Philips AJ3950 CD Stereo Clock Radio

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• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 6.5 x 7.8 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AAMR
• Item model number: AJ3950
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,246 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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  #18 in	Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Radios > Clock Radios > CD & Cassette Clock Radios
  #84 in	Home & Garden > Furniture & Décor > Home Décor > Clocks > Alarm Clocks > Clock Radios

• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 24, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Tired of being jolted out of bed early on Saturday because you forgot to turn off your alarm clock? The Philips AJ3950 comes with a WeekendSleeper function that automatically turns off the alarm so you can sleep soundly on weekends.

Wake to CD, AM/FM radio, or beeper and never worry about the alarm resetting thanks to the included power-failure backup.

Other features include a three-step brightness control for the LED, forward/reverse and repeat for CDs, plus a feature that lets you program which CD track you'd like to wake up to. Sound quality is complemented by Dynamic Bass Boost.

Product Description

The Philips AJ3950 has an award-winning silver design that will look sleek and modern on your nightstand or desk. Not only is it stylish, is has many convenient features. Wake up to the radio or CD with the Gentle Wake feature. The WeekendSleeper feature means you won't have to turn off your alarm every weekend - the clock will do that for you! The built-in CD player has full functionality as well as a Silent CD alarm start so you wake to music, not the player searching for the right track. As an added convenience, there is a Self-powered backup of three minutes in case of a power outage to keep you clock and alarm settings current.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

389 of 395 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds Great, Looks Great, Easy to See, July 1, 2003

By A Customer

I was looking for an inexpensive alternative to a Bose Wave alarm clock I had on loan. This product is an excellent choice. Here are some of the highlights I especially like:

- Display has three brightness levels for easy viewing day or night.

- Display is easy to read even though my bed is slightly lower than my nightstand.

- Plays CD-Rs and CD-RWs.

- Radio reception picks up stations in my area I can't get on other radios.

- Sounds great.

- Alarm sound is a nice repeating beep rather than an annoyingly loud buzzer.

- Gentle Wake feature keeps me from being startled out of bed in the morning.

- I can adjust the minimum and maximum volumes of the Gentle Wake feature.

- Dual alarms and weekend sleep functions give me plenty of alarm options.

- Sleep time for radio or CD gives me 10,20,30,60, and 90 minutes options.

- Snooze function gives me 9 minutes. The alarm will not be completely disabled till after an hour of snoozing.

All in all a great buy.

215 of 219 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD Stereo Clock Radio, March 6, 2004

By	L. Brieger "Mushs" (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After MUCH research and reading online reviews & Consumer Reports, I decided to purchase this item. I am very glad I did. Here's why:
1. Pretty good sound!
2. Gentle wake feature. Volume for the alarm begins from gentle volume and gradually increases to a higher volume.
3. Repeat alarm. Switches off the alarm for a 9 minute period.
4. Headphone jack.
5. Small size.
6. 3 levels of brightness control for the display.
7. Weekend sleeper. Deactivates alarm 1 and/or 2 for the weekend.
8. Nice price.

Drawbacks: Memory backup is only for 3 minutes. Buttons are small. Once you figure out how to set it up, it's actually pretty easy. There are VERY few CD Stereo Clock Radios out there with all of these features, that sound good, for this price. Hope you found this helpful :~)

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, but hard to see the time from a distance, February 12, 2002

By	Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The radio sounds wonderful. You can turn it all the way up to 32 on the volume scale and it sounds like a small stereo boombox. You can set the alarm so that you can wake up to the sounds of your favorite CD. The clock radio is small and compact so that you can take it with you on vacations. It has a headphone jack on the side (and the radio sounds even better with stereo headphones).

So why didn't I give this excellent clock radio 5 stars? Because the gray digital numerals are a little hard to read. With the radio on the dresser right next to where I sleep, it's no problem. And the 3 fluorescent light settings help a little bit, too. But from more than 5 feet away, you have to squint or have the clock radio aimed right at your line of vision to see the time. So when I'm in front of the mirror getting dressed and I glance over to see the time, sometimes I can see it and sometimes I can't.

So if you want an easy to read display, I would look for a clock radio that has a clearer numerical display. But if you keep the radio close to the bed, then this shouldn't be a problem. And the radio sounds so good that I had no problem with obeying my wife and moving my Panasonic boombox to the office.