1.4" Large LED Display, Stylish Floating Design, Auto Time Set, Auto Daylight Savings Time, No Power No Problem Alarm System, Dual Alarm

User Reviews about Sony ICF-C414 Clock Radio with Large 1.4 LED Display

This alarm clock does come with a dimmer button that switches between three brightness settings on the clock. The settings are bright, brighter, and very bright. Even the dimmest setting is too bright for someone who is light sensitive while sleeping and we've had to cover the clock to hide it's brightness :( -- Dimmer doesn't dim enough

It is a great looking alarm clock and is easy to use. The radio is decent but for the money, this is a great product. -- Great alarm clock for the money!

I purchased this clock as a Father's Day gift for my very far-sighted husband. After 20 years of being asked in the middle of the night what time it is, I finally found a clock with a big enough display and in a color that he can discern so that he can tell what time it is all by himself! All other features were not that important as he has yet to use it for an alarm clock! -- Finally a clock my husband can see!

Simple and BIG. It looks good, dimmer is a valued feature. Relatively small foot print on your night stand. Radio reception was good for me. Bottom line your basic clock that you can see from the otherside of the bed!! -- SONY BIG ALARM CLOCK

I have been using this alarm clock for 6 months now and I couldn't be happier. After years of searching for the right alarm clock I finally found it.

Positives:
1) I can see the display! I have moderately poor vision (glasses prescription is -3.75) and if I wake up in the middle of the night I can clearly see the time with this clock at my bedside. The green light plus the large numbers are very clear.
2) The progressive alarm wakes up even my heavy-sleeping husband. The first few beeps are slow and they gradually speed up to grab the attention of the heaviest sleepers.
3) You don't have to set the time! What more can I say? You set the timezone, plug it in, and it sets the time. It even catches daylight savings.
4) If the power goes out the small battery saves your alarm settings so when the power comes back on, the clock resets itself and you still have your alarms ready to go. This has saved me from being late to work more than once after a late night power outage.
5) The display light is adjustable. I've had green/blue alarm clocks before and the display was so bright it practically light up the whole room. The dim setting is fine at night, I can see it but it's not acting like a flood light, and I can still see the display just fine during the day too on the dim setting. Though during daylight hours I do have to get a little closer to the clock to see it.
6) I love the full 10 minute snooze. I don't understand why other clocks have a 7 or 9 minute one.
7) You can turn off the alarm when it's in snooze-mode, you don't have to wait for the alarm to go off again.


Neutrals:
1) The radio isn't great, lots of static and the speakers don't sound perfect. But I wasn't buying a radio, I was buying an alarm clock so that doesn't really matter to me. If you want a radio go buy a radio. *shrug*
2) The alarm isn't terribly loud. This is counter-acted by the progressive alarm beeping.
3) It's a little bit large, but for the big display numbers I assume that's kind of necessary.


Cons:
I really don't have anything bad to say about this clock.


One other note:
Some people have mentioned in their reviews that you cannot set the snooze back to 10 minutes if you go too far. If this happens wait until the snooze display clears off (takes a few seconds) then re-hit the snooze button, this will reset it to 10 minutes.
-- Best Alarm Clock I've Ever Used.