La Crosse Technology WT-5442-BP Projection Alarm Clock with Forecast

by La Crosse Technology

Product Features

• Projects time and outdoor temperature onto wall or ceiling up to 6 feet away
• 4 projection orientations; adjustable projection brightness level
• Sets automatically by radio signal to atomic clock for time/date accuracy
• Reports indoor/outdoor temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius
• Weather tendency indicator forecasts weather for next 12 to 20 hours

Product Details

Product Manual [745kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 5.5 x 4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002WZRL8
• Item model number: WT-5442-BP
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,627 in Home & Garden (See Top 100 in Home & Garden)
  • #15 in Home & Garden > Home Décor > Clocks > Specialty Clocks > Projection Clocks
  • #58 in Home & Garden > Home Décor > Clocks > Specialty Clocks > Weather Monitoring Clocks

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

If buzzers or music are not enough to get you out of bed in the morning, this projection alarm clock might give you the jolt you need. When the alarm sounds, time and outdoor temperature project in large red digits onto a wall or ceiling up to six feet away so you can’t miss it. The projection arm has four different orientation angles for you to adjust it to the perfect eye level plus an adjustable brightness control. Two alarm settings, allow you to set wake-ups for two different times. An adjustable snooze button also gives you a respite between alarms of anywhere from 1 and 59 minutes.

This bedside clock also displays the precise time in hours and minutes in either 12- or 24-hour mode on its backlit LCD screen as well as the current day of the week and numeric month and day. A built-in antenna system receives signals from the WWVB radio transmitter in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is in turn regulated by the atomic clock. Once you plug the unit in and set the clock to the proper time zone, it will automatically set to the accurate time. The clock can be set to one of 13 time zones, including all US time zones and Greenwich Mean Time. The main screen also identifies your current time zone on a United States map icon and displays current indoor or outdoor temperatures and the weather forecast for the next 12 to 20 hours. The temperature function displays in either Celsius or Fahrenheit and is measured indoors every 10 seconds. Outdoor temperature is measured remotely every 5 minutes via a 433 MHz transmitter (included) that can be positioned up to a maximum of 80 feet from the clock’s location. The current weather forecast and future tendencies, including storm warnings, are shown in an iconic display with predictions based on changes in air pressure detected by the unit. This clock comes with an AC power adapter, and will also run on two AA batteries as a backup power source should the electricity go out. The manufacturer provides a one-year warranty on this projection clock. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

With this projection alarm clock you will be able to know the accurate time and outdoor temperature at night from your bed. This alarm clock sets itself to the U.S. atomic clock and has 2 time alarms with adjustable snooze. The forecast function forecasts weather for 12-20 hours in advance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly, it does what it says it does--I love mine!, December 5, 2004

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M. E. Rose (Hickam AFB, HI (Oahu) United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WT-5442-BP Projection Alarm Clock with Forecast (Kitchen)

Although smaller than I expected, this alarm clock fulfilled everything I expected--and it does it very well. The outside remote seems to be very accurate, and the projection works very well. It's very easy to see the time/outside temp at night, and I don't find it obnoxious at all. It's really does make it easier at those early morning moments when you're wondering what time it is. The clock set itself within minutes of being plugged in--not a problem. The remote took longer to communicate with, but worked perfectly once connected (read directions carefully from the beginning). The weather forecast is strangely accurate where I live (New Mexico). For example, it predicted rain the other night and both my wife and I thought it was way off. It rained the next day and night! Once I skimmed the directions, I found the clock to be easy to setup and use. I especially like that the huge snooze bar on top can be used to disable & reset the alarm in one step-very simple and easy!

It does everything the description says, and it does it very well.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Clock for the price, May 22, 2006

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SF Bay Area Consumer (East Bay) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WT-5442-BP Projection Alarm Clock with Forecast (Kitchen)

I purchased the WT-5442U based on the fact that it had the least amount of negative reviews at Amazon. And yes, I am very happy.

Put the batteries in the remote sensor, connect the clock to the power and don't push any buttons for 10 minutes. That's the entire set up! Of course, once you get the clock time, you need to adjust the timezone, and the alarm time. The usage is very intuitive. Most things I figured out in 10 minutes by myself. 10 more minutes over the manual and I knew everything there is to know about this clock.

This clock does a lot for the price and it does it right.

Things I didn't expect, but are pleasant:
1) you can adjust the snooze time
2) alarm 1 wakes you up, but if you are strong sleeper, it gets louder after 30 seconds.
3) adjust to 12/24 hours. Although the Celsius and Farenheit degrees are adjusted to that. European vs. US?
4) easy and intuitive to use

Things that could be better
1) projection only works if it's dark. It could be stronger for my sight. But it works.
2) projection arm only moves forward and back. No swivel. I don't know if any of the clocks swivel anyway. But again, no big deal.
3) like everybody else, I would like the blue background to stay on all the time. But that's not an option. Plus the blue makes a very fine buzzing noise. I wouldn't want that anyway.

All in all, this is a great clock. The price value performance ratio is excellent.

Well done.

42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great clock, just can't see it in the day, September 12, 2005

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Jack Levin (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WT-5442-BP Projection Alarm Clock with Forecast (Kitchen)

I really like this clock. Everything worked just as advertised. The auto time, remote weather, and projected display all worked great. In fact, the projected display worked all the way across my room with great clarity!

The only about this clock is I cannot see it when there is light in my room. When I wake up after sunrise, I have go to the clock to see what time it it.

When I walk through my room, I cannot glance over and see the time or the weather.

Because of that, I returned the clock and am still in search of the "right" clock for us.