SharpDigital Alarm Clock - Ascending Alarm Begins Faintly and Grows Increasing Louder, Gentle Wake Up Experience, Dual Alarm - Battery Back-up, Easy to Use with Simple Operation (Brushed Silver)

We bought this Sharp digital clock to replace an older version that finally fizzled out. It's a pretty basic clock - tells time and has a couple of alarm options - but it definitely fits our need. Remember the old days when you had a digital time display on the front of a cable TV box in your living room/bedroom? When we "cut the cable cord" a few years ago we found ourselves in a bit of withdrawal over not having that time display. Sure, you can pick up your phone to check the time (or check a smart watch, etc.), but just having the constant display was something we'd really become accustomed to. Our solution was to buy a couple of these small digital clocks and place them where the cable boxes used to sit. Problem solved! Glance at the entertainment center, see the time, easy peasy! The display is large enough to read from across the room, but not so big/bright that it's a distraction from sleeping. This clock has a battery backup option, which is probably a nice feature if you're using the alarm function, but we just plug it in and didn't install batteries. Definitely recommend!

I purchased both a red and a green along with several other clocks to compare. These clocks are good, basic clocks at a good price point. (I consider them an excellent price point when on sale). I'm not using them as an alarm clock but I purchased to evaluate as a bookshelf clock.The red clock is a good, basic clock. There really isn't anything to say about it, it meets all the expectations. Not too bright, not too dim. Does what is expected with no frills.The green clock is actually my favorite of all the clocks I purchased. It has the older green LED color tone, which is more on the yellow side, which I like. The LEDs are on the dim side, and there is some shading in the segments. It is not readable in direct sunlight, is okay in the day, but very good at night. As someone who likes a dark bedroom the dimmer green LEDs on this clock are nice. The green variation didn't work out in the livingroom bookshelf case due to the dimness in direct sunlight, but as a bedroom clock I think it's excellent.These are on the lighter side, I was worried they'd be pulled around by their cord but that only seems to be an issue on high-gloss surfaces. Also the PM indicator is on the lower right, not the upper left like other clocks. Not a major issue, but one that might be annoying if you're used to the alarm indicator being there. It is on the smaller side, good for a bedside table but a bit small for across the room reads.I did not test the alarm/snooze features.

I like the backup function of the alarm clock. I've test it. It does go off if unplugged and keep the time if you put 2 AAA batteries in it, not AA like the listing says. It will go off if unplugged, just nothing on the screen.It's a little bigger than a smartphone. I'm surprised by how small it is but I wanted a basic back up alarm clock with 2 alarms for cheap, and this is one of the better options for that since it has 2 alarms. It's a little hard to read because of it's smaller size, as in the screen is small, but if you put it on your nightstand you should be able to read it still since it's very bright. You can't modify the brightness though, which is annoying. It's big enough to see it, I usually wear glasses, but smaller than other alarm clocks.It's alarm does increase in volume over a short interval, so that does work as well. It starts with a few beeps further apart, then more beeps closer together until it's just constant beeps almost coming together enough to make a single note of sound. It's not as annoying as other alarm clocks I got so I appreciate that. It does get loud enough to wake me up, although heavy sleepers that normally sleep through alarms will probably sleep through this since it isn't the loudest out there. I think it's loud enough and consistent enough to wake most people up.To move onto the final thing, it's not the best built. It is one solid piece and it doesn't feel like it will fall apart unless you drop it hard on a non-carpeted floor. It will stay together, dropped it once already and it was fine. It feels solid enough if a little light and a little cheap feeling. It's 100% worth getting this if it's on sale for $10-12 since it's a good enough alarm clock that is small so it will easily fit on your nightstand and will make the alarm goes off if it has batteries in it unlike other alarm clocks so power outages like the one from Home Alarm won't keep it from not going off. It works as a basic alarm clock.

I bought this mostly for nostalgic reasons but it is really nice to not look at my phone the first thing in the morning. It’s easy to read and use.

Great replacement for the alarm clock l had die after 25yrs of working.

I bought it for the ascending volume that gets louder, but that doesn't happen. It always beeps at the same volume, it just beeps more often as time goes by. If I can't muffle the sound, I'll have to return it.Otherwise, it has a great display, it's small, it's inexpensive, and the batteries keep its memory although I wish it would still work on just batteries too.

Very simple alarm clock. Just what I needed. The numbers are the right brightness & I like that the alarm gradually gets louder.

This clock is easy to set and easy to hear. The only issue is that the display is too bright and cannot be adjusted. I bought it just for the alarm. We have another clock that displays the time and date on our ceiling. But setting that one is non-trivial. So I bought this one just for the alarm. The display is so bright that I cover it with a handkerchief. Functions well, just need a brightness setting.