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Sony ICFC1 Alarm Clock Radio Black

Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)

6.8

SCORE

/10

Total Reviews

1000

Old Reviews

194

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FM RADIO

LED

TYPE

2.6 meters

SIZE

Review Analysis - 730 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode

Clock

176

alarm, radio, wake, snooze, satan

+69%

-31%

" ... seems like a great clock ... "

" ... If you are looking for a easy to use good old-fashioned alarm clock this is it, I bought the Jensen alarm clock before this, you have to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to use it. ... "

" ... A nice clock. ... I bought it to replace my 10+ year old alarm clock. ... "

" ... Alarm setting is so easy! ... "

" ... really love this clock its a smart clock so makes it easy . ... "

" ... Time and alarm are easy to set. ... "

" ... This little clock has a good radio built into it. ... "

" ... I like the volume of the buzzer for the alarm. ... "

Ease of Use

easy to set, set the time, radio, difficult to set, operate

+61%

-39%

" ... great and simple to use. ... "

" ... It's small, easy to set, sounds good enough, looks great, inexpensive! ... "

" ... So easy to use. ... "

" ... A simple and convenient clock that is easy to set and easy to see. ... "

" ... So easy to use! ... "

" ... Also it is very simple to set and use. ... "

" ... It's clear and simple to operate, looks nice, no other problems. ... "

" ... Easy to set up, following the instructions. ... "

Sound Quality

clock, alarm, sound quality, loud, tinny

+61%

-39%

" ... It's small, easy to set, sounds good enough, looks great, inexpensive! ... "

" ... Sound is good. ... "

" ... Since it was sony i thought the sound quality was good be ATLEAST decent. ... "

" ... I wake to the radio and the sound quality is better than I expected. ... "

" ... The sound quality is great for such a small box. ... "

" ... Great soft sound for the alarm. ... "

Controls

button, radio, alarm, clock, controls

+27%

-73%

" ... Controls are way to difficult to set, and very tiny, plus finger access is a joke. ... "

" ... Controls aren't intuitive. ... "

" ... Had to buy a different one with front controls. ... "

" ... There are no presets. ... "

" ... I had issues with the following: the button to turn off the alarm is super tiny ... the alarm mode button (off, buzzer, radio) has very little texture and is hard to slide ... When I wake up, my eyes are not open and I feel for the off switch . ... the lack of texture/raised button and being so small was problematic. ... So, I will donate it as I can’t easily turn it off, I have to either turn it on its face or cover it due to the glow and can’t see what time it is when I wake in the middle of the night. ... "

" ... Buttons are unresponsive. ... "

" ... In a year, mine began losing time and the time adjustment button was unresponsive. ... Yes, the buttons are very hard to read, and you have to set year and date before you can set time. ... "

" ... But it gets the dates of the change wrong, and only changes the time an hour backwards, not forwards. ... "

Design

looks, sleek, clock, cute, modern

+83%

-17%

" ... Cute, works fine. ... "

" ... It's all that I wanted and it seems fairly rugged. ... "

" ... Looks smart sitting on the end table. ... "

" ... Pretty happy with this little clock, I like the way it looks. ... "

" ... Amazing Modern-looking clock. ... "

" ... The alarm clock looks nice/elegant but does not work properly. ... "

" ... Great design - looks nice - love it. ... "

" ... The design of the unit itself is very nice ... The most surprising thing to me though, was just how much nicer the soft amber display is compared to the harsh bright green of my old alarm clock. ... "

Product Reliability

clock, year, sony, ago, stopped working

+20%

-80%

" ... Had this for a couple months, worked fine until the clock started racing forward and backward as if it were possessed. ... "

" ... Stopped keeping time in a bizarre way. ... Then started beeping and changing times spontaneously. ... "

" ... Stopped working after exactly 3 months. ... "

" ... my wife's was a new 3 year old unit (not sold for 3 years from new) and mine appeared to be current! ... "

" ... Its not working don't buy it ... "

" ... Stopped working after 2 months. ... "

" ... A few months after I bought it, the time displayed was constantly wrong. ... "

" ... Plugged it in, and radio never worked ... "

clock, stations, reception, fm, station

+51%

-49%

" ... This little clock has a good radio built into it. ... "

" ... An excellent, and very affordable, clock radio. ... "

" ... Very nice, simple to set up and operate and actually has pretty good FM sensitivity. ... "

" ... Radio works great. ... "

" ... The Radio is excellent clear crisp sound and gets great reception AM and FM. ... "

" ... Great radio reception . ... "

" ... love my little radio. ... "

" ... The radio sounds good with goof reception. ... "

Display Clarity

bright, brightness, clock, numbers, lowest

+69%

-31%

" ... I’ve never had issues with actual RED displays. ... "

" ... Also even in the lowest brightness setting the numbers are still fairly bright. ... "

" ... The most surprising thing to me though, was just how much nicer the soft amber display is compared to the harsh bright green of my old alarm clock. ... "

" ... I love the orange display. ... "

