Philips Wake-Up Light - Sunrise Simulation with 2 x Natural Sounds, FM Radio, Reading Light, Snooze Function (Model HF3505/01)

No way to adjust the strong brightness of the time. It is way too bright in the dark. It is a pity!

Many different lighting modes and helps me wake up.

I deliberately did not buy the newer version simply because I wasn't going to spend too much money on something I wasnt sure if it would actually work. But I was not disappointed by it, It does not look cheap or feel weird, it looks modern and quirky. It plugs in and has a aerial for the radio. It is very simple to use and clearly marked on the clock, the buttons are touch operated so require no pressure when pressing. At the top there is two volume options- lower and higher- FM for radio, left arrows for skipping back and right arrows for skipping forward. Centre to the clock is the 24hr digital clock with symbols lighting up such as a mini radio which shows when the radio is on, a mini sun which shows when the light is on and a mini bell which shows when you have an alarm set. Below this is your sun - which when you press you turn the light on and you can adjust with the - and + symbols beside it, and then the last is the bell to set the alarm. The volume buttons and the - and + adjust your settings for your sound and light whilst in use and also for your alarm so its always helpful to adjust to your preferred setting before going to bed if the radio is in use during the day and is also your alarm. The stand of the actual clock has proper buttons on either side, the left hand side is a single button which is for the digital clocks brightness so it does not disturb your sleep. on the right hand side is a clock button to manually set the time and a '1 2 radio' slide setting which you just set yourself which is for your alarm. I personally have the radio as my alarm however the 1 and 2 ar ethe in built sounds to wake you up. I do believe that with this clock I wake up in a better mood, as im not being woke up by the harshness of a phone alarm its the light glow 10 mins before the alarm as the light slowly comes on and goes to full brightness and then the gradual increase of the radio that gently wakes me up. I recommend this to everyone and I absolutely love it. Maybe in the future i'll get the upgraded version but for now I am perfectly happy with this version as it does everything I need it to do.

Sconsiglio.. arrivata con presa inglese e non funzionante, davvero non quello che mi aspettavo

I've now owned this clock for just over 3 months (over the cold, dark wintery months!), and I absolutely love it! It gets me up in the morning, and it's easy enough for me to change the alarm times (I wake up between 5am-9am during the week, depending on my schedule). Pros: Sunrise simulation really gets me out of bed. It's a great bedside light as well. Radio. I haven't used the inbuilt sounds, so I don't know how they sound. I have, however, previously owned alarm clocks with the annoying beep-beep-beep and a radio is so much nicer. Able to turn down the clock face brightness. It has 3 settings for brightness (I think) - bright, medium and dim. I prefer medium (since I can barely see dim in the daylight), but I can see why people might find it annoying to see red light in the dark. Cons: Touch-screen buttons on the face. They're not always that sensitive, and when you're half-asleep, you can really easily push another button. Snooze function. According to the manual, it's something like to slapping the disc on the top. I've only ever had it work once, but every other time my sleepy self has attempted to snooze this alarm clock, it hasn't worked. I guess this depends on whether you think snoozing should be easy or difficult (to try and get you out of bed). Lack of multiple alarm times. You can only set one alarm time, and adjust that one according to what you want for tomorrow. Alarm/Clock setting. It's a little silly, to have just + and - buttons to set time, rather than a dedicated Hour and Minute button, since you have to hold on to either button to scroll through 24h time. It does speed up though, as you scroll through.. I'm glad I bought this, since I don't mind the time changing annoyance, or the difficulty in snoozing (I need to get up when I set that alarm, so snoozing is bad!). The sunrise simulation, coupled with the radio, pretty much sealed the deal for me.

Love this! There are cheaper versions out there, I tried another but it simply isn't the same as the Philip's one. There are 3 sounds, 2 are natural, then there is an FM radio (remember them?!). The FM radio has an aerial and all works fine, even in a basement room. The brightness goes up to 10, and is quite intense. If you knock it off before it gets to it's full brightness, it will remain at that setting the next time round, so occasionally you need to reset it if you feel you want the full Peter Kay "Sunshine Indoors" experience!! It also makes a great bedside table lamp as you can just have the light on if you want. The buttons are touch sensitive and have never let me down. Very very happy with this light.