Philips SmartSleep Sleep and Wake-Up Light, Simulated Sunrise and Sunset, Multiple Lights and Sounds, RelaxBreathe to Sleep, HF3651/01

I've had my alarm light for about a month now. I've always struggled to wake up and the clocks changing really had an impact this year. I've left it on the 30 minute dawn and this seems perfect. It really does wake me gently. The alarm noises aren't great but I've chosen some deep bells and it's not unpleasant. Snoozing requires tapping the top of the light so this feel natural (and not fiddly). I've also been using the sunset feature. Although I've never struggled to get to sleep, it's very calming and I think I get to sleep within about 15 minutes. When used as a lamp, it's pretty bright. I use this in the morning. My one annoyance is that it's 3 taps to turn it off again. Overall, the build quality and design is good. It's easy to set up and looks pretty cool. It doesn't omit any annoying noises and I've got it set up so the time isn't lit at night (I like a dark room). It was £110 when I got it (ouch) after reading all the reviews for similar products. I'm glad I bought it. It's cut my snoozing down by half. It could be improved by having different alarms per day / weekends etc. but I knew it didn't have this when I got it. I leave it set for the weekend now too.

I’ve used a Phillips wake up light for the past 12 years or so, and finally that old one gave out. Not the light, but the sound. So I figured I’d get a new one. First I bought a cheap non-Phillips one that turned out to be a disaster, so I decided on a proper Phillips one instead. I’m happy to see the new features added in comparison to my old one. Features I especially like: - the midnight function: if you need to get up in the middle of the night simply tap the top of the light and it will give a tiny amount of red light. Just enough to find your way and not stumble over clutter and breaking your neck. Very much appreciated. - ULTIMATE BRIGHTNESS!! The highest brightness level is seriously bright. No way you won’t notice that. - very dim clock light. I need my bedroom to be as dark as possible. Most electric alarm clocks have a clock light that is annoyingly bright, making it difficult to sleep. Luckily this light has a very dim setting, making the clock just visible at night. During the day it will not be very visible probably, but that’s fine. You can also turn it off if they want. - snoozing only stops the sound. The cheapo light I bought also stopped the light during snoozing which is just stupid. - the touchscreen can be quiet. By default it make a small sound, but you can turn it off. Using the menu is easy and straightforward. No idea why it is designed to look like a ceramic sink drain, but you can’t win them all I guess. All in all this light is just about perfect, sink drain look and all.

For anyone who doesn't want to read my entire review, this is my summary: It is an excellent product but to me, it's not worth the £125 I paid for it hence 4* instead of 5*. I bought this Philips light to help me get into a better routine. I have always been an evening person, going to bed late and getting up as late as possible for work but I felt it was time to start transitioning into a morning person. I despise waking up in the morning, especially to the harshness of an alarm. The solution was a wake-up light to wake me up gently using a mimicked sunrise and natural bird noises. I was tied between a cheap wake-up light on Amazon, Lumie or Philips. I tried a cheap wake-up light and returned it within 2 days as it wasn't nearly bright enough and the speaker reminded me of the quality of the speakers we used to solder in Design Technology in school. I decided to go with Philips over Lumie as I preferred the modern look of the Somneo light and Philips has a great reputation for quality. This Somneo light is a completely different level to the cheaper one I purchased (though should be for 8x the price). It's genuinely made getting up in the mornings a breeze for the last 2 weeks, 8 am initially and now 7.30am. Here are the things I like and where I think there could be improvements: Pros: - Touch screen is excellent, easy to use and does everything you need. Super simple to set alarms as well as put the light on and adjust to whatever light level is necessary. - Speaker is good enough to where it's difficult to know when waking that the sounds are coming from the wake-up light rather than outside. - Somewhat premium-feeling product and looks very modern to my eye, though of course, this is a taste thing. - Great night light feature (pictured) where if you touch the top the lamp goes red and gives you some light so you can see without it being overpowering Improvements: - It's majorly overpriced in my opinion. I personally feel for its current functionality and features it should be more around the £70 mark. But, the entire wake-up light market seems to be overpriced, Lumie included. Hence why I'm content with paying the £125 as I don't believe there's much better out there for the money. - The radio is underwhelming, though that could just be my area. DAB radio would be a very nice addition, though in truth the radio is basically irrelevant to me as I won't use it much, if at all. - Having the option to set which days on the alarms would be a good feature to add, though that's not a big deal as turning off the alarm on a Friday night is super simple. I've attached some pictures so you can see how it looks on different settings. I genuinely think it's an excellent product, it's just a bit pricey and there's definitely some small improvements that could be made to make it better value for money.

