Customer Reviews

Oregon Scientific Model RMR616HGA Thermometer and Self-Setting Clock

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This clock has the fasted atomic set time of any clock I have ever owned (normal set times are about 4-8 minutes, and this was under 2). Also, temperature and humidity are accurate and quick setting. The external sensor is pretty nice in its own right if you want a portable temp/humidity gauge. All-in-all a great buy.

Also, what wasn't mentioned is that the clock unit has its own temperature and humidity gauge built in to the main unit.

Love knowing the time and temp while getting ready for work.

A little tricky setting up ( you will have to read the instructions )

but a great gizmo.

Atomic time sync, four temperature/humidity readings (1 local and 1 remote standard, 2 remote optional), weekday only alarm, custom single alarm.

I can't think of much that would make this better beyond buying two more remote sensors.

I bought this because it's one of the few alarm clocks that distinguishes between weekdays and weekends automatically. Everything else was a bonus that I've grown to appreciate.

You have to be within 932 miles of Boulder, CO for the atomic clock feature to work. For instance, Richmond,VA is over 1700 miles from there.

The stores here had fantastic clearance sales on this item. You found out why when you read the instructions, calculated the distance to boulder, CO, or contacted customer service.

The .pdf file of the manual is available on the Oregon Scientific site.

Their "Weather in Motion" model (Amazon calls it a "Near Far Weather Station") says in it's literature that it can receive from 2000 miles away. This would be a better choice if you live on the East Coast.

This clock is wonderful. It has a long profile with a stand on the base
which holds up the clock at an angle. This is useful because if the clock
gets bumped it doesn't fall over. It keeps wonderful time and the thermometer sensor is accurate.

This clock/thermo/hygrometer works exactly as advertised; it syncs very quickly and easily with the atomic clock, even from very far away (like 650 miles in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where I live!), picks up signals from up to three remote sensors, looks great, etc. The backlight is very bright and stays on long enough to see what you need to see. Setup is easy, particularly if you have the instructions handy.

In my experience, Oregon Scietific's support has been fantastic.

This is the product I bought that has a remote sensor (which I also reviewed) which eventually gives up working. That is, even when reset (leaving batteries out for an hour after talking to the company) and with non-rechargeable lithium batteries, the base and remote sensor stop communicating. I had it for about a month the first time the communication stopped, then it progressively went downhill from there: the two stopped communicating after 20 days, then 15 days, and now will not communicate regardless of what I try (even sitting an inch apart). Definitely pass this up if you want something dependable for the long run!

The product is good looking and functional. The self-setting clock works well even with recent day light saving changes. However, the unit makes a loud buzzing noise whenever the back light is on. I have exchanged two units and both are the same.