- Shows 24-hour weather forecast with graphical icons
- Displays indoor/outdoor temperature and humidity; records minimum/maximum values
- Temperature, humidity, and pressure trend indicators
- Accepts readings from up to 3 remote thermo-hygrometers
- Digital clock with dual alarms; 12-month warranty
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Product Description
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This inconspicuous digital weather forecaster can be mounted anywhere. An internal sensor detects indoor temperature and humidity, while a remote 433-MHz cable-free thermo-hygrometer reports outdoor temperature and humidity within a 100-foot range. Temperatures are displayed in Fahrenheit or Celsius. A memory recall function records temperature and humidity highs and lows, and displays them at the push of a button. Programmable alarms ring when a particular temperature is reached. A happy face icon appears if indoor humidity is at a comfortable level. Trend indicators for temperature, humidity, and air pressure signal changes in weather within 12 to 24 hours, or indicate the weather pattern is holding steady. Additionally, four weather forecast icons--sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, and rainy--predict conditions for the next 24 hours. The unit also operates as a digital clock with dual alarms. This forecaster can gather information from up to three remote sensors (one included). Four AA batteries are required to power the main unit, and another two to run the remote sensor. Oregon Scientific covers this gadget under a 12-month warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
Product Description
The BAA182HG Digital Weather Forecaster is handsome as well as functional - it's compact size makes it small enough for your desktop or a shelf yet it's packed with features. It displays the indoor temperature and humidity plus remote/outdoor temperature and humidity from 1 to 3 locations up to 100 feet away. It also displays the barometric pressure, provides highly accurate weather forecasts, and shows pressure, humidity, and temperature trends. Use the adjustable audible alarms to monitor and notify you when high and low temperature / high and low humidity readings are reached - especially handy for a child's nursery or an outdoor greenhouse. An integrated digital quartz clock features a calendar and snooze alarm. The easy-to-read main unit features a 4-line LCD display. The new "soft" styling and a unique gray/lavendar color scheme set the BAA182HG apart from the normal weather station crowd.
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213 of 218 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
works well, but poor interface,
By Ithaca Buyer (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Oregon Scientific BAA182HG Digital Weather Forecaster (Kitchen)
For the money, this offers a lot of features. I found no other product that would measure both temperature and humidity remotely at this price. However, a few things prevent me from recommending it strongly.First, the produce does NOT display the barometric pressure reading as claimed in Amazon's description. Rather, it only indicates the pressure trend: rising or falling. I can't hold that against the product (the box does not make this claim), but Amazon should correct its description. Second, the main unit will only display the temperature in Fahrenheit. The remote unit display will show either F or C. I'm dumbfounded about this limitation, which seems trivial to overcome. The manual and unit include French instructions and operating modes, presumeably for French-speaking Canada, where they use the metric system. Since I am more comfortable with Celsius, this ws a deal breaker for me. Canadians or Europeans beware. Third, I have only one outside remote. But, to switch from the outside temperature to the inside temperature, I have to toggle through screens for a non-existant second and third remote. The unit should be smart enough to not show me meaningless screens. You can program the unit to toggle every few seconds between display modes (inside, remote 1, remote 2, remote 3). But, if you are not using a second or third remote, you'll look at an empty screen for half the cycle time. Fourth, the unit offers the option of a displaying a second time zone that is set by an hour offset from the main time. The problem is that it's limited to a max of +/- 12 hours difference. I tried to set it to Tokyo, where we have friends living (14 hours ahead of us). The unit simply doesn't allow it. The only way I can get thr right time is to say the second zone is two hours behind us. But, that gets the date wrong in Tokyo by a day. Further, there are some time zones that differ from U.S. time zones in 30-minute increments. It would be impossible to set those, even though those zones are the ones for which having the remote time calculated automatically would be more useful. A picky and minor point, perhaps. But, companies making these kind of gadgets should think through these issues. Again, the product certainly worked well and appears to be a good value. But, poor attention to detail on the user interface make it hard to recommend without reservation. The points above are are minor, but collectively represent a product that is more limited than it could be with a better interface. There were several other poor usability issues similar to those above.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Thermometer, Great Price,
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific BAA182HG Digital Weather Forecaster (Kitchen)
Have had this item a little over a month. Has good reception range and seems to be pretty accurate, as long as you place the outdoor sensor properly. I originally had the sensor getting hit by direct sunlight, which caused it to read very high during the day. I moved it onto the porch out of the sunlight and it works much better. The only real improvement I can think of is that it would be nice if it had a backlight so you can read the display a bit easier.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a great toy at this price,
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific BAA182HG Digital Weather Forecaster (Kitchen)
I just got mine two days ago and have it setup within 10 mins. When I put the remote unit and main unit side by side, their reading are not the same. Don't worry, as I just hold the main unit to setup the date and time. After a while, the reading are exactly the same. I noticed that the first line reading indicate there will be rain, but the outside it's still full of sunshine. I guess this display just something for fun, not for real. But guess what, this morning I wake up, there have been 1 hour raining last night!! Even the whether channel didn't forcast the rain!! I love my new toy. I set the main unit in my upstair bedroom, and the remote unit on my backyard deck. It's about 10 meters away, I can read the temp and humidity anytime on my main unit. I highly recommend this toy.
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