This is a disaster... setting the right time is impossible

can't set the time because buttons don't work

But if the time isn’t trustworthy, there’s no point to the other stuff.

Most times I prefer to awaken to music, and radio is certainly adequate for that purpose

After six months, the alarm clock does not display the correct time

It didn’t keep accurate time from the beginning and now the time is way off and cannot be corrected.

Spent more time that I would like to admit trying to find a good alarm clock

After my phone alarm failed me multiple times to wake me up for

It doesn't keep good time

Love that this clock displays the correct time the moment it's plugged in!

Cannot set the correct time on this Sony Clock-Radio

It doesn't keep time well, and adjusting it is not intuitive at all.

It simply returns to the wrong time!

Battery backup keeps accurate time

No major complaints, the time is supposed to self set but it didn't, though it did switch to day light savings time automatically.

, I work with electronic products all the time

In addition to that, it loses time

We have to constantly check if the time is correct and adjust it

My biggest complaint is that I can't get it to be the right time

The clock failed to keep accurate time and resisted resetting.

Disc batteries work full time in other devices, why can't it work as a power interrupt backup

It was always 3-4 minutes slow and would not let me set it to the correct time

The radio signal is very low, so I have a hard time getting any of the stations clearly, but everything else about the clock works great.

but it's not worth my time and effort to get the relatively small cost refunded.

The power has went out a few times, and there has been no problem with it coming back on, and having the correct time.

The clock does not keep correct time, it runs slow.

It holds the correct time

Other nits: my job often requires me to change my alarm setting, and while I like being able to adjust the alarm either earlier or later (my previous clock you had to run it forward 23 hours and 30 minutes if you wanted to change the alarm to a half hour earlier) the time setting changes so fast it is impossible to get near the desired time without multiple attempts

My lab has knocked this clock off the nightstand several times on to carpet and it still works great

Doesn't keep time right

Even if I change it manually it will change back to the incorrect time within a day

Doesn't keep time worth $&@&, but if you don't mind adjusting every freaking week, then Ok.

I wish I could figure out how to get it on the correct time.

I'll make a list rather than a wall of text.-It loses time, constantly

The time get slow and slow

I was whining onto my friend recently about this clock and how it loses time and he told me he had the exact same clock and that it too does not keep time.

Auto sets wrong time, and won’t allow you to correct it

If the electric goes out, the clock automatically shows the correct time when power is restored

It always goes off at the right time, and everything functions perfectly

The new clock does not keep time very well.

I want to like it, but none of the aesthetics or functions matter if the time is incorrect

The controls are plastic and cheaply engineered, making it a little difficult to use at times, but the main problem is that it loses time at a ridiculous rate

When I plugged it in, I was surprised to find that it came to life displaying the correct time

The time was not correct

What is very frustrating about this clock is that every time you try to set it to the correct time, it reverts back to the wrong automatically displaced time.

By 18 months, the radio quality, even when I got it set to my local station, was so poor and the time was so wrong that I gave up on it.

I also knocked these radios down to the floor a few times and they still work and don't crack up.

Arrived early, packaged well, took it out of the box, plugged it in and its on board battery backup restored the right time for me (Eastern).

It loses time

Time passed and it suddenly displayed the wrong time by a couple of hours making me think I still had plenty of time to get some extra zzzzzs in

Not the first time this has happened, so I'm spending this time looking for a new clock and writing this review instead of sleeping.)Third, this clock is supposed to set itself to the correct time, but this feature has never worked for me.

It products very nice time and the screen is bright also the alarm and radio can get very loud for those heavy sleepers it looks and feels a bit cheap but its expected from the price tag

It also loses time and is so hard to reset

I bought three of these clock radios because I loved the compact design only to find that every one of them loses time

Over the past month or so, this one has refused to keep time -- it consistently runs fast, gaining a few minutes each day whether I set it myself or use the automatic function

Auto reset for time change and alarm

With other alarm clocks I will many times turn the alarm off when I reach out for the snooze button, then wake up late

The Alarm doesn't go off half the time

We changed it several times, but it kept reverting to the incorrect time

But I really needed it to keep reasonably accurate time.

In order to get the clock to display the correct time, I have to set it to a time zone that is two hours ahead of mine.

When I plugged it in, it set itself about 4 minutes fast, now it is 8 minutes fast, apparently still gaining, and there is no way to set it to the correct time!

The battery is for backup only, like when the power goes out-you won't loose time

When I plugged it in, it automatically was the correct time, I only had to set the alarm time

If the power goes off or we change to Daylight savings time, it is impossible to get the right time

While I was surprised to see the correct time automatically appear when set, per instructions

It keeps good time and the sound is good for the price.

