Jwin Electronics JL-334 Stereo Am/fm Ala Review

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(More customer reviews)This clock is very nice.I was a bit scared in purchasing it because there were no reviews listed and the Jwin brand doesn't exactly come to mind when I think of electronic greatness.But I decided to take a chance because I liked how good it looks and really wanted it.I am very pleased with my purchase.

The radio sounds exceptionally good...ummm, surprisingly good for a clock radio.When a station comes in it is extremely crisp and clear. No static.Tuning is a bit tricky.It is very sensitive and sometimes difficult to tune into the exact station number.The slighest turn of the tuning dial moves it quite a bit.For example, try as I might I couldn't land on 97.1 to save my life, but 97.3 comes in just fine so it doesn't matter.I like that only the time is displayed when the radio is off.

The best part about this clock is how good it looks. This is one of the sweetest looking clock radios I have seen on the market (which is why I bought it).One walk through Best Buy and Target left me scratching my head as to why clock radios have to be so darn ugly.Kudos to Jwin on this one!!The design is very sleek and the blue display is quite impressive to look at.It doesn't appear too bright as I have heard complained ofother blue displays--at least not too bright for me but then I admit I am not using this clock in my bedroom.Actually, given how large the display is, it probably would be too bright for a bedside clock.Not to mention, although I love the large display, I don't think I would like looking at it close-up from my bed.In a half-sleep haze I might roll over and mistake the large numbers for eyes looking at me.One swift kick and this clock would go flying.

Be forewarned that although the picture shows this clock with blue numbers on a black background, my clock came with blue numbers on a blue background.The blue background is also lit.Blue on blue is not as sharp to look at as blue on black would be, but it doesn't bother me at all.I like that the blue background glows too, but it may make for a brighter display than your average clock because the entire display, not just the numbers, will be glowing in the dark. And remember, this is an exceptionally large display.

This only issue I have with this clock is the viewing angle.You almost have to view this clock at eye level or lower.Otherwise the display will be illegible and distorted if you have to look up at it. I intended to put this clock on a bathroom shelf but I couldn't read the display.I think this is due to both the display background and the numbers being lit, and both being the same color.Not enough constrast for the numbers to stand out at odd angles.I will have to buy a different clock for my bathroom but will still keep this one because I really like it.I just might get another for the heck of it if the price keeps dropping like it is (it was $16 when I bought mine).

I do hate that it requires a 9 volt battery instead of the more common AA.Does anything require 9 volts anymore?!! I don't think I will be purchasing 9 volt batteries just for this clock.Thankfully, it isn't my bedroom alarm clock so I won't need a backup battery for it anyway.

Update 6/2/07:

I haven't been paying much attention but I do think this clock loses time after a while.It was running about 4 minutes slow and I just had to adjust the time.Perhaps this is due to a momentary power outage, as I have no back-up battery in place, but I doubt it.Up till now I hadn't paid much attention to this clock but I'll keep my eye on it now to see if it loses time again.

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Product Description:
Bright blue negative LCD with large easy-to-read digits Analog-to-digital display type AM/FM tuning knob Snooze and dimmer functions Wake to radio or buzzer Sleep to music function 9V battery back-up system (not included) upc code: 639247583344.

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