TimexTimex T231G AM/FM Dual Alarm Clock Radio with 1.2-Inch Display and Line-in Jack (Gunmetal)

I have had Timex radio alarm clocks in the past. I love this clock but the only problem I would see is that those buttons are multi function buttons and you need to know how to operate them. How you operate those buttons is either you push down and release quickly or push down and hold and then release. It is not just one button does one thing. If you can remember that then the radio alarm clock is a breeze. Features I like are backup battery for power outages. LED brightness adjustment. AM/FM. Dual alarm. Sound is adequate for my use.

Not the best clock radio I've ever had but far from the worst.Pros: Wide range of of light setting for the display. Volume ramps up to preset value when alarm goes off. Two independent alarm times. Small form factor.Cons: Independent antenna wire instead of built into the plug wire is ugly just hanging there. Sound quality isn't all that good, just acceptable. Not very easy to set up because the user instructions are all but non-existent.

Read the instructionsIt's not intuitive, but it's really easy to use.To turn the radio off, hold the button until it goes off. Otherwise you just keep toggling between AM, FM and AUX.The same button that is the snooze dims the display.The dimmed light for the time display is exactly bright enough to see, but not bright enough to light up the room.Exactly what I was looking for.

I wish I would have read some reviews before buying. Annoyingly difficult to program and use. The time set and radio preset button is the same and it works when it wants to as it chooses. I couldn't get the time set (only wanted to work as the radio preset button) until I was done setting the radio stations. I thought I'd given up on the time set and then, boom, the button started to work for setting the time. Not a good design.

I like the design of the Am/FM Alarm Clock, got the white one, very stylish and compact, however I’m still trying to find a screw driver to open the back compartment to install the 2 AAA batteries that are not provided; Furthermore maneuvering the preset button is very complicated. It took me many attempts in trying to figure out how to set the alarms, waking up radio/buzzer. It’s too complicated. I decided to keep it because of the design. I also hope that it had the intellisense build in, meaning don’t have to set the time.

Great alarm clock, with multiple features. I do wish the alarm volume was a little louder, but otherwise it is an excellent device.

Protip about reading reviews..... read the most recent ones and not the ones with the most upvotes... or the dreaded reviews where someone got the product for free.This alarm only works if you have some supersonic hearing and wake up at the drop of a pin. I had the sound cranked up all the way, but I was never awakened by this alarm. My SonicBoom backup alarm woke me up..... even though it only uses Beep/Chime. I need a loud radio to wake up consistently..... and this Timex alarm does not have a loud radio nor a loud Chime.It makes no sense for people that complain that an alarm is too loud because they can simply turn the volume down. It's not science.I had an old Timex T715 that I bought somewhere around 10 years ago. It's one of those Smartset alarms which uses a CR2450 coin battery. It was loud but it kept slowly falling apart. I had to jiggle the dials to make sure the alarm was set. Then last week, on 12/08/23 all of the Alarms on that T715 just gave up, but it still shows time though. My question is why can't Timex make alarm clocks more like this, but with better dials and not designed to start falling apart after a couple of years.I would use my iphone, and I actually have an alarm set on it, but that alarm is amazingly quiet. I usually use that alarm on the weekend and maybe 34% of the time I am awaken by it. Gawd forbid there are some heavy sleepers out there that need a heavy duty alarm clock.Also, I've tried a few times to replace that old T715 alarm clock, but the other two alarms I bought were too quiet. I had no problems with all of the alarms I bought prior to 2012. I mean look, I understand that Alarmclocks are in less demand because people use their Smartphones, but the volume and Chimes used on most Smartphones are ineffective for heavy sleepers. Couldn't a company make a name brand alarm that has volume settings for the wake chime, and a few different passive and aggressive wake chimes, on top of it having an option for using the Radio for the alarm.

Instruction are minimal. Very bright display.