Equity by La Crosse 40018 Insta-Set Alarm Clock
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Equity by La Crosse 40018 Insta-Set Alarm Clock
Customer Review: Blink, Blink, Blink
Summary: 1 Stars
The colon between minutes and seconds blinks constantly. It takes about 10 seconds for it to become really annoying. A decent clock with large numbers and the handy self-set feature. It just blinks, and blinks, and blinks....Customer Review: Broke after two years
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATED: After two years, the alarm setting function on this clock broke. When trying to change the alarm time, the hour and minute settings starting changing randomly and wildly and it was impossible to control. Then the "alarm set" button stopped doing anything at all. We go easy on our electronics, and this is the only thing we've owned that has had a button break like this, so I'm pretty sure the problem isn't us -- it's the clock.
OLD REVIEW: Excellent clock. The large numbers let me read it from across the room without my glasses on. It arrived displaying the correct time, but it does allow you to change the time shown in case it somehow arrived set incorrectly.
The current model includes FOUR daylight saving time calendar options. It arrives set to the new DST calendar adopted beginning in autumn 2007, but also includes three other DST settings: the pre-2007 calendar (should the US ever roll back to that), an "add DST right now" option, and a "we don't observe DST" option for you folks in Arizona.
The clock is designed for the U.S. mainland, with time zone options for Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern (sorry folks in Hawaii, Alaska and Canada's maritime provinces.)
Not sure why one reviewer complained about the flashing ":" in the time. It's miniscule compared to the large numbers surrounding it, you certainly can't see a blinking glow on the walls of your bedroom or anything like that.
Customer Review: DST feature useless now.
Summary: 3 Stars
Starting in 2007, the automatic DST correction is useless. It's hardwired to be the first weekend in April, which is no longer the start of the Spring period of DST. However, its time memory still is great when the power goes out, and its big bright display is wonderful for when I wake up in the middle of the night without my glasses on. I'd give it a 5 if it weren't for the DST issues.Customer Review: Digital Alarm Clock
Summary: 4 Stars
It gathers all the amenieties you're looking in a digital clock, the best attraction would be the size of the numbers.Customer Review: Don't buy this clock
Summary: 1 Stars
This clock is a piece of junk. True, it is has a very bright display, but it simply does not work as advertised. That is, it does NOT set itself to the correct time, and is impossible to set manually. I'm going to throw it out--it is not worth the time and expense to return it or send it back to the manufacturer.