HX-300CD Top Loading CD Player, PLL FM Radio, Digital Clock, Dual Alarm, 1.2" Green LED Display, Dual USB Ports for 1A and 2.1A Charging, Aux-in, AC/DC Adapter Included (Black)

Pre-sets radio stations (FM only), and plays CDs, recharges my phone, large time readout and decent sound. Love that it keeps its own correct time and self-adjusts for Daylight Savings Time and back again. Also small enough not to take up my entire night stand but big enough controls with labels to make using it very easy.

First the PROS: -good sound -nice size for bedside -maintains accurate time (so far). (My previous device gained 2 minutes every 8 days). -PLL tuner -good SIZE digital display -good size SNOOZE, Volume, & Track-select buttons -dual alarm; wake to either buzzer, radio, or CD -USB ports (2) -dual speakers -battery back-up The CONS: -overly-complex controls. Once programmed, then performance is very good -the display is too bright - even on lowest setting (dimming range is very poor; only 2 choices and very annoying!) -preferred display color should be (from BEST to WORST): RED, AMBER, Orange, Green, yellow, blue, white. (The latter 3 colors should ALWAYS be avoided! - in both the numerical and the background displays). -no DEDICATED “on/off button” for the Radio & CD (at least I haven’t discovered it yet) -utilizes 2032 button battery which is difficult to replace; AA or AAA would be better. -no bass/treble adjustment (a minor fault) -annoying “loose wire” antenna; a rigid/telescoping antenna is preferred -no discernible setting/switch for DSL -would be helpful if the display showed not only the CURRENT TIME but also include the ALARM SET TIME (if activated). A RECOMMENDATION! I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE a CD/Radio/Alarm Clock which incorporates an ATOMIC CLOCK with DSL (Daylight Savings Time) on/off switch (for regions exempting DSL). Due to MARKET SCARCITY of a CD/Radio/Alarm clock product, I will be keeping the product though I have to “blind out” the display during sleeping hours (too bright & less-than-ideal color). UPDATE: I have “retired” the product from my bedside. It’s now located in my bathroom where I primarily use the CD or radio during the morning routine. The time is wrong again due to a power “flicker.” Hence I left it “as-is” resetting the radio station each time as that “memory” was also lost. -Finally discovered the “ON/OFF” switch; it’s a Press & HOLD (for 3 sec). (Otherwise I was cycling through the snooze timer). -The display is TOO BRIGHT and WRONG COLOR (green) during sleep hours, even on the lowest setting I could use it bedside if the color was RED or a dark AMBER, or the brightness could be adjusted lower. -It happened; power outages. The product failed to preserve the settings after the outages (I guesstimated about a 1-3 hour outage each time). Checked the spot battery (2032), and it was dead. I just replaced it from the previous outage a week earlier, and the same thing happened; dead battery. Due to the difficulty of replacing the battery, it just contributed to the cause of its retirement. Again, AA or AAA battery back-up would’ve been far better. As stated earlier, reprogramming the product is unduly complicated and tedious. FINAL SUMMARY: -CD quality is VERY GOOD -RADIO TUNER is EXCELLENT -TIME ACCURACY appears to be VERY GOOD -THE BATTERY BACKUP (pardon my French) DOWNRIGHT “SUCKS” losing ALL settings, rendering the ALARM CLOCK function as UNTRUSTWORTHY. RESULT: Lost one more star; now THREE STARS

Using it for about a month, exactly what I was looking for, cd that plays for the alarm. Not sure if it's just mine but when the alarm turns on the volume gradually but quickly turns up too loud. It maybe great for someone who needs something to gradually get louder. Daylight savings time I've had to unplug and reset everything as the alarm time doesn't change even when the time has been changed.

Bought this as a Christmas present for my grandson and I think he'll really like it. I went ahead and set the year, date and time. I preset the radio station he listens to. The instructions were well written, easy to follow. I don't know how well the cd player works because I didn't bother using it. So far I am very pleased with my purchase and would recommend it.

I mean, as an alarm clock, it works fine. The music sounds good and the radio is clear. I like the wire antenna for better FM reception than my last radio. It's missing a few useful features. The controls are not intuitive and difficult to use. The buttons are pretty small for something I'm trying to turn off when I've just woken up. The CD player has no "random" feature, and while it's programmable, the program only lasts until you switch to the radio, so my wife can't wake up to her favorite song which is number 7 on the CD. There's only one "music" option at a time, so my wife can't wake up to the CD and let me wake up to the radio. The radio / cd / aux button always cycles through all three, so I'm always going past the unused AUX option. Also, no AM radio, only FM. I suspect I'll only use it until I find something better, then it will just become a clock. Ok, wow... You can't view the alarm times, you can only set them... And if the alarm is off, viewing/setting it will turn it on (buzz). The manual implied that, if the alarm is set to "CD", and there's no CD in the player, then you might end up with a silent alarm. Same for "aux"? Not sure. And "time zones"? I'm sending this back.

Bedside clock. Big numbers, can dim. Plays my favorite CD s for wake up or radio.

The sound is fine but the ease of use is terrible. Resetting alarms, changing modes ass poorly arranged.

Audio sounds good, keeps track of time, only complaint is that the numbers are very very bright so not good for those with light sensitivity while sleeping.