Sony ICF-CD815 AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio with Dual Alarm

Editorial Review:

AM/FM Stereo Tuner / 1.4 Inch Large Easy-To-Read LED Display / Line In For MP3 Players (Cable Included) / 3-Way Dual-Alarm Set / Snooze Extendable Snooze gives you the freedom to choose your personal snooze time. Each press of the snooze bar adds an additional 10 minutes to your snooze time, up to a full hour CD-R/RW Playback - Plays CD-R/RW discs burned either in a PC or a home recording deck. Display - Green LED, 1.4 inch with Brightness Control Frequency Range - AM - 530-1710kHz; FM - 87.5-108MHz Dimensions - 7-1/2 x 3-2/3 x 8-3/4 inches (190 x 93 x 222mm) Weight 3 lbs 5 oz

The Sony ICD-CD815 AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio with Dual Alarm lets you forget about settings and focus on what's important: sleep. There's no need to worry about getting up in time with its dual alarm settings. Connect your digital music player or insert your favorite CD and unwind before bed. It will even play MP3 audio burned to CD-R/RW sources. Catching a few extra winks in the morning is easy with an extendable snooze button that lets you set just how long you want to put off getting up. The large 1.4" green LED display with brightness control makes this clock easy to read.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Love this clock radio!:

Great deal on this! For my 10 year old daughter, who loves to listen to cd's and LOVES her mp3 player, this has great sound and is easy to operate. She can easily hook her mp3 up to it, and it is compact to fit on her small end table. For $39.99, I wish that I had gotten one for myself!!

Fits the bill:

We were looking for something simple for our grade school children to wake them up in the morning, and this was perfect. No iPod hype, has all the basic features, easy to use, large digital display and good sound quality for a unit of this size. We didn't feel a battery back up was necessary, as our own clock radio has one. We can wake the kids in the event of a power outage.

CD player broke after 9 months:

The title says it. I was tempted to title it "Usual Sony Junk" as it's not the first Sony product that has just crapped out for me early in its life. In this case, the CD no longer spins or plays.
Also, I found the controls quite complex and niggly -- poor UI is the modern term. But finally having mastered that, it broke. Now it's just a bulky clock and traditional alarm.
Not recommended.

Good and bad - things you should Know before buying....:

I've had this unit for over 6 months overall it works fine but I had to give it to my daughter as there a few annoyances:
1. The analog tuner is sensitive - you can tune in a station one night and the next night it has to be adjusted (ever so slightly) again. If reception is important spend for a digital tuner.
2. When in the 'OFF' setting, there is a very low 'hum' reminiscent of cheap electronics of 30 years ago. I found this too annoying to remain next to my bed, near my head.
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