RCA Digital Alarm Clock with Night Light

Back to basics! Simple, does the job, no useless bells and whistles. Feels sturdy (like I won't smash it with my first attempt at Snooze). Has all the features I want and none of the junk I don't want. Nice easy-on-the-eyes green numbers, big but not too big, not too dim not too bright. Snooze button with optional light-up option for it. You actually have to move switches--good firm switches--to activate the time-setting buttons. That means you can smack the snooze button without worrying about accidentally resetting the time, or activating a radio, or an Ipod, or a dual alarm*, or a projection, or the weather, or nature sounds, or..... I don't want the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. I just want a decent freakin' alarm clock that's easy on the wallet. I never even use the radios on clock radios, but it's all I could find until now! This has a 9-volt battery backup. It plugs in and doesn't run just on batteries. Decent length cord. Loud but not deafening beep, 9-minute snooze that repeats at least several times. Distinctive snooze button look and feel, so you don't have to hunt for it. What's the point of a snooze button if you have to sit up in bed just to find it without activating a hundred other features?! Decent weight for such a small thing, especially with the battery in it. Yes, I was surprised by how small it is, no bigger than a fat donut with an end sliced off. But, that works for me. The only improvement would be rubber non-slip feet. It isn't top heavy, but is small enough that it might get knocked off the table. It feels solid enough, though, to survive that just fine (at least on carpet... but who in their right mind has cold marble or tile floors right next to their bed). You wouldn't believe how many clocks I've been through, or looked at, the last few years that had incredibly stupid, useless or extravagant features. *And what's with dual alarms, anyway? Pointless unless you have twin beds with a table in between. Even then, why put your own alarm near your partner's head? And if you, like most couples, sleep in the same bed, you have to reach over your partner to turn it off...probably waking them up in the process. Duh! Save your money and just buy two of these; one for each side of the bed! Basic. Well-built. Simple; no User Manual required! Finally, somebody gets it! Thanks, RCA! I rarely rave about a product, but it's about time some real thought went into providing a basic quality product, instead of just flimsy, poorly-designed, gadget-laden junk.

Perfect little clock which is easy to use. We keep these near television sets so we can see what time it is (for our programs) -- bright enough to see with the TVs on, but not so bright as to be annoying. I don't even notice it, until I look directly at it to check the time. I like the fact that it is easy to reset. This latest one was to replace one that was the devil to reset. We loose power frequently in our FL winter home, just for seconds. I don't want to have to struggle to reset the time. I would like it in the bedroom, too, but have the expensive name brand clock radio - CD player in there, so not needed. I would use it there if I didn't have something else. I am going to get another for our guest bedroom. Besides, the green color is nice, not overpowering. I HATE the ones with red numbers. They are creepy and evil looking to me. Highly recommend this nice little unobtrusive clock. It is a very good value.

Updated Review 6/11/16: 5 months later and they are still working great even with all the abuse they are taking. They are getting knocked about and moved around. My kids like to sometimes sleep on the couch and when they do they will bring the alarm out with them. My son is on an upper bunk and has it on a shelf near the bunk, but often accidently knocks it down when trying to turn it on or off. They are holding up well and both the working original and the replacement clock are working. Item is exactly as described. If you are looking for just a simple alarm clock without all kinds of fancy features and charging docks, etc this one is for you. I was searching all over for a couple of alarm clocks for my children so that I could take their cell phones and iPods away at night so I know they are sleeping and not up texting or playing games on them. This fit both my needs and our budget. You can set the time and one alarm. If you want you can add a 9volt battery so that it will hold the time if the power goes out. The kids now have no excuse, the alarm is loud and wakes them up so they can't sleep through it like the adjustable phone/iPod alarms. It is simple enough that my 11 year old son had his set up quickly with the time and alarm without reading any instructions. The only reason I marked this down one star is because I did buy two and one immediately stopped working. Amazon quickly sent out a replacement and instructions on how to mail back the defective one. The one that always worked and the new replacement one have been working fine with no issues since.

No connecting to WiFi, no sounds that get progressively louder (which I find REALLY annoying), standard “beep” sound, easy-to-read with a small footprint. Then, add onto this a Central Snooze Bar and a separate On/Off switch on the top of the click that can be easily operated without putting your glasses on. Then, it plugs into a regular wall outlet, so you don’t have to constantly feed it batteries or worry about recharging it all of the time. Another perk is a 9-volt battery backup to save your alarm and the time in case of a power outage. You won’t be able to see it until the power comes back on, but it will ring reliably. I also love the little nightlight on top,but I don’t know that you could change the light bulb if the light burns out.

