Customer Reviews

Emerson CD Stereo Clock Radio

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This is such a bad product. I seriously want my money back, but it's not even worth the hassle. Luckily, I decided to use it as my CD player in my bedroom, and not as an alarm clock. I keep this thing all the way across the bedroom from my bed, and I STILL have to drape heavy clothing over it every night in order to be able to sleep, and I am NOT a sensitive sleeper. The display is so freakishly bright, it actually illuminates my entire (rather large) bedroom with it's horrible blue glow. There's some garbage about an "automatic dimmer" in the description of this product, but that is pure bull. It's supposed to dim when the lights go out, but if anything, it actually gets brighter. I cannot imagine how anyone can sleep with this next to their beds. Furthermore, what's the point of the horrifically bright time display if you can't ever read the time unless you're facing it directly face-on, and about an inch from the display? Whoever designed this is an idiot, as the bright blue background almost completely obscures the black numbers that show the time. The colors are too close in tone or brightness for there to be enough contrast to read what the display says.

Another problem, and this one is even "funnier" than the aforementioned: as we speak, my month-old Emerson clock-radio is speeding through the time, literally. It has some weird tick, where, if you use the remote control to control the volume, it affects the minutes part of the time as well as the volume. If you hold down the up or down volume buttons for any amount of time, the minutes start freaking out uncontrollably. For instance, as I write, my clock is going through 11 am over and over and over again at warp speed. It would be funny if I didn't pay for this piece of garbage.

All of that being said, the CD player in my experience is serviceable. Mine plays burned CDs as well as normal ones. The sound quality is decent for such a small player.

If you are thinking of getting this as a clock or alarm, please think carefully: the screwed up volume-time function, the horribly bright display, and the almost complete lack of contrast between the time digits and background make this virtually unuseable as an alarm clock.

Well, I just bought this today, and I loved it ever since I've had it. Blue lighting, auto dimmer, so many options. This was the cheapest I found with the standards I had (digital tuning, CD player, etc.) The remote is very useful, but too bad they don't save the radio stations (have to tune every time). But they do save the order of how you want your tracks to be played on your CD. The motorized door is such a special thing. The themal snooze is also sweet, so you don't have to find the snooze button to keep on sleeping. I did find it hard to use set the minutes and hours for the alarm and clock (hit one accidentally). But, the light on the side of the glass makes up for all of that (it looks so cool...) Pros: Digital FM/AM radio Motorized door to play CD Auto Dimmer CD-RW player Thermal snooze 2 3 inch speakers 2 antennas (for AM and FM) Memory for track order Cons: Confusing for setting time and alarm Small wire is antenna for FM radio No saved radio stations Knob used for tuning Have to hit the alarm off button after snooze (probably standard for all alarm clocks) If they had saved radio stations, I would've given this a 5. Its kind of a hassle using the knob to get to the exact station.

I agree with the majority of reviewers. This light is much too bright. If you want a clock radio that doubles as a night light this product is for you, but most people prefer to sleep in the dark.

Another horrible feature is if you want to wake to a CD it always plays the CD starting with the first track which can get repetitive very quickly. There is a "random" feature but it DOES NOT work for the alarm. Of course you can change the CD daily to wake to a different song but you're still limited to the first track on each CD.

I read the reviews, but bought it anyway. Hope to save someone $49.99. Never got the alarm to work and soon stopped using the CD function because the sound quality was just too annoying. This won't even be relegated to the guest room. Garbage for this product.

I bought this product several weeks ago as a gift and it turned out to be nothing but trouble. In the manual it claims that the product can play CD+R & CD+RW but it is a total scam! I've used over 8 different brands of CD+R & CD+RW (Memorex,HP,Sony,Ridata,Staples,no name brand,etc...) and burned the cds with several burning programs(Nero,Alcohol,Roxio,etc..) but not a single burned disc actually played correctly with this product. Some burned discs would either play one or two tracks before the product couldnt read the disc anymore or it would play halfway through a song and suddenly skip to another part of another song...but most of the burned disc could not be read by this product at all! I've tested out all the burned disc with my other stereos(Sony,Panasonic,etc...)and they seem to work flawlessly. Another horrible quality of this product is the alarm system. There is no option to waking up to a selected track; the product begins playing the first track avaible on the cd. If the disc happens to be a burned disc, it will not play the disc at all! My roommate has an older model of this product and it's able to play selected tracks on alarm! AND if the cd cannot be read, the buzzer goes off instead. This product does NONE of these neat options above! If the disc cannot be read by this product at the alarm time, the product just automaticly shuts off!(I've missed several classes because of this!) You also have to make sure the product is off (meaning the red light must be on) or else the alarm will NOT go off! This product is practically a downgrade of it's previous models. I wrote this review to help anyone thinking about this product to look somewhere else for a better cd alarm clock.

The only thing I have to complain about my new alarm clock is the display. It is WAY too bright, more of a night-light than an alarm clock display. Also, the numbers are hard to see from an angle. But I bought the product for it's touchless snooze, which I've looked for to replace my circa 1985 SounDesign alarm clock with. It took me several years, and many alarm clock purchases to find one I'm happy with. The controls are easy to figure out, and it has great sound, so I'm satisfied. I think I'll find some window-tint film to put over the alarm clock display.

The description states the unit has an auto dimmer, but I am convinced it actually gets brighter when you turn the lights off. It lights up the entire room at night with this eerie blue light & I have a pretty large room. After 2 weeks of use the unit started shutting itself off - not the alarm - the entire unit. Pretty useless if you are counting on it to wake you up! I gave it 2 stars because the motorized CD door and remote control features are nice, but they are not worth the hassle of the other issues. Don't waste your money on this product!

This is an amazing alarm clock. If you want to sleep for a few more minutes, just simpily wave your hand and it is just like having to find the button! The backlight on the display automaticaly adjusts to the amount of light in the room. The remote also allows you to push almost any button for snooze or change the track (as long as the alarm is not going off).

I like the features... did not recognize/play any CDs.

I'll see if LONGS takes it back for another one.

Compact modern design, easy to see the time, good sound, and more!
Price is right for the product.
I might not be operating right but only drawback is I cannot use with batteries only. We have power outage often where I live.