The plastic was already removed from the face of the clock, and there was a big scratch in it that I was considering returning it for an exchange but decided against. Clock works great and looks beautiful. I just hope the LEDs stand the test of time, most of the LED clocks have been dying after only 2 years the LEDs start flickering. We shall see. Beautiful clock, but NO DIMMER.

I can't recommend this clock enough! I have to admit to being exceptionally pleased with it. It arrived exactly as I expected and is perfect for a home gym atmosphere. I mounted it high for wide visibility and it really set a great tone. The red color is nice and vibrant, not over powering but clearly visible from a wide angle and the picture attached is somewhat washed out (the color is more vibrant that it looks on camera). It was suuuper easy to program and I had it on, set, and mounted in 10 minutes.One note, and this is not a bad thing about it, but the battery compartment is strictly used in the event of power failure from the wall source. The clock display will go off, batteries don't keep it illuminated, but the settings and time are all kept current and resume when power is restored. So plug it in, put in the batteries, and disconnect the wall plug to mount it and there will be no issues with having to reset it.Overall for something as simple as a clock, I am really pleased and would definitely recommend it.Also, I didnt think the in room temperature reading would be useful, but since its in a home gym, it really is!!