CD Player with dual Alarm Clock

by Coby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.3 x 4 inches ; 2.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0008G1V86
• Item model number: CD-RA145
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,324 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Coby Cdra145 Digital Alarm Clock With Am/Fm Radio & Cd Playerdigital Clock With Large 4-Digit Led Display; Top-Loading Cd Player With Programmable Track Memory; Sensitive Am/Fm Tuner; Dual Alarm Clock With Sleep/Snooze Timers; Wake To Cd, Radio, Or Buzzer; Full-Range Stereo Speaker System; 3.5mm Headphone Jack; 110v/220v Dual Voltage; Battery Backup With 9v Battery

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We are pleased., March 7, 2006

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P N "tceinga" (Georgia , United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: CD Player with dual Alarm Clock (Kitchen)

I bought this radio as a Christmas present for an office mate. I wanted something small and not too expensive since in an office building things can disapear. The reception in the building is ususaly not so good and that was a concern. Three months later I am happy to report that this one works fine. We have had no problems with the radio or the CD player.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, February 13, 2008

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C. Wride (Idaho Falls, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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My wife purchased this alarm clock for me for Christmas 2007. It is the second piece of Coby electronic equipment that I've owned. My experience is that Coby builds extremely CHEAP (meaning, poor quality) products. My complaints with this product are:

1) The product does not keep accurate time (gains about 7-8 minutes per month - most likely an electronics design flaw that recurs in each of these alarm clocks).
2) The product "hums" through the speakers (a short in the internal electronics due to poor circuit board design - also a design flaw that probably recurs in each of these alarm clocks). Interestingly, when the product is powered ON, like when the user wants to listen to a CD but hasn't yet hit the play button, the humming quits. BUT, if the unit is left ON accidentally, the alarm does NOT work. I know. I powered the unit ON to get the annoying humming to stop and was late to work the next day because the alarm never sounded.
3) CD door is overly difficult to open and close (a coefficient of friction design flaw that is also recurring, probably).
4) The LED display is overly bright and no dimmer switch is featured (yet another design flaw).
5) All plastic parts are extremely cheap. White plastic cabinet parts are not the same color of white (do not match). Silver paint on buttons will obviously soon wear off, etc.

While this alarm clock had all of the features that I was looking for in an alarm clock (except for the dimmer switch), the aforementioned list of design flaws forced me to return the product as defective. Bottom line: VERY CHEAPLY BUILT!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT CD player/alarm clock!, November 9, 2006

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Becca "C." (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CD Player with dual Alarm Clock (Kitchen)

I bought this for my husband for our anniversary. He had an old alarm clock that was hard to set. This one is great. Simple to use, to set, to play, everything is marked very clearly. I get up half an hour earlier than he does, so it is fantastic to have a dual alarm. We wake up to a CD. It also sounds great! We can listen to our CD's without having an extra CD player taking up room. I have had no problems with it at all!!