Clock radios

donnajunkie

I could do with a new one and are looking for recommendations. The main requirements are,
1. A clock display that does not illuminate the whole room. A lot seem to these days.
2. Would love dab radio but would tolerate fm only.
3. Reliable and not likely to break after 6 months.
4. User friendly.
5. Not too pricey.
6. I don't rule out it having other features(cd, Usb slot)if overall it's highly recommended.
7. And of course it must have alarm settings and a snooze button.

SnowTiger

donnajunkie wrote: »

I could do with a new one and are looking for recommendations. The main requirements are,
1. A clock display that does not illuminate the whole room. A lot seem to these days.
2. Would love dab radio but would tolerate fm only.
3. Reliable and not likely to break after 6 months.
4. User friendly.
5. Not too pricey.
6. I don't rule out it having other features(cd, Usb slot)if overall it's highly recommended.
7. And of course it must have alarm settings and a snooze button.

A cheap tablet? My tablet is a great alarm clock with highly configurable alarms. No FM or DAB radio, though, but I can use it to listen to radio via Internet.

donnajunkie

SnowTiger wrote: »

A cheap tablet? My tablet is a great alarm clock with highly configurable alarms. No FM or DAB radio, though, but I can use it to listen to radio via Internet.

Thanks, we have a tablet but really looking for something I don't need to power by battery and charge all of the time. Do they have a snooze button type function anyway?

SnowTiger

donnajunkie wrote: »

Do they have a snooze button type function anyway?

There's a huge number of alarm clock apps.

The one I use has a touch screen snooze button. Tap the screen and you can sleep for another nine minutes, or however long you've set the snooze interval for.

Turning the alarm off requires dragging an item from one place of the screen to another.

I think I can also configure the app to use the volume buttons as snooze buttons. But tapping the screen is the most I can manage for the first 27 minutes, or so, every morning.

John_Gray

A customised search on Amazon gets me the ones I'd be looking at...

[Deleted User]

donnajunkie wrote: »

I could do with a new one and are looking for recommendations. The main requirements are,
1. A clock display that does not illuminate the whole room. A lot seem to these days.
2. Would love dab radio but would tolerate fm only.
3. Reliable and not likely to break after 6 months.
4. User friendly.
5. Not too pricey.
6. I don't rule out it having other features(cd, Usb slot)if overall it's highly recommended.
7. And of course it must have alarm settings and a snooze button.

If you're looking for something suitable for a kipper, dab radio isn't the sole requirement. You need something with plenty of bass and a good tuna too. I think a usb slot is a red herring, but a bright display might be a good idea if you don't want to flounder around in the dark. Just don't buy one from a shark,though.

donnajunkie

jack_pott wrote: »

If you're looking for something suitable for a kipper, dab radio isn't the sole requirement. You need something with plenty of bass and a good tuna too. I think a usb slot is a red herring, but a bright display might be a good idea if you don't want to flounder around in the dark. Just don't buy one from a shark,though.

The desire for dab is better sound and more stations to choose from. No, dont want a bright display illuminating my bedroom, old clock radios managed to be bright enough to see without illuminating the room.

donnajunkie

Doing quick look myself on Currys website and found a Roberts dreamtime 2 for £34 but it has some bad reviews. Also found sandstrom sdabxcr13 for £35 that looks ok. Theres a Roberts ortus1 as well but that's a bit pricier.

debitcardmayhem

Stick a plaster over the display or a sock etc , it's not scientific but it works sherlock or use eye blinds when asleep

Dandytf

donnajunkie wrote: »

I could do with a new one and are looking for recommendations. The main requirements are,
1. A clock display that does not illuminate the whole room. A lot seem to these days.
2. Would love dab radio but would tolerate fm only.
3. Reliable and not likely to break after 6 months.
4. User friendly.
5. Not too pricey.
6. I don't rule out it having other features(cd, Usb slot)if overall it's highly recommended.
7. And of course it must have alarm settings and a snooze button.

Clock radio life’s essential work alarm.

Check Argos customer reviews, I purchased 1 with red led.

Lasting brill past recent years, cant even mind if it was 12 or 15 quid.

This is it. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1466186.htm

14.99 Philips,simple lovely looking clock radio red led only lights up required digits/display not whole bedroom.

Volume set to wake me up level for work.

Amazing little device.

Avoid going +20-30 etc -keep it simple.

Feel free to read Argos reviews one of which is mine from some time ago.

4 stars 299 reviews, honestly its a reliable esssential.

Tiexen

You could always get an Amazon Echo

no display but you just say "Alexa whats the time" buy a smart plug and you can turn on a light with "Alexa turn on the light" you can set alarms and access Tunein radio and Amazon music