Does not keep good time and time is not adjustable.

This one gains time

the alarm doesn't go off all the time.

clock is ok, but, like most self-settings, suck sin maintaining time.

It keeps good time while on the power line.

Have a terrible time tuning in to one of the major stations.

i bought two, with 9 months, one of them does not work, it could not be set up time, and alarm

I also knocked these radios down to the floor a few times and they still work and don't crack up.

It just refuses to keep accurate time … keeps losing minutes over the months.

I've decided I'll spend a bit more for ease of setting the alarm, and most importantly- the correct time.

What is very frustrating about this clock is that every time you try to set it to the correct time, it reverts back to the wrong automatically displaced time.

Resetting the time is useless, they immediately revert back to the incorrect time

Then the clock started losing time

None of them keep the correct time, always 8 to 10 minutes behind the correct time

Plug it in, change it to the correct time zone, presto...you’re done

Except that 9 months later one has gone completely crazy on me and is going off at odd times of the night with digits constantly changing.

The time set does not work now.

It would had gotten 5 stars from me if it had the function to pre-set for different day of the weeks because my work start time

Size-Aesthetically pleasing-Adjustable Brightness-Time was set out of the

I tried to set the clock manually to the correct time, following the instructions, but it would not allow me to go to the correct time and would shoot back to the time it had

So far it's keeping the time great and it looks great on the nightstand.

But I hated it the whole time

Was great at first but the clock slows over time and it's increasing and you can't override it no matter how many times I try to reset the clock to the correct time!

However, it loses time at a rate of ~2 minutes per month, so we have to continually reset it

After having this clock for some time, I suppose that the most irritating thing about is it that fails to keep the correct time.

Now, the radio on displays the incorrect time.

I would have to reset it to the correct time every few weeks

Although this is a nice looking clock, with good FM reception, it does not keep accurate time... which is rather important for a clock

Make a high pitched noise all the time it's plugged in.

I bought a couple of these and they are supposed to keep the correct time

I only need to know the $%#damn time.

If the correct time is important to you, don't buy this clock radio.

My lab has knocked this clock off the nightstand several times on to carpet and it still works great

But to wake up late to static even though the last time you used it the morning before it was fine is a little frustrating

The clock runs fast, gaining time, which is not good, and the radio reception is fairly poor.

it keeps an accurate time.

The first time I bought this clock, the battery arrived dead.

It did not come with instructions and I can't get the right time on it

the time falls off by a minute about every month，so that after a period of time I would have to readjust it against the actual time

Indicates the right time which you can read from a long distance, plays music and stuff and it doesn't take up any space

May have started to gain time about 4 months ago

Time had already been setup in the factory, clock had right time on it when I plugged it in.

Should have soent 10$ more and bought a decent alarm This thing is very cheaply made, it doesn't work half the time either.

Its frustrating that this clock does not keep the correct time, no matter what or how many times you correct it

My husband complained his alarm reset an hour early randomly several times

Do not buy unless you like having the wrong time displayed!

It can't keep the right time and there is really no way to correct it

And there is no auto set time feature like the description says

It did this just the other day, June 13 (!), and I was unable to reset it to the correct time.

The radio signal is very low, so I have a hard time getting any of the stations clearly, but everything else about the clock works great.

All you have to do is plug it in and the correct time comes up, and it is very easy to set the alarm or adjust the time.

And the topper: it gains time!

Suddenly this clock decided to lose time by one hour -

The alarm comes on at the correct time (keeps good time) and at a sound level that wakes me gently instead of abruptly.

Does not keep accurate time

and then it lost another 4 minutes after attempting this (yes, I am basing the correct time on what is stated on my cell phone, tablet & cable box, which are all in sync)

We reset it and it went back to the same slow time, each and every time

This clock doesn't keep the right time

I cannot get it to the right time.

Great light for seeing the time (and this can be dimmed/brightened).

The time is fairly easy to set (and comes pre-set at the factory out of the box

A great little clock, I'm sure, but I'm still by trial and error trying to set the correct time--all due to my ignorance, but instructions would help.

Holds time well & EASY to change alarm times.

Mine works perfectly fine, keeps the right time and the lowest brightness setting is just fine for a dark room at night

Just plug it in, make sure have the correct time zone

but they stopped using it after two days because the time kept reverting to flash-mode, making both the clock and the alarm clock useless.

Not that you can't tell the time, but its distracting and annoying.

It's sleek, has perfect snooze settings and I love that no matter when you plug it in it has the correct time

The time is set automatically when you plug it in, except it never keeps accurate time.

This is a disaster... setting the right time is impossible

Once you figure out that you can no longer trust that the time it reads will be accurate, what's the point in having a clock in the first place

This clock loses time

No way to set the right time.

