SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock

★★★★☆
3.7

based on 110 reviews  

 

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Category Average

★★★★☆
3.8

 

Pros

  • Easy to set (90)
  • Good volume (80)
  • Neat features (77)
  • Reliable (77)
  • Easy to see display (3)
  • Attractive design (1)
  • Automatic timedate set (1)
  • Different weekend alarm (1)
  • Dual alarms settings (1)
  • Easy to install (1)
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Cons

  • Unreliable (24)
  • Difficult to set (5)
  • A little too bright (2)
  • Poor radio reception (2)
  • Too bright (2)
  • Alarm button hard to find (1)
  • Can't get many stations (1)
  • Clock never worked well (1)
  • Couldn't find any (1)
  • Daylight savings problems (1)

Best Uses

  • Anywhere (60)
  • Home (12)
  • Travel (5)
  • Home bedroom (3)
  • Bedroom (2)
  • Paper weight (2)
  • Aquarium light (1)
  • At home, bedside (1)
  • Don't use (1)
  • Easy to change stations (1)
 
 
 

Provided by Brookstone

It’s the digital alarm clock radio that never needs setting!
Just plug in your Brookstone SmartSet radio alarm clock and it automatically sets the correct time and date for you—even after a power outage! For added reliability, it includes a battery back-up system that last up to eight years. So set it and forget it! The SmartSet remembers the time, date, AND your alarm settings.

Sleep well knowing your radio alarm clock is on the job.
Rock yourself to sleep! Or choose the music that soothes you. With the sleep timer, you can listen to the radio for up to 99 minutes before it turns off automatically. This radio alarm clock also features programmable dual alarms. Set the alarm to wake you at one time during weekdays and at another time during weekends—without constant fussing. Or use the dual-alarm function to wake up you and your partner at different times.

It’s the radio alarm clock with eye-opening quality.

  • Stays in tune! Digital AM/FM radio features Phase Locked Loop (PPL) tuning locks
  • Digital alarm clock radio has 20 station presets (10 AM and 10 FM)
  • 3" speaker for rich stereo sound
  • Easy-to-read, big-digit display is perfect for blurry eyes
  • Adjustable dimmer, snooze bar and nap timer
  • 3V lithium battery included
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    Product Reviews

    Last update: Nov 14, 2008

    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Reviews

     
     
     

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    [4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]

     
    ★★★★☆
    4.0
    Light on clock too bright

    "Radio and alarm are great, except when I ordered it, I was assured the light on the clock would be RED - not blue and not GOLD which is what I received. I already have one with the blue light and that lit up the entire bedroom. The Gold light also lights up the bedroom. Why does the box indicate a RED LIGHT and the inside is a GOLD LIGHT?????????? I purchased a replacement clock for the bedroom because the b..." Read Full Review »

    Oct 24, 2007 by suntan

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    ★☆☆☆☆
    1.0
    definitely garbage

    "i bought this to solve the problem of keeping my clock set appropriately. It not only did not solve the problem, it made it worse. The clock did not "adjust" as advertised for daylight savings date changes. It continuously resets to the wrong day of the week. Absolute trash...." Read Full Review »

    Aug 05, 2007 by tech guy

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    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Review

    definitely garbage

    ★☆☆☆☆
    1.0

      Pros

    • Good Volume

      Cons

    • Daylight savings problems
    • Difficult To Set
    • Too bright at night
    • Unreliable

      Best Uses

    • Paperweight
     

    "i bought this to solve the problem of keeping my clock set appropriately. It not only did not solve the problem, it made it worse. The clock did not "adjust" as advertised for daylight savings date changes. It continuously resets to the wrong day of the week. Absolute trash. "

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Aug 5 2007
    tech guy
    Minneapolis, MN
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    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Review

    It was only great for the first year

    ★★☆☆☆
    2.0

      Pros

    • Neat Features

      Cons

    • Unreliable

      Best Uses

    • at home
     

    "I got this clock because I was tired of having to make sure I turned my alarm off on Friday night so I could sleep in on Saturday and turn it back on on Sunday to get up on time on Monday. It worked fine, reliably going off at the set time on weekdays and not going off at all on weekends as I had se …"  Read Full Review »

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Sep 19 2007
    Girlsgotpipes
    New York, NY
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    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Review

    Light on clock too bright

    ★★★★☆
    4.0

      Pros

    • Easy To Set
    • Good Volume
    • Neat Features
    • Reliable

      Cons

    • Light on clock too bright

      Best Uses

    • Home Bedroom
     

    "Radio and alarm are great, except when I ordered

    it, I was assured the light on the clock would be RED - not blue and not GOLD which is what I received. I already have one with the blue light

    and that lit up the entire bedroom. The Gold light also lights up the bedroom. Why does the box indicat …"  Read Full Review »

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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    Oct 24 2007
    suntan
    Port St. Lucie, Florida
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    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Review

    Waste of money

    ★☆☆☆☆
    1.0

      Pros

    • Easy To Set
    • Good Volume
    • Neat Features

      Cons

    • Did not reset for DST
    • Died within a year
    • Poor radio reception
    • Too bright
    • Unreliable

      Best Uses

    • None
     

    "Really unreliable, it was always 10 minutes fast and did not reset for Daylight Savings Time. It was so bright that I would throw a towel over it. One of the alarm settings stopped working within a year. When it was about a year old, it seemed to "lose" the radio station setting, so the alarm onl …"  Read Full Review »

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Apr 4 2008
    Elmo
    Pleasant Valley, NY
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    SmartSet® Radio Alarm Clock Review

    Poor radio reception

    ★★★☆☆
    3.0

      Pros

    • Easy To Set
    • Good Volume
    • Neat Features
    • Reliable

      Cons

    • Poor radio reception

      Best Uses

    • Anywhere
     

    "This clock radio was fine in every respect except that it had terrible radio reception. My previous cheap 10 year-old generic clock radio picked up stations better than this product. I returned it for a full refund and picked up another radio for about the same price that had all the same features …"  Read Full Review »

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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    Apr 7 2008
    Gazzard
    New York, New York
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