" ... The display adjusts to 3 different levels, which is nice. ... "

" ... The brightness can be dimmed which is a great feature. ... "

Volume

radio, alarm, loud, loud enough, wake

+50%

-50%

" ... The volume is just way too easy to accidentally hit and turn all the way down to where you don't hear it. ... "

" ... Not loud enough. ... "

" ... Then, on the opposite side, is the volume selector. ... The tiny speaker is on the side, not the top, so sound ... "

" ... If there's a way to turn up alarm volume, I haven't found it. ... "

" ... I once just yanked the cord because I couldn't find the volume. ... "

" ... Buzzer on the alarm beeps too low. ... "

" ... It is high pitched and very irritating. ... "

Battery Life

backup, dead, back up battery, clock, batteries

+20%

-80%

" ... Battery Backup did not and the alarm is so quiet even on the loudest setting it's useless. ... "

" ... Changing the internal battery doesn't help either. ... It just wastes your battery, just like I wasted my $18 to buy this useless thing. ... "

" ... I found the battery (installed, not like in his box ... "

" ... Is it possible to send a battery and cover to complete the order? ... "

" ... Missing the battery and battery cover. ... "

" ... the item arrived with a dead battery. ... "

" ... Also back-up battery was non functioning Small and attractive cube. ... "

Features

clock, automatic, auto, dimmer has three, dimmed

+75%

-25%

" ... Love that the light can be dimmed. ... "

" ... Having the daylight saving time feature and auto reset when power goes out is also handy. ... "

" ... It is to easy set up and program, the dimmer has three settings and the lowest is actually very dim which I love. ... "

" ... The thing I really like is that the dimmer has three settings. ... "

" ... The brightness can be dimmed which is a great feature. ... "

" ... Good alarm clock with nice features. ... "

Price

waste of money, money, worth, waste your money, value

+55%

-45%

" ... All that for a very reasonable price. ... "

" ... Nice clock for the price. ... "

" ... This does everything I need and for a good price. ... "

" ... Based on the reviews, I expected something fantastic for the price. ... "

" ... Does its job at a great price. ... "

" ... Great little clock for the money. ... "

" ... great price, good reception (though not digital) . ... "

" ... And it's very well priced. ... "

Returns

returned, returning, sony, sept, late to return

-100%

" ... I sent it back. ... "

" ... Wish I could return. ... "

" ... Wish I had thought to search it out beforehand! ... "

" ... Unable to change it back. ... "

" ... I was to return it to Sony, but didn't have the receipt from Amazon. ... "

" ... I received it Sept. 29, 2017 and am returning it Sept. 30, 2017. ... "

" ... If I knew how to return it for credit, I'd do it in a minute. ... "

Size

size, small, table, fit, cute

+100%

" ... Small footprint, yet easy to read. ... "

" ... Compact size is great for the functionality. ... "

" ... It is a great compact size. ... "

" ... Small and compact! ... "

" ... The size is nice, not too big. ... "

" ... The compact size is very convenient. ... "

" ... A dependable product and great for small spaces. ... "

" ... compact, light is bright enough to see but will not awaken you. ... "

Setup

easy to set, instructions, minutes, straightforward, easy to use

+63%

-37%

" ... It's small, easy to set, sounds good enough, looks great, inexpensive! ... "

" ... Easy to set up, following the instructions. ... "

" ... Easy to set up. ... "

" ... - The time is fairly easy to set (and comes pre-set at the factory out of the box) BUT you have to set it by minutes only -1 star ... "

" ... Although the instruction paper is a bit lengthy it's straightforward enough and I got it set up within a couple minutes. ... "

Capacity

table, kitchen, guest bedroom, guest, clock radio

+92%

-8%

" ... Perfect for my sons room just to check the time real quick. ... "

" ... Purchased this for my grandson's bedroom, where he needed something simple to use. ... "

" ... So we needed a no frills clock radio for our guest room. ... "

" ... especially for a son or daughter in a dorm room situation where space is at a premium. ... "

" ... More soothing and less obtrusive than blue light in the bedroom. ... "

" ... A dependable product and great for small spaces. ... "

" ... This is the perfect clock radio for small spaces. ... I'm reviewing it now because I'm here to buy another one for the kitchen (first one is in the bathroom). ... "

Marketplace

expected, exactly, sony, photo, set

+50%

-50%

" ... Never contacted the seller so I cannot judge response to dissatisfied customer. ... "

" ... The time pre-set does not function as advertised. ... "

" ... It did this just the other day, June 13 (! ... "

" ... Would not order again. ... "

" ... I regret buying this on amazon ... "

" ... Ordered by mistake. ... "

Sleep Tracking

alarm, wakes, numbers, every night, every morning

+68%

-32%

" ... It's intuitive to use and lights up nicely at night without keeping me awake ... "

" ... I've decided not to use it as an alarm in the morning, but I like to listen to music before going to sleep or while I'm getting dressed in the morning. ... "

" ... wakes me up every morning ... "

