Sonnet T-4668 Ken-Tech 2" Number LCD Atomic Alarm Clock, Silver

I chose this clock, not just for its jumbo LCD time display (my vision and focus are weak and poor, especially in the mornings), but also for its date and day of the week display (good when I wake and need to know date too!). The automatic date and time settings make this a hassle-free instrument. Its hands-free, battery operated features are so helpful to me in my condition. I can't get to the clock to adjust the time when the electricity goes out or when Daylight Savings Time takes effect (can't walk and am bedridden). My physical issues are due to a neuro-muscular disease/disorder (supposedly supported by MDA) that is both debilitating and degenerative and involves the progressive loss of coordination and muscle strength leading to motor incapacitation and inevitable confinement to a wheelchair. In my experience, MDA is a JOKE! I have learned that MDA attempts to make everyone believe that they are out to help people like me, but instead, exploit us for their own selfish monetary gain! During my lifetime of 45 years, suffering with this horrible disease/disorder, realistically, MDA hasn't done anything -- not even a simple treatment! This clock is mounted on the wall in my bedroom; it always keeps good time.

I would give this zero stars if I could because the item I received is not what is pictured here. I bought this for my elderly father who has trouble with vision and with remembering the date. What I got was a round digital clock about 4 inches in diameter with a suction cup on the back. Needless to say I am returning it and don't know if I will reorder because they are likely to send me another one like the one I received. This has never happened to me on Amazon before.

The clock is nice looking, a little unintuitive to set up, but the instructions are fine, and it does everything it is supposed to do. I was especially happy that when daylight saving time kicked in this week, we woke up to a properly set clock. That said, the level of contrast between the characters (time and day, etc.) and the background, is not as clear as the photo of the product. I understood that the clock was not back lit, but I thought that would be fine, since in the picture, it looks like there is plenty of contrast between the silver background and the black characters. Turns out, there isn't. I will try to add a photo, to show what it looks like in real life, rather than what the advertising department offers.

I bought this clock for my elderly mother who has dementia and macular degeneration. Unfortunately in her case this clock is not helping her. I have it mounted right next to her recliner and she should be able to read it but can't. Its not back lite so you can't see it at night and its difficult to read in a room not well lite (because of her macular degeneration). After 2 1/2 weeks of use the clock was not tracking with the date and day, it actually took itself back to the year 2000 (and this is 2011). I reset the year and date/day information and I'm waiting to see if it holds this time. I don't know what other alternatives I have to help my aging mother know the time and date, wish this would have worked for her.

I didn't read the directions, but I put in a AA battery, hit the receive button on the back, and about 20 minutes later it showed the correct time. I use the stand on the back, but you can also hang it on a wall nail. It's bigger than I thought, about 9 inches in each direction, and the big letters about 2 inches tall. The letters are nice and clear. It would be nicer, in my opinion, if the clock was the smaller size of the inner rectangle, and it didn't have that big "Ken-Tech" writing. Also, to use the alarm setting, isn't that intuitive. Overall, a really nice atomic clock, and at a great price. I knocked off a star, because it didn't update correctly when the time change came like my little Hito atomic clock did. Even though I had to manually update it, it's still a nice clock.

I bought this for my mother who cannot remember the date or day of the week. I chose it because it gives both. She LOVES it. The numbers are large so she can see it from anywhere in the room and it is attractive as well. It keeps time well because it is atomic so I don't have to worry about whether she has the correct time. We have found it so useful that I am planning to buy one for my house.

I will preface this by saying I have never reviewed anything on Amazon but I felt compelled to do so this time. I ordered this clock for a family member who suffers from Alzheimers. I was disappointed to discover that the time display is in military time. Although he can probably make the conversion now, I will certainly need to replace the clock in the next year!

The Atomic Clock works very nicely. It provides the Day, Date and Time in a large enough display that can easily be viewed during daylight hours. The one Major Improvement needed for this item would be a backlight display, or better yet a fulltime backlit display. At evening and night time hours the display is difficult, at best, to read. This one improvement alone could put this product 'over-the-top' in it's category.