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BlueMax Sunrise System Model 320
 
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BlueMax Sunrise System Model 320

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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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  • ASIN: B0010P7RJG
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,158 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)


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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
This is an excellent sunrise simulator. It is quiet; it makes no sound at all. The light source is LED bulbs, not incandescent, so there's no buzzing sound mentioned in many reviews of similar products. Also, it has a power failure backup, which was something I was looking for because so many reviews of similar lamps mentioned that it would be useful.

The settings are highly customizable: you can have a different wake-up time for each day of the week. You can use just the light or both the light and the audible alarm. I prefer my stand-alone alarm, so I only use the lights. I think the simulator options run in 10-minute increments up to 90 minutes. I have mine set for 30 minutes. The light comes on very gradually. I usually wake up naturally a few minutes before the alarm goes off. This is great because I like to enjoy the light with my eyes closed. It looks like sunshine, the only thing missing is the warmth you'd feel if it were real. My brain seems to process it as sunshine. I wake up happy and ready to face the world.

I bought this lamp because after a move from sunny Florida to a rather cloudy part of Germany, I had a hard time getting out of bed most mornings and insomnia set in. The lamp literally changed my life. Within the first week of using it, my sleep schedule was back to normal, insomnia gone. I'm no longer dragging in the morning. I absolutely love it, think it was worth every penny, and recommend it to everyone.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Alist
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This is a great idea for waking up 'naturally' and gently like a real sunrise, or light therapy...but the execution is very flawed: cheap components (flimsy & it weighs but a few ounces), an el cheapo program to set the time/features is Very frustrating and time consuming...and the price? this shouldn't be one dollar over $44, let alone pushing $200! It does gradually get brighter, use LED's, and can be programed differently daily, but the antiquated way to do it is cheap cheap cheap and a hassle! not what I expect at this very high price. I sent mine back, which was hassle free.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Versatile LED light February 1, 2009
Not as bright as a typical floor/desk lamp, but bright enough to light up the room for general purposes. I reflect it off the ceiling above my bed to read by before I go to sleep. I also set it to slowly come on starting 30 minutes before my radio clock comes on - great for slowly raising the light level when you have to get up before dawn.

I made a home-made spectroscope using a music CD and a cardboard box with a slit in it, and I checked the spectrum of all of the light sources around me: Sunlight has a smooth, complete spectrum; Incandescent also has a smooth spectrum, but often weak in the blue; Flourescent has bright bands in red, yellow, green, and a weak band in blue, with dark bands between these colors; White LED flashlights, and the BlueMax both have banding similar to Flourescents, but the blue light is a little stronger (hence the bluish tint as compared to other lights - in reality it is probably more white, but we are used to other lights that are yellowish or just lacking in blue.) So, I HOPE, but I can't prove, that it will provide some extra blue spectrum to help my skin make vitamin D during winter months. Since it is low voltage (12volt at the lamp) and it hardly produces any heat at all, I feel comfortable laying on the bed, reading using the room light and using the BlueMax to shine on my pasty white legs! - not enough to tan by, but enough intensity to (supposedly) provide light therapy and maybe even give me some Vitamin D.

The controls are a little quirky, but once you learn what they do, it's okay. Otherwise, it does what it is supposed to do: Provide an alarm clock based light that will come on slowly to sort of simulate dawn, or slowly turn off to fall asleep by.

If you don't mind the cost, and you are not expecting miracles, I would recommend it to anyone who likes LED lights and wants a nice, versatile, house current powered LED light source.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great product!
Overall, I'm very pleased with this product. I would definitely buy it again.

Positives:
* Very bright light actually feels like the sun
* Effective at waking... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Thomas Potter
Exactly what I needed
I read a number of reviews on different light alarms and selected this one. I didn't want to skimp on this purchase because being able to wake up is very important to me - I was... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lisa in St. Louis
Great portability!
I love several things about this lamp:
1. it is convenient for travel (I kept the original packaging and take it with me on most trips)
2. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Andrew Foell
Helpful if you live in a cave
I'm currently deployed with the US Army to Afgahnistan. We keep pretty crazy hours, and because of the constant threat of mortar and rocket fire, none of our buildings have... Read more
Published on May 16, 2010 by J. Shaha
Good Value
this product is the best deal for a combination sunrise lamp and light therapy unit all in one. lots of great features and works well.
Published on February 8, 2010 by Fawaz Atchoo
Simple solution to a dark and dreary problem
If you hate getting up in the dark on those dreary winter mornings, this simple timer device can be a godsend. Read more
Published on January 10, 2010 by A. C. Goerwitz
Interesting Light
Overall, the light box does what it purports to do: it operates as an alarm clock by gradually increasing the light intensity, over a time period set by the user. Read more
Published on November 9, 2009 by Nancy M. Washton
I am giving it a try for S A D.
I looked at buying a S A D light box last Winter. Since moving from 22 years in DC to Chicago - I noticed that dark days affected me more - when not working. Read more
Published on November 3, 2009 by John M. Bruchas
worth it -- barely
I have two complaints about the Sunrise 320: (1) it's not as bright as it seems in the picture; and (2) the light seems to go off an hour after the morning set time, unless you hit... Read more
Published on September 21, 2008 by Will
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