It's relatively expensive. It's also one of those 'healthy lifestyle' gadgets that you buy, use once or twice then shove it to the back of a cupboard. So why would I buy it again? My partner isn't an early riser. She also suffers from SAD. I was stuck for a Christmas present for her and time was running out. I happened to be talking to my daughter, a team GB athlete and health guru. I mentioned about buying a SAD light to try and help my partner through the depressing winter months but was sceptical they even worked. She spoke positively about the theory behind them. Don't get me wrong, SAD definitely exists and can cause severe depression. However, reading reviews of the plethora of SAD lamps available it looked like a lottery. Prices ranged from almost free to stupidly expensive, like this one. But bear with me. I read and read and read again and again and again. It was a nightmare. Choose between a quack gadget or known name. The real problem is there didn't appear to be any recognised standards to conform to. So I put this Phiips offering in my basket and left it there for a few days. Eventually I pressed the Buy Now button. I had now paid about £160 for for what is basically a clock radio! Except I didn't. Christmas came and went. The lamp remained in its box, unused. We needed a new bed so decided to decorate the bedroom as well. Fast forward a month, deep into the misery that is January. My partner, buoyant through the bedroom remodelling, was now struggling. We took the lamp out, set it up according to the instructions and placed it on the chest of drawers. At this point I'm not going to describe the ins and outs of its workings, Philips explain that very well through Amazon. Suffice to say this is the first winter my partner has gone through without the effects of SAD. She wakes up in a much more relaxed state. This lamp does that, a gentle wake up call spread over your predetermined time frame. I was sceptical but no longer. On those days I have laid in (I'm usually an early riser) I awake refreshed. Don't ask me to explain the science, I can't. I just know it works for my partner and I. Although I'm lucky enough not to need it, even I benefit from waking to it. I'm no longer a sceptic and I would even pay double if I ever needed to replace it. Expensive clock radio? No, it's a vital tool to ensure my partners wellbeing. I would never have believed the difference such a simple but well engineered and well presented device could make to someone's life.

This is such a cool clock to have in the house. It sits on my nightstand and plays white noise sounds when I go to sleep, extremely reliable and the colours help me relax a lot.

I was wary about splashing out on this, but in the end it has been worth it. I researched all kinds of lamps and couldn't quite find the "perfect" one with all the features I thought I'd like. In the end I took a leap and went for this due to the reputation of the brand and taking all the other positive reviews on balance. Now, rather than being yanked out of my sleep by a blaring alarm and desperately hitting snooze, by using this lamp I'm waking up in a way that feels much more natural, and doesn't leave me startled and stressed. To begin with I gradually shifted the sunise setting earlier and earlier, and now I've actually been managing to get up at 5am ready to start the day. This means I'm getting so much more done, I feel more productive and I'm in a better mood all around for the day. It still takes me by surprise when I open my eyes feeling like I've awoken "natirally", yet I've not had a lie in at all. The wind down / sunset setting is also really useful. I set it and read while the light starts to dim, then I end up off to sleep pretty quickly. On the slight downsides, as others have mentioned, the controls are a little bit unintuitive and take some getting usd to. And I'd have loved the ability to set a weekday and weekend schedule independent of each other. Having it "auto-sunset" each day would have been handy too, But all things considered, the positives to my routine have been so beneficial that I can overlook those gripes.

Great bit of kit to help you get to sleep at night I use the sound of waves lapping at the sea Shaw to get me to sleep. Really good at waking you up as well, warm glow of the dawn sun getting brighter & brighter, then a chime's get louder & louder.

Overall it's a good product, it just feels like it's lacking in a few places - When your alarm goes off you can't snooze it or keep the light on. When you turn the sleep mode on, it turns the standard light off briefly before turning the sleep-light on (which can be a different brightness). The alarm settings are particularly poor, you have 2 alarms and they can either be off or on, no schedule/days etc. The brightness setting coincides oddly with the warmth of the light (ie you can't have a bright orange, as soon as it's mildly light it turns yellow towards white). The sleep and wake up modes work relatively well, the light levels are impressively well balanced and there's no obvious jumps in colour/brightness, making it feel much more natural than most lights. There's a well placed touch panel on the top to turn a standard light on/off (of customisable brightness), which is really handy. All in all it feels expensive for what it is, I wouldn't buy it again for more than £80.

Anfangs war ich skeptisch.... doch schon beim ersten Probelauf bestätigte sich, was ich gelesen hatte. Es ist ein"sanftes " aufwachen..... überhaupt kein Vergleich zum abrupten hochschrecken mit einem Radiowecker.... Wir möchten diese Art des aufwachen nicht mehr missen. Die wahlweise einzustellenden Naturgeräusche nutzen wir nur am Ende der Lichtphase..... als Sicherheit..... falls das Licht mal doch nicht ausreicht zum wach werden. War bis jetzt jedoch noch nie der Fall... Klare Kaufempfehlung

Fel artikelnummer. Fick HF3651/01 levererad, men beställt HF3672/01 med Smartphone connection.

Produkt zwar unbeschädigt, aber der Stecker hat einen Amerikanischen Anschluss. Das heißt ohne Adapter nicht kompatibel mit deutschen Steckdose. Sollte bei diesem Preis meiner Meinung nach nicht vorkommen.

Zu teuer, günstigere Lampe hat quasi gleiche Funktionen