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(More customer reviews)I love this system. Easy to set-up and easy to charge. The first day I had it sitting on the window ledge to catch some fresh sun rays, but after the initial charge it uses ambient light (from even my room lamp) to get its charge. Getting it to synch up with the World Time Clock took it over night to do it. I know plenty of impatent people will complain about it not synching up right away, but a few of my clocks took it over night.There are three distinct time / date / day displays that you can choose to be displayed at the bottom row, but it will not allow you to see both the time and date at the same time. I have it set to display HH:MM Dd. The display is large enough for me to read from about 5 feet away. So when I wake up in the morning, I can read the temp / time. Logically, I would assume that you would want to see the indoor temp first and using the largest font, but this is set up to display the outdoor temp first, indoor temp second.
It has a back light function is set on the top, but on the back half of the clock. Its completely flush, so I have a hard time actually activating the back light to view it in the dark. Normally the back light / snooze is set slightly higher to activate it, but this button sits at an awkward position.
Its pretty accurate as I measured it against a stand along a Honeywell (TM005). It off by about 0.5 degrees from the Honeywell in both indoor / outdoor temp, so its good enough for just a regular Joe to get an understanding of the temp. The weather predictor (image display) is pretty useful and somewhat accurate. I would have rather opted out that display for a humidity indicator instead. What...no HUMIDITY?? From the product description, it says that it provides the following: Weather Forecasting, Indoor/Outdoor temperature and humidity. Well, unfortunately it doesn't provide humidity.
I still kept it...but if you know how to get it to read humidity, please let me know.
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Smartly engineered with an array of features, this weather station from Oregon Scientific brings you right in step with the climate by converting light into electricity. A green alternative to use-and-toss batteries, the design connects a detachable solar panel to an on-board rechargeable battery. The battery powers a display that includes a graphic weather forecast with settings ranging from sunny to snowy, making it easier to map out errands, plan a commute, or organize an outdoor adventure. The display also indicates temperature and humidity levels for up to three remote locations. For ongoing precision, the piece\'s clock/calendar tells radio-controlled atomic time with automatic adjustment during Daylight Savings. Other handy features include LED backlighting, an alarm, and a snooze setting. A fresh green and white housing plus an oversized display makes the whole thing easy and pleasant to use.
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