RCA RPC100 AM/FM Clock Radio with Extra Large LED Display

by RCA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 3.9 x 4.3 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015E1LD0
• Item model number: RPC100
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,591 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 5, 2008

Product Description

The RCA RCP100 AM/FM clock radio has extra large button controls and extra large 1.4" green display. Oversized snooze button is easy to find when your alarm is set on the extra loud alarm setting. This radio also sports a nap function, AccuDim for adjustable brightness control, a night light with auto/on/off settings, Alarm reminder with 2nd display showing alarm wake time and a "no worry" battery backup.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic clock!!, December 20, 2008

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Mel K "Laroque" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RCA RPC100 AM/FM Clock Radio with Extra Large LED Display (Electronics)

I don't get the bad reviews, at all. The clock has a large, easy to read face with a subtle light, which means no struggle to read the time when you're waking up, and no intrusion when you're trying to fall sleep. It includes an adjustable backlight, an AUX jack for your MP3 players, and 2 awesome settings: NAP, which lets you set a quick nap time - up to about 90 minutes I believe - without having to change the actual alarm time, plus a SLEEP setting to listen to your radio and have it turn off automatically when you pass out.

Radio reception for me is great, and the clock includes a mini display to the right that shows the preset alarm time when the alarm is turned on. I love this, since I know, as long as I see a time there, I know it is on. Otherwise, it says OFF. Way handy compared to other clocks which have you hit Snooze or some other button to confirm the alarm time.

Great clock overall! A+

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I had hoped for, March 15, 2010

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Hampsteader (London UK and Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

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Overall the clock is okay, seems sturdy and had a nice big numbers and some nice features - but if you are buying it for someone with dexterity problems or arthritis (who needs easy-to-use buttons or switches) this might not be the best bet.

The reason I gave it a lower rating is because I ordered it for my father who has some difficulty using his hands. His old alarm clock wore out and most of the new models have tiny and/or hard to reach buttons for turning off the alarm.

Both the product description and other user reviews mention the big easy to use button to turn off the alarm. There is indeed a large button prominently placed on the front for turning off the alarm BUT it only works once the alarm is ringing/buzzing. My father almost always wakes up early and wants to turn off the alarm before it bothers anyone else. This however, requires a different button - or rather a little lever on front (vertical) face of the clock labelled "wake mode". It's black on black, nearly impossible to see in the dark and it's a three position lever that needs to be pushed to the middle position to disable the alarm, requiring a bit of manual dexterity to make it stop in the middle position. It's relatively small and needs to be grasped between the thumb and forefinger to be used. I realise this is a special situation and not relevant for many people, but I did feel somewhat mislead about the clock. If you are the type of person who never wakes before the alarm rings, it probably won't be a problem for you.

What makes this even more difficult - and what makes the clock less appealing overall- is that there are so many other (highly/over sensitive) buttons and controls on the clock that it's nearly impossible to grasp the clock in your hand without triggering some other function like the "nap mode" or "sleep mode" or something else. (Ironic that the one function we hoped would be easy to use isn't and the others are overly sensitive.) The worst bit is the top of the clock, which consists of three large push/button controls that are just too too sensitive - and you end up with an alarm going off at some odd interval when you thought the clock was turned off. I wish I had heeded the comments to this effect made by other reviewers.

I find the buzzer annoyingly loud (it builds volume quickly) and wakes people in other rooms even though doors are shut. The radio reception is awful, but I didn't really care about that - although others may.

It's not a bad clock - but the design could be better. The overall dimensions are bit bulky too.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those with poor eyesight, December 4, 2009

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Comdet - See all my reviews
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While my vision is good when I'm wearing glasses, it's pretty poor when I don't have my glasses on. So, trying to find the right button on the alarm clock with no glasses while it is dark is very frustrating! Pleased to report that my desire to throw the alarm clock at the wall to get it to stop has ceased now that I have this model.

It has some really nice features, such as big letters and big buttons - there are only two main buttons (one to turn the radio on, the other to turn the alarm off) and you can easily find them in the dark. The clock letters are nice and large, and you can adjust the intensity of the light. The snooze bar is big and stretches the length of the top - no way to miss it!

My favorite feature is that it has a night light. You can set it always on, always off or in auto mode, so it comes on only when you press the snooze or when the alarm goes off. It's a very soft light that projects from the base - not enough to read by, but more than enough to show you where the clock is. Really nice feature.

The alarm has a separate display so you can easily confirm that it is set, and what time it is set for. The alarm intensity starts low, so if you're a light sleeper the alarm won't wake up the household. But, it gets progressivly louder so it will wake the dead at the loudest point.

Has a battery backup and uses 2 AA cells.

Downsides are that the snooze is not length adjustable (fixed at 9 min), no dual alarm function, and the radio sound quality and reception is pretty much what you would expect at this price. But, I want an alarm clock to wake me up at the right time, and be easy to use - and along those lines, this is a five star product.