" ... I bought this for my son to help him wake up in the mornings. ... "

" ... This is simply an aesthetically pleasing alarm clock that is easy to read, set, and turn off or sleep without screwing up. ... "

" ... I can finally get a good night sleep. ... "

" ... I also like the sleep option for the radio. ... "

" ... - Can't set a default 'sleep' timer ... "

User Manual

manual, setting, set the time, set, reading

+14%

-86%

" ... its very basic controls are almost too basic to be dummy-proof as I found myself reading the instructions on how to use something I've been using since I've been using alarm clocks (I'm only 46 and I've worked in technical fields so I find it kind of baffling!). ... "

" ... Even manual setting, clock starts to get ahead. ... "

" ... I pulled out the manual to turn off the automatic DST and even that was not straightforward. ... "

" ... Instructions were awful. ... "

" ... Yes, I read the instructions. ... "

" ... DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING TO SET THE TIME WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET!! ... "

" ... I still have the instructions that came with it. ... "

" ... Simply setting the time and figuring out how to set and stop the alarm required reading the manual carefully. ... I came back to it after a couple of months and didn't have the manual handy. ... "

Lagging

correct, reset, minutes slow, unable, slow

-100%

" ... I have to adjust them every couple months because they run slow. ... "

" ... Then started beeping and changing times spontaneously. ... "

" ... Tried unplugging and reprogramming. ... "

" ... It changes time randomly. ... "

" ... I have tried everything to reset it but nothing works. ... "

" ... It was always 3-4 minutes slow and would not let me set it to the correct time. ... ), and I was unable to reset it to the correct time. ... "

" ... It turns off randomly. ... "

Network

area, signal, radio, live, woke

+69%

-31%

" ... Great reception on radio (I live in Los Angeles area, so there are lots of powerful stations, but this is better than my previous clock radio). ... "

" ... True story, I woke up to the sound of talking. ... "

" ... I love the modern design, and it gets a great signal for such a small device. ... "

" ... Areas for Improvement: ... "

" ... Tried 4 different radios in the same location and this this is the only one that gets good reception ... "

" ... Perfect office reception ... "

Build Quality

cheap, apart, whistles, style, sets

+42%

-58%

" ... Not the case here . ... "

" ... I wish i had looked harder before buying this one. ... "

" ... But the main issue is that there seems to be a fundamental design/build flaw (described above and in other reviews) that will likely render the clock a brick in 6-24mos. ... "

" ... Definintly not as well made. ... "

" ... A really rip-off ... "

" ... DELETE IT and make this product smaller, i know its hollow plastic, i took it apart. ... its meant to be a cheap piece of junk anyways . ... "

" ... Why is EVERYTHING over-engineered? ... "

Overall performance

fast, well, slow, one, gets the job

+73%

-27%

" ... does the job. ... "

" ... gets the job done. ... "

" ... It does it's job well ... "

" ... Does the job. ... "

" ... And this little box does the job. ... "

" ... Goodrich an gets the job done ... "

" ... Works very well. ... "

Cables

black, white radio, white clock, manufacture, interchangeable

+36%

-64%

" ... I once just yanked the cord because I couldn't find the volume. ... "

" ... * Power cord is short ... "

" ... Also, works only with the chord connected to the power supply. ... "

Product As Described

exactly, photo, sony, set, program

+73%

-27%

" ... Just what I expected . ... "

" ... Works as promised. ... "

" ... Exactly as expected from a Sony product. ... "

" ... Very Good - as expected. ... "

" ... However I did think the clock looked bigger in the pictures but I am okay with this. ... "

For Kids

loves, kids, daughter, school, gave

+80%

-20%

" ... My kids love it ... "

" ... This was a gift for my grade school age daughter who listens to the radio on it all the time. ... "

" ... My son has had this for over a month and it is still going strong. ... "

" ... Bought this for my daughter. ... "

" ... We have three of these, for the kids and adults. ... "

" ... Bought this for an adult son and he loves that it doesn't take up a lot of room and works well. ... "

Color

numbers, brightness, yellow, dimmest setting, color

+50%

-50%

" ... The non-crisp numbers combined with the color (turned a light squash yellow on dimmest setting but same issue no matter brightness) made it impossible for me to read even when squinting which I’ve never had this issue before. ... "

" ... Even on the dimmest setting, the time display is too bright (they should not have used a yellow light). ... "

" ... I can't stand to see bright red, or green or blue numbers so I only choose gold. ... "

Delivery

arrived, otherwise, condition, arrival, time

+80%

-20%

" ... It came quickly and in pristine condition. ... "

" ... Works as promised. ... "

" ... Delivered in time and in perfect condition. ... "

" ... Note that vendor was great, fast delivery, would buy from them again. ... "

" ... Otherwise very easy to set up and arrived very quickly. ... "

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Specifications

Body

Size: 2.6 meters

Connectivity

FM Radio: Yes

Display

Type: LED

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FM RADIO

LED

TYPE

2.6 meters

SIZE

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