Emerson Smartset

Pros: Automatic reset, large LCD screen, smartset technology

Cons: Too big, hard to keep clean

The Bottom Line: Great price, automatic timers, gives the date, month, year and time. It looks good and sounds awesome!

Review: Emerson, where have you been all my life?? There is nothing more frustrating than waking up late because of a power outage, or having to redo the time after a blown fuse. We have a clock in every room, with the exception of the living room. I wish ...

Pros: Price, size, and "smart" technology!

Cons: Am/Fm tuning dial is awkward.

The Bottom Line: Stop pressing all those buttons to set/reset your alarm clock and buy this!!!!

Review: I purchased this clock at my local Walmart after learning about it on QVC. It was so reasonably priced when I compared it to the QVC "Super, Bargain Price". This handy alarm clock has a JUMBO (1 1/2") display that automatically sets itself to your time ...

Pros: Auto set, easy to read and program

Cons: Alarm does not go off in battery back up mode.

Review: One of the features of a battery backup alarm clock is that if the power goes out I'd like for it to still go off and wake me up; however, this one does not. It will go off if the power comes back on within the 60 minute time frame the alarm would be ...

Pros: Why buy it if the time feature isn't reliable

Cons: SmartSet

The Bottom Line: Avoid, buy an Atomic radio instead

Review: The SmartSet technology is a bunch of crap. This system has no idea when daylight savings time is. Rather it is programmed into the chip, based on the current whim of Congress. Those of us who purchased earlier versions of the technology either have ...