Customer Reviews

Coby CRA54BLK Digital AM/FM Alarm/Clock Radio, Black

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought this because I needed a cheap bedside clock and thought it would be nice if it also had a radio. This product satisfies those requirements.

I like that it is small and bright, but not bright enough to affect sleep quality.

Sound quality depends on how clearly the radio stations come in. Even with radio stations that come in clearly, the sound quality is just average.

If I had to choose again, I would look for a clock/radio that has buttons that store radio stations so that I wouldn't have to turn the dial every time I wanted to change stations.

This clock also has a "sleep" function. It's good for those who like to fall asleep to music. The function turns on the radio and allows you to set when it should automatically turn off, such as after 25 minutes. The default setting is 59 minutes, and this resets every time you press the sleep button.

Good alarm clock for a good price. The added in feature where you can input your own music is quite handy. Overall you cant go wrong with this product.

I don't know if we got a defective product or what but our little clock radio could not keep time at all. A friend had told me to try a different outlet but that didn't do anything either. For a product under $10, I didn't expect to much and I pretty much regret even wasting that $10 for the trash that I ended up with.

This is a nice looking clock, sturdy, with a good display and well laid-out buttons on the top. Compact and fits nicely as a bedside clock. It's a good value for the price.

The radio, as can be expected, is sensitive to positioning and fades quickly if the antenna wire is not fully extended.

Since the accuracy of this clock (like most electric clocks) is based on the A/C frequency being accurate, it may not run correctly if your power company doesn't give you 60Hz (110V) or 50Hz (220V) accurately. I'm using this in India, and the line frequency is never 50Hz - sometimes goes as low as 48 Hz. Hence, the clock typically runs slow (loses a few minutes each day), and I have to reset. This is a problem you have to live with, unless you use a Quartz clock (typically battery-powered, with no LED display, only LCD).

This compact item is sturdy and the best thing about it is that I can take it with me for my international trips and not have to worry about using a converter which can be a pain in the behind. It also looks very classy, nice style.

Well I just took a trip to the Philippines and used the clock radio for the first time and it started initially and then went dead. It states that it is good for dual voltage and the hotel I was staying at had 220v.

Problem is I cannot find any place that shows the warranty on this product. I bought it in Dec 2010 but did not use it until June, 2011. I went to the website and could not find the answer to my problem with the radio in the trouble shooting section. Then it said to check the FAQ and there were none for this product.

I purchased this for taking to India - the specifications indicate that it works in 240V as well 110V. It works alright.. but the time keeps falling behind by 5 minutes every day.

Has a good bright display, wakes you up with a radio and has a battery backup. What else can you ask for ten bucks?

Not much glam here. Just wanted something to show me the time and wake me up with my favorite radio station. Does both flawlessly.

I bought this for the AUX-in to listen to mp3 and radio without ear buds in the garage. It gains 2-3 minutes a day in big, bold, red numbers. Oh well.

This clock looks good, lights up fine, sets time fine, and from there on ceases to perform: over the course of 10 hours it gained about 2 hours. By the next morning, my guests got up at 7:30am thinking they had overslept, only to find out that every other clock in the house was registering 5:30am!

(I was operating it in the 120V setting, here in the US which is a 60hz system. I haven't checked my outlet to see how close to 60hz my electricity really is, but I can't imagine it being so far off that a time piece would have that sort of error rate!)

I processed a return with Amazon, and they issued me a refund immediately. So A+ on Amazon customer service. A low F on quality of the clock.