This clock radio does not keep time well.

Doesn't keep accurate time.

Now can not get it to show correct time-always 15

I have owned this clock for about 6 weeks and it suddenly started to show the incorrect time (one hour earlier than it actually was).

Keeps perfect time, has excellent radio reception

Does not keep time correctly and the alarm no longer works

My biggest complaint is it doesn't keep correct time, it is always 5-10 minutes slow

black on black buttons are very small and hard to see making setting time and channels a chore, Don;t waste your time

It is very light so it makes it feel a little cheap, but it works well and keeps good time

and I was using the correct time zone.

Time zone feature is stupid and makes no sense, when you select the right time zone it changes to the wrong time (wtf!)

I had a hard time trying to get it in my time zone at first

The numbers are bright and legible enough, it keeps good time and silently

As a clock should, it tells the correct time

First one ordered for some reason the time was wrong

The Alarm Mode switch is hard to use, and setting the time is much harder that it should be.

It keeps time, so that's worth a star

I cannot manually set the correct time either.

It does that perfectly--at least until Echo offers that skill (HINT, Amazon), and the dimmest display setting illuminates the time and nothing else

Has time zone settings and comes factory set with the correct time - just adjust to your zone.

Every time I turn off the alarm in the morning by pushing the alarm/reset button as directed in the instructions, the alarm time changes.

Time and alarm are easy to set.

but that's really not the problem because you can't get the clock to the right time even if you can swivel your head both front and back.

The radio alarm never worked, and it quit keeping the correct time right around the time it was too late for me to send it back to Amazon

I like the fact that it already had the correct time set, and automatically switched to/from DST.

Easy to set alarm and correct automatic clock time if needed

I do not trust the time on this clock.

Inaccurate time

Something to note: the Alarm ships set to Eastern Standard Time - all you need to do is reset the Time Zone if you're in a different location because the clock has actually been running on its Lithium Backup Cell all the time (hard to say how long that cell will last given it's been working all the time since the clock was made).

Otherwise it works great and the orange time display, which you can dim, is a modern-looking and unique feature.

I have the habit of snoozing my alarm every time it rings that is why i bought it

It can't even keep the right time!

I unplugged the device and plugged it back in, which stopped the time from cycling (and put it back to the proper time), but the buttons were still unresponsive

Now to find a clock that actually keeps accurate time.

It also "loses" time.

The 15+ year-old, cheap, no-name drugstore alarm clock I was replacing kept perfect time.

I had a hard time setting it up (even when following the instructions) and it's not easy to use on a daily basis

: it tends to lose time when the power is out

I bought this a year ago or more, so this is after some use: It looks good, but to my amazement, it doesn't keep time that well

It worked okay for about 10 months, then began gaining time and could not be reset to the correct time.

Sad to say, it cannot keep time.

Had it on auto for time change and the correct time zone

Now, it will no longer allow me to set the correct time at all

Some have stated this clock doesn't keep accurate time as it runs off DST

Biggest complaint is that it gains time exponentially.

Cheap, looks nice, easy to read, has a battery to avoid losing time in a power outage, works

I haven't had such an easy time setting an alarm in ages

For those of us on the East Coast, we don't even have to set it, just plug it in and the time is correct.

Doesn’t give accurate time

I manually set it to the correct time but it would auto correct back to its default programming

It worked fine until this month when it quit keeping accurate time and wouldn't accept my manual time input.

and it's always the wrong time

You cannot set the time, nor the alarm - they remain locked at their current settings.

Even in my worst full-time-on watches, they lasted 2+ years

The clock initially sets itself automatically to the correct time (Eastern time zone).

However, I can't quite recommend it, and wouldn't get it again, because it makes a very quiet, very high-pitched noise all the time when it's plugged in

I have had this about two months, I still have not been able to set or get it to the right time or to set the alarm,

Time zone feature is stupid and makes no sense, when you select the right time zone it changes to the wrong time (wtf!)

Who needs a clock that cannot display the correct time

Both do not keep correct time.

it seems that should be able to keep perfect time.

I cannot turn on the radio or set the proper time.

I finally gave up and now use my old manually wound travel clock, which is a much more reliable time keeper.

It has a nice big time display also.

The major problem is adjusting the time.

What a big disappointment the Alarm or the radio don`t work what a piece of junk!!!!!!!

What a big disappointment the Alarm or the radio don`t work what a piece of junk!!!!!!!

I it worked.

If it dies I just hope they're still making this model, because I'll probably want to get another

The alarm settings are daily only so it does not have an option for M-F alarm...so you have to remember to shut off the alarm every weekend.