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: 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: Time is not accurate
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought one of these and thought it was great, so I bought 2 more. I noticed the time on my digital watch was different, but I kept assuming an atomic clock had to be right, so I kept changing my watch. Finally I put 2 of these clocks in the same room and found the times displayed differed by 8 minutes -- one showed 8:00 am and the other showed 8:08am. Then I checked them both against the official time and found one was 9 minutes behind and the other was 17 minutes behind the official time. This difference has persisted for weeks and still exists. Whatever they are supposed to do to adjust the time, they fail to do it accurately. Worse there is no way to fix it, and then last week they began to be 1 hour behind our official time, actually 1 hour and 8 minutes and 1 hour and 17 minutes behind. I just ordered new clocks as they are driving me nuts this way. They don't work.Customer Review: Slightly misleading
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this clock under the misunderstanding that it was a radio controlled clock and that I would not have to constantly reset the time to match the other radio controlled clocks in the house. However, it really is a clock within a clock and the instant on function is due to the internal clock that runs off of a separate battery. The price is low and the display is nice a big so it could be seen across a room or by someone with poor eyesight when not corrected. The major drawback is that the internal clock is not very accurate. Within a month, the clock is already off by 30 seconds compared to the radio controlled clocks in the house. As a result, I have to change the time frequently to match the other clocks in the house.Customer Review: great clock
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this clock as a birthday gift for my visually-impaired Mom. She loves it! She says that the numbers are nice and large for her to see without her glasses at night. The clock practically lights up the room. The only down side to this item is that there is no brightness control which really isn't a problem for my Mother, but may be for someone else. It also doesn't have a volume control for the alarm but my Mom says the alarm isn't so loud it'll scare you to death! :-) She loves the feature that allows the clock to set itself when plugged in and set to the proper time zone. So I definitely recommend this clock to anyone who can't really see their clock at night.Customer Review: Bad Alarm Clock
Summary: 1 Stars
This is my first bad experience with any purchase from Amazon. The Equity Time Insta-set Alarm Clock failed to keep time. It lost 2 to 3 hours each day. I emailed Equity about the problem and they sent me instructions for setting the time. This, of course, did not fix the problem with the faulty clock. I liked the look of the clock, so I sent the $17 clock back to the company, which cost $5 along with $5 to fix it. Now, one month later, I have not received a replacement clock. So I am out $27.
I finally received a replacement clock that works. I like the clock.