Oregon Scientific RMR683HGA Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock

by Oregon Scientific

Product Features

• Temperature reading from up to three remote locations/Wireless Sensor with up to 100 foot transmission
• Indoor Humidity/Temperature and humidity trend indicators
• Heat Index and Comfort Level indicators/Ice alert/Moon Phase
• High/Low Temperature and Humidity Alarm/Crescendo alarm with snooze function
• Clock & calendar in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 4 x 9.2 inches ; 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EPYMBY
• Item model number: RMR683HGA
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,895 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Color: White

Oregon Scientific provides stylish temperature and timing with their Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock. The Thermometer monitors the indoor and outdoor temperature from up to three remote locations, and displays indoor humidity, along with temperature and humidity trend indicators. The included wireless sensor has up to 100-foot transmission using 433MHz frequency. With a wide temperature range of -22 degrees to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, you can be advised of the temperature in almost any condition. It also provides indicators for the heat index and comfort level. The self-setting clock automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic Clock, adjusts for Daylight Savings time, and includes a crescendo alarm with snooze function.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea, poor execution, July 23, 2007

By 

Andrew Hoffman (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oregon Scientific RMR683HGA Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock, White (Kitchen)

Pros:

- When it's working, the MR683 is a nice little device. The base unit detects temp and humidity, but the included remote unit detects only temp. Nice touches are the atomic clock (nice to have when you consider the cons below...) The LCD shows a basic little temperature 'trend' arrow that is simple but surprisingly useful when trying to gauge whether or not to open up the windows at night vs leave the a/c on.

Cons:

- Button placement and utilization is horrible! Had to read the manual twice to figure out how to get the thing set up the way I wanted. 4 control buttons are flush-mounted on the side, and 6 are mounted on the back.

- Shows only one sensor at the time (have to find the button to switch between inside and outside temp.) Dure to the poor UI, you have to fumble with it a bit to make sure you hit the right button to swap sensors.

- After about 6 months, it stopped listening reliably to the external sensor. Swapped the batteries - didn't help. Only thing that works is resetting the base unit. It does this about once a day, maybe when it's syncing up with the atomic clock. I keep a paperclip handy to reset it.

- Time is lost when you reset the device (necessary due to the above con) and it takes a half a day for the clock to sync back up, so basically it's now pretty useless as a clock most of the time...

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tried Two-Neither Worked, September 7, 2008

By 

E C Mann (Garland, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Scientific RMR683HGA Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock, White (Kitchen)

I purchased this weather station needing information about the outside temperature from indoors. The indoor temperature information display worked fine, but it failed to communicate at all with the outdoor sensor. I even tried setting them side by side and changing brand new batteries when following the directions produced no reading. I returned the item and Amazon sent me a new unit at zero cost, to me, even covering the return shipping. The second unit communicated with the sensor for about 24 hours and then quit. Again the indoor information was displayed, but my need is for the outdoor information. The base unit and the sensor were placed less than 15 feet apart and within a direct line of sight through a sliding glass door. I'll be looking to a different manufacturer for a replacement. Amazon was great throughout the situation.

33 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and not recommended, October 7, 2007

By 

J. Doe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Scientific RMR683HGA Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock, White (Kitchen)

I was disappointed by this Oregon Scientific product. I've listed the reasons below.

The outdoor sensor doesn't measure humidity. Perhaps the packaging said something to this effect, but it certainly wasn't obvious (I don't have the packaging anymore to check).

The plastic packaging was VERY hard to open. I had to use a pocket knife, and I came close to cutting myself.

The instructions are very poorly written. Yeah, I got the thing working eventually, but only after cursing the people who wrote the instructions. You'd think that the company would expend at least SOME effort to make sure that the directions were clear and unambiguous.

The directions say that the remote (outdoor) sensor doesn't work well in very cold weather (because the batteries don't function well). Well, since I live in the northeast, very cold weather is common here. If I knew this in advance, I wouldn't have bought the unit.

I can't recommend this product. There must be something better available.

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