BALDRAtomic Clocks for Bedrooms Digital Large Display - Black - Desk Clock with Temperature Indoor and Humidity, Night Stand Clock, Moon Phase Clock, Alarm Clocks for Living Room, Digital Clock Wall

I consider myself technically challenged. Having said that, I had no issues whatsoever with setting up and successfully using the Baldr atomic electric clock. I purchased it because I'm tired of having to change my headboard alarm clock every time the US changes the time in March and November.I particularly like this clock for the following reasons:1. The ease of dimming it at night; I previously laid a cloth across my old alarm clock to block the light at night; this clock is so easy to just touch the top and it dims once, and then touch again and it dims very dark, almost completely black. There was no discernable shine into the room. When looking directly at the dimmed clock in the dark, I could barely see a faint gray outline of the time. I'm happy with this.2. The ease of setting up the clock. The instructions were easy to follow; I did do a manual set up the first time to be sure I could, and I intentionally set the time a little off. Once I got the correct time zone assigned, the clock eventually synched up from Colorado to the exact time. It took a few hours before it synched, so a note to be patient if this is your first atomic clock.3. Super happy with overall display. Love the size of the letters and numbers and can see them from anywhere in the room; I placed this clock on my storage headboard. Love the date display, the day of the week display, the indoor temperature display (which is accurate for my home), the humidity display and the moon phase display.At this point, there is nothing that I don't like.Note: I haven't used the clock alarm; I typically use my phone alarm. So I won't rate the clock alarm for this review.I already use several BALDR indoor/outdoor corded thermometers and have been very happy with them. (They type where you run a thin cord out the window for the outdoor temp.)While researching atomic clocks before purchase, I considered a SHARP comparable atomic clock, but after reading reviews, decided to go with BALDR atomic clock. Since I already had success with BALDR indoor/outdoor thermometers, I felt confident about the atomic clock purchase. This BALDR atomic clock has been a fantastic choice for me.Highly recommend and would purchase again; in fact, I may purchase another for a family member gift.

I bought this because I wanted two things: 1. An atomic clock for my office. I have other clocks, but I want a completely accurate one in easy view. 2. A readout of the current indoor temperature. (I used to always be hot, but now I find myself in my old age being cold rather frequently. I want to know what the real temperature is!)This unit is a very fine way to fill those needs. Its screen is very bright and easily readable. It has three brightness settings, but I only use the brightest one.On the screen, you will find the time in the largest characters. It is labeled am or pm and shows the seconds. It can set to your choice of 12-hour or 24-hour time, and it has several choices of how to handle Daylight Savings Time. Above the seconds display is the phase of the moon. I don't know why that would be useful to me. There is also a small icon that shows up at times to tell you that the unit is trying to connect to the National Bureau of Standards to ge the exact time. My unit, in the middle of an upstairs room about 12 feet from a small window, has a little trouble some days finding the signal, but it connects often enough to match up to my other atomic clocks and watch.The bottom row of figures has the date, day of the week, indoor temperature, and indoor relative humidity along with little arrows to show the trend of the temperature and humidity. (You can figure out the direction time is moving on your own.)The colors--bright white, green, orange, and a mellow blue--are bright and pleasant and provide contrast to help you immediately identify the exact bit of information you are seeking.It has a pull out leg on the back that will allow you to stand the unit on a table or desk. It can also be hung on a wall, but I have not tried that.Power is by AC adapter, which would make hanging in on the wall less desirable. There's a watch-style battery in the unit, which is to retain settings during brief power outages.It has alarm and snooze functions, but I don't use them, so I can't tell you about them. There are a few other features that I don't plan to use, so I can't tell you about them.I've been using the unit for about two weeks. I am very happy with it. It is attractive, accurate, informative, and handy.

I was somewhat disappointed that the initial battery insulation strip was missing and the battery appeared to be dead, leading me to believe that this was used and returned. However, other that that, once I plugged it in and set it to the RCC mode, it received the Atomic Radio Signal and set everything to current date, day, time, temperature, and moon phase. I did not try to set anything myself. It was placed in the bedroom and I just walked away and when I went to bed, everything was updated with the Radio Signal. Now, I just have to go buy a new battery in case the electricity goes off.

Love this clock it is so nice good size you can adjust the lighting on that works as a night light. Love that it tells the time and weather and it has an alarm a definite must have.