Elgin Battery Powered LCD Alarm Clock with Nap Timer 3408E – Silver

by Timex

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.2 x 3.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00026C98S
• Item model number: 3408T
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,169 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #29 in Home & Kitchen > Home Décor > Clocks > Alarm Clocks > Electronic Alarm Clocks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 24, 2005

Product Description

Elgin 3408E LCD Alarm Clock

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Clock!, December 13, 2007

By 

doncole99 (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elgin Battery Powered LCD Alarm Clock with Nap Timer 3408E – Silver (Electronics)

This is nice for a battery operated LCD clock. Unlike some of the other clocks that take a button battery or a little AAA battery, this one takes the larger AA batteries. TWO of them! So you get plenty of run time from this large battery/small clock combo.

This clock is small enough, and attractively styled enough, to fit proudly on any night stand, desk, or kitchen counter top.

The LCD display consists of 3 simultaneous displays. The first and foremost display is the current TIME (DUH!) Then over in the top right corner of the display is the ALARM time (I like this!), then in the lower right corner is the date in MM/DD format.

The snoozer alarm repeats in 5 minute intervals. The alarm won't jolt you out of bed in the morning. It's more like a nudge, until you start thinking, "What's that high pitched sound that I'm dreaming about, and that's increasing in tempo?" Then you're up after a few minutes of listening to that. The clock gets 5 stars, but the alarm gets 4, unless you prefer a nudge over a jolt, then it gets 5. Okay 4.5 is my final answer. I think the previously reviewed "too LOUD" issue has been adjusted by now.

One feature that is unusual about this clock is the nap timer. Activation of the nap timer, just takes once touch of a button for each 15 minutes of napping time that you will need, up to a nap limitation of 4 hours. I think 4 hours is enough time for a nap.

This clock does not have UP/DOWN buttons, but it does have seperate hour and minute buttons, so that makes it okay for easy setting. Oh, and yes you do have a choice of 24 hour military time, or the regular AM/PM display. (There is a 12/24 hour selection button)

I'm glad I got this clock. It's a nice little clock! I think this clock is better than any clock that comes crammed into a clock radio! You'll thank me!
Now let's talk about radios....

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too beepy, March 4, 2008

By 

M. Carr - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elgin Battery Powered LCD Alarm Clock with Nap Timer 3408E – Silver (Electronics)

What I like:

1. Ability to see time, date, and alarm time at the same time.

2. Runs on batteries.

3. Attractive blue illumination.

What I don't like:

1. All the buttons beep, making it difficult to set the alarm late at night without waking up my wife.

2. The display is tilted back so far that it's impossible to read the numbers when you're level with the clock, such as when it's on a bedstand next to your head. You really need to be a foot or two above the clock to read it.

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good student alarm clock, but lacks Smackability, February 15, 2006

By 

Eryc Boorstyn (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elgin Battery Powered LCD Alarm Clock with Nap Timer 3408E – Silver (Electronics)

As a student who takes frequent naps, this clock could have been fantastic for me. I'd never heard of the idea of a nap timer before seeing this clock. Now I have. And my life will never be the same. I probably get a good 2-3 seconds more napping per rest period because of this clock. I know that doesn't sound like much, but when you nap as much as I do, it adds up.

Also, classes are on different times on different days, so the ability to quickly change the time of the alarm is really important. This clock is relatively speedy. Although there is no button to change hours directly, the inclusion of an "increase" and "decrease" button more than makes up for that. I haven't done extensive testing, but my alarm changes feel fast.

The display is tilted up a little too much for my taste. But that's because I keep it on my desk, which is just above my bed. I haven't had any problems with the viewing angle being especially narrow, though, given the way the LCD is pointed.

The volume is LOUD. I took the advice of one of the other reviews and put some scotch tape over the speaker. This helps a lot, and now the volume is perfectly normal.

I like the fact that the features are minimal. Too many other alarm clocks are cluttered with useless stuff like the temperature and time zone. I know where I am, and I know if I'm cold. If I want temperature and time zone, I'll buy myself a map and a thermometer.

Another feature that's important to me is "smackability." When I wake up in the morning, I want to be able to flail my arm out to the side to smack the snooze button without sending the alarm clock careening onto the floor. This clock has a wide base, so it won't be going anywhere. However, the button on top is pretty stiff. It is made to be pressed, rather than smacked. Thus, my morning flailing has to be a little more controlled than I'd like, which means I have to be a little more awake. That's why I gave this clock 4 stars instead of 5.