Customer Reviews

GPX D517 Jumbo Readout Digital Dual Alarm Clock-Radio

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Quite near-sighted, I enjoy the large display especially at night when not wearing my glasses. However, the radio reception stinks on this unit. It can't pick up local stations that I used to get on the 10 year clock I had previously.

What do you do with a clock that keeps advancing one minute each second? That's what happens when I use the "sleep" feature. Then, to correct the time, you have to press the time button through 24 hours...and if you over-correct...OOPS...press another 24 hours. There is no backward time adjustment. It's not cost-effective to send it back for replacement...so I just cannot use the "sleep" feature. Otherwise, the large display is great for us myopics. The radio is very adequate, and the alarm is LOUD! I like the radio...I just wish I was able to fall asleep to music.

The display on this thing is great, very clear and large enough to see from anywhere. The radio isn't the best but big deal it's a clock radio! The alarm buttons are more difficult to get to than on an average alarm clock making it an effectie wake up system seeing as it's difficult to turn the alarm off when you're drowsy. As an alarm clock it works great.

The only reason I keep this clock is for display reasons in the living room. First of all, the alarm buttons are in a place that makes it difficult to press down. You have to actually pick up the entire clock to set the alarm with the buttons because the way it is set up, there is no leverage when try to press the buttons. Two, its not very intuitive where the alarm on/off buttons are. It took me about 30 seconds to find the off button each morning when I used it as an alarm clock. That can get annoying if the person next to you isn't waking up with you. Third, the radio quality is so poor. I like to wake to music, but all I got was static. Yes, the display is nice, but you can find better clocks for cheaper if all you want is the display. That's my 2-cents.

I live in a suburb of Houston, TX and I have no reception issues whatsoever with this unit, even on the weakest stations. Jumbo display is useful at night. Display is twice the size of my old radio. Clear tonal quality for a mono unit. It's not a Bose, but hey it's selling for 1/15th the price!

A very compact simple digital alarm clock with darkening numbers should be available. Usually the numbers are too bright in the middle of the night. A simple clock wihout radio would definitely sell.