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Sylvania Alarm Clock Radio with CD Player and USB Charging
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.3
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
368
Old Reviews
217
Unverified
14
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FM RADIO
LED
TYPE
Yes
USB
Review Analysis - 137 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Sound Quality
22sound quality, radio, sounds, cd, alarm
+82%
-18%
" ... While the sound is good, I have not used the radio for approximately one month. ... "
" ... This inexpensive CD player sounds pretty good and the setup in fairly simple. ... "
" ... Decent sound quality. ... "
" ... the right size, the sound was good, just what I wanted. ... "
" ... Sound is really good. ... "
" ... But the price was right, the sound quality fits the price. ... "
" ... I like it because there is a CD player and I can listen to it when I go to bed. ... "
" ... This alarm is Dual Alarm, typical options of CD / Radio / Noise, sets for AM/PM. ... "
Clock
21clock, radio, set the alarm, clock radio cd, works well
+29%
-71%
" ... This alarm clock, radio, cd player is worthless. ... The booklet had no instructions for setting up the time, using the alarm clock. ... I was able to get the clock going but it is in military time. ... I wasted my money and I still need an alarm clock. ... "
" ... Impossible to keep alarm settings. ... "
" ... alarm won't set . ... "
" ... Clock setting doesn't work. ... "
" ... I set the alarm, but it didn't work. ... "
" ... I was surprised to find out that you could not set the CD to a specific song for alarm. ... "
" ... The alarm times do not back up. ... When this happened I realized there were no alarm times backed up. ... "
" ... Could not get the machine to set time or alarm. ... "
CD/DVD
18player, cd player, radio, stopped working, sounds
+39%
-61%
" ... It simply began at the beginning of the CD every time. ... "
" ... CD player stopped working after 3 weeks. ... "
" ... CD does not work. ... "
" ... The CD player never worked ... "
" ... CD player died and that's what I bought it for so my Mom could listen to CD's. ... "
" ... The CD player stopped working after 1 week of using it. ... "
" ... The time does not display while the CD is playing, it only shows the track of the CD. ... "
" ... I did not try the CD yet but I'm sorry I bought this. ... "
Ease of Use
15difficult, directions, radio, clock, operate
+40%
-60%
" ... The directions are unclear and/or difficult to follow. ... "
" ... Complicated directions are one thing— incomprehensible, illogical directions are another. ... "
" ... S IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH THE DIRECTIONS TO THE CD PLAYER---TO GET IT TO PLAY,,, . ... "
" ... The instructions are difficult to read, and you must do it over and over again to be quick enough. ... "
" ... I am so dissapointed in this clock it is extremely difficult to program. ... "
" ... This clock is is hard to work and reading the directions is no help. ... "
Product Reliability
15months, radio, clock, cd player, working
-100%
" ... until it started malfunctioning. ... "
" ... Stopped working after only 5 months of use ... "
" ... already it's broken . ... "
" ... CD player stopped working after 3 weeks. ... "
" ... When I first plugged it in it was working. ... "
" ... Now five months later, it has just stopped working. ... "
" ... The CD player broke first in mid-August, one day she was able to play a CD and the next day it stopped working. ... After that every day it was 3-4 hours off after having been reset, and finally tonight I unplugged it to bring it downstairs and have my husband look at it and when I plugged it in again the numbers would not light up anymore. ... "
" ... This stopped working 5 minutes after I plugged it in! ... "
Controls
14many buttons, clock, cd, working, playing
+14%
-86%
" ... One thing wasn't nice in that the CD part of the alarm function does not allow you to program to a certain track. ... "
" ... Impossible to keep alarm settings. ... "
" ... No buttons would work either. ... "
" ... I was surprised to find out that you could not set the CD to a specific song for alarm. ... "
" ... I had just set it up and started playing a CD, then suddenly it stopped and froze, and none of the buttons would work. ... "
" ... Clock has way too many buttons. ... "
" ... The time does not display while the CD is playing, it only shows the track of the CD. ... You can temporarily display the time during CD playing, but after several seconds it goes back to the track. ... "
" ... There are no instructions on how to set the alarm so that you can wake up to a CD or a radio station. ... "
Returns
13returned, refund, another one, sent it back, returning
+8%
-92%
" ... Because I got busy with other things, I did not return the radio to the seller. ... "
" ... This is going back. ... "
" ... The only reason I will not return it, is because returning it will be an additional pain and I am already frustrated enough. ... "
" ... I returned it the next day. ... "
" ... Returned and replaced. ... "
" ... Of course, my 30 days return time is up. ... "
" ... Sent it back for a refund. ... "
" ... I returned it for a refund. ... "
User Manual
12manual, directions, instruction booklet, follow, difficult
+17%
-83%
" ... If there is a way to change this, with no instruction booklet, I have no idea how to do it. ... "
" ... The directions are unclear and/or difficult to follow. ... "
" ... Complicated directions are one thing— incomprehensible, illogical directions are another. ... "
" ... The instructions are difficult to read, and you must do it over and over again to be quick enough. ... "
" ... The one star is because of written instructions. ... Please, REWRITE THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!! ... "
" ... Directions were minimal. ... "
" ... The Manual does not help very much with this very complicated machine. ... "
" ... Set up instructions incomplete and inadequate. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
FM Radio: Yes
USB: Yes
Display
Type: LED
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