Nice simple alarm clock. Easy to read and small enough it doesn't take up the whole nightstand. We have three of these with the oldest being 20 years or more old. They all work great. I was going to order 2 more but if you want one now it has to be the Amazon version. I bought a couple new RCA on eBay.

I bought this alarm clock to take with me when travelling as I like to see the time at night and not all hotels have clocks. It's small and lightweight. It's easy to set the time and it has a battery backup that keeps the time, although when the power is off there's no display. The alarm will go off running just on the battery so that 's a nice feature if you have a power outage during the night. When the power returns, the time will display again. When not travelling I use it near the TV to see the time easily. I like the green display. By the way, I first used this clock on a cruise and found that the power supplied onboard is variable and the clock was often off by a minute or two each day. Once back on land, the time was accurate.

My main gripe with this clock is that it says battery backup; if I don't get up disaster would occur; if electric goes out and I don't get up disaster occurs; I assume the 9 V battery is working; I don't know that for a fact because like many of these clocks inexplicably if the power goes out nothing works but the alarm; the clock's manuals claims it keeps time and will wake you up at that time you set the wake up, though you will look at the clock and you shall not know what it is that time. What a ridiculous mess. If I want to do use this clock as a travel clock and I want the display to be displayed I want the option for that to happen. The clock is inexpensive so I guess they have an excuse to say pay more and will get more. My research shows though that it is very difficult to find a clock actually continues fully functional on backup power. If somebody made a $10 alarm clock that actually fully functioned with backup battery power I think it would make a bazillion dollars. Capitalism: build it and they shall come. Capitalism works if you work it properly. Couple of other quick notes, it's not too bright, the volume is not too loud not too low, very easy to use, other than the issue I raised above which is huge to me, good alarm clock. Manufacturer: are you reading this? I took time to write this not just to help others but for you to cut it out and fix the stupidity. Why is it manufactures don't seem to understand the sick commonsense things?

I had an old school alarm clock that was probably 20 years old. Nothing fancy, no bells and whistles, but it never failed me... and that's exactly what I was looking for. I feel like this is as close to my old solid alarm clock as I could find. I like that it's small, so it doesn't take up a lot of space on my night stand, it's a soft glow at night, but very readable; there aren't a lot of buttons, so it's easy to hit the snooze when I'm half asleep without knocking turning it off. One thing that took some getting used to is that it's VERY loud... but it works at getting me up in the morning so I can't complain!

Back to basics! Simple, does the job, no useless bells and whistles. Feels sturdy (like I won't smash it with my first attempt at Snooze). Has all the features I want and none of the junk I don't want. Nice easy-on-the-eyes green numbers, big but not too big, not too dim not too bright. Snooze button with optional light-up option for it. You actually have to move switches--good firm switches--to activate the time-setting buttons. That means you can smack the snooze button without worrying about accidentally resetting the time, or activating a radio, or an Ipod, or a dual alarm*, or a projection, or the weather, or nature sounds, or..... I don't want the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. I just want a decent freakin' alarm clock that's easy on the wallet. I never even use the radios on clock radios, but it's all I could find until now! This has a 9-volt battery backup. It plugs in and doesn't run just on batteries. Decent length cord. Loud but not deafening beep, 9-minute snooze that repeats at least several times. Distinctive snooze button look and feel, so you don't have to hunt for it. What's the point of a snooze button if you have to sit up in bed just to find it without activating a hundred other features?! Decent weight for such a small thing, especially with the battery in it. Yes, I was surprised by how small it is, no bigger than a fat donut with an end sliced off. But, that works for me. The only improvement would be rubber non-slip feet. It isn't top heavy, but is small enough that it might get knocked off the table. It feels solid enough, though, to survive that just fine (at least on carpet... but who in their right mind has cold marble or tile floors right next to their bed). You wouldn't believe how many clocks I've been through, or looked at, the last few years that had incredibly stupid, useless or extravagant features. *And what's with dual alarms, anyway? Pointless unless you have twin beds with a table in between. Even then, why put your own alarm near your partner's head? And if you, like most couples, sleep in the same bed, you have to reach over your partner to turn it off...probably waking them up in the process. Duh! Save your money and just buy two of these; one for each side of the bed!

Buscaba un reloj despertador, no más; no me interesan otras funciones y pues este producto es lo que quería. Es pequeño casi del tamaño del puño de un adulto, la intensidad de la luz no es molesta y es lo suficientemente brillante para verla en lo oscuro y el ruido de la alarma seguro te despierta. Si solo quieres un despertador y que sea de calidad, este es el indicado

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Misleading information as per the web site. Doesn't have FM Radio while your web site shows that this is equipped with the FM Radio. Secondly the part is the TIME ACCURACY. Not at all reliable on the xorrect time display. Every after ONE HOUR we have to adjust the correct time otherwise it will give us the WRONG TIME.

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