HoMedics SS-5010 Soundspa Premier, Grey
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Customer Reviews of HoMedics SS-5010 Soundspa Premier, Grey
Customer Review: Great alarm clock
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this clock for my Mom. While the set up was a challenge for her, she did get it up and operational. She is enjoying the outdoor temperature display as well as the time projected on the ceiling. The sound machine part was not as important to her, but she uses it from time to time and enjoys the pleasant sounds.
A well constructed clock.
Customer Review: Looks good, but comes up short
Summary: 3 Stars
i am a picky sleeper and i can't have any green lights or red lights on a clock so i am obviously very pick when it comes clocks, but anyway blue lights seem to be okay and i usually need a light to see where i'm going to turn off my alarm (i put it across the room so i will get up) so a blue projection clock like this seemed perfect. My last clock you could change anything that was part of the clock especially the snooze time. honestly where do you come up with 9 mins of a snooze?(even if you set it to nap the shortest time is 15 mins) i've been looking up for days how to change the snooze time on this clock, but it just can't be done.
Also in order for me to show my projection clock where i like it on the ceiling i have to turn the clock around so the LED screen is facing the wall) which is very inconveinient for me.
When pressing the buttons their are too "chic" that sometimes i'll reach for one and press another. my clock is against a wall and when i go to press the buttons in the back i often press the wrong ones.
Also most of the sounds are unrealistic. i put the thunder storm on while there was an actual thunderstorm going on outside and they didn't sound the same... at all..., but people are entitled to their opinions, but i don't like the sounds very much and was disapointed.
The radio is good though, other than the extra effort to get to the actual station you're looking for. my stations match up perfectly after i get to the number though.
The beeping sound (for the alarm) is often to loud and startles me when i wake, where as the sounds don't wake me and the radio's just plain annying in the morning.
So i suggest trying out the radio before buying it just to see if its for you, were as it is deffinately not for some people.
This clock looks nice, but falls short of its advertisement. this clock is "conceited" in thinking its everything when its not. it just has a projector that makes it different from other clocks
Customer Review: Expectation
Summary: 3 Stars
Honestly if I have read all the negative reviews here ahead, I certainly would not buy one. Now that I bought one locally and I actually decide to keep it. Not that I disagree with all those reviews. Yes, the display shines like a full moon. The radio frequency is dancing up and down. Buttons are stiff and all around the clock. Which means in order to press a desire button, you will likely press others in the mean time because you have to hold the clock steady.
Well the bottom line is; however, it works. I like the function of wireless outdoor temperature most. The indoor one is off a couple degrees which I believe it is due to the heat generated by the clock itself. I happen to have some tinted window film around. Put two layers over the display. Bight display problem solved! Radio, I don't care too much. Alarm, I get too used to my cell phone and no plan to change habit. Hence I don't need to access those stupid buttons often. All I need is the time and indoor outdoor temps and this relatively inexpensive device servers these purposes well.
A keeper!
Customer Review: Cool Clock
Summary: 3 Stars
The sounds are a neat idea but we purchased two of these and both had static when the snooze was used and had to return both. Otherwise the features are nice ideas.Customer Review: Great Unit, Bad Radio
Summary: 2 Stars
This SS-5010 has everything I wanted all in one place. I was so excited to finally find something like this at an affordable cost.
That being said... I have gone through two units, both with the same problem. The radio is a thumb wheel with no numbering and the digital display changes twice a second. If the digital display were to stop changing, it would go back to the clock display but it never stops. It doesn't just change to digital numbers around the station you have set it to... it changes all over the place. The only way I was able to find the station I wanted was to use a different radio.
I gave it two stars because I like the temp readout for indoor and outdoor. Also, I don't think the display is too bright at all. In fact, it was alot better than the SS-5000. The black background with the white letters makes it easy to see night and day. The projection can be rotated and focused and is a light blue so it isn't intrusive at night.
I called Homedics and talked with the customer service center. They said it was a brand new unit so they haven't had any feedback yet for defects. She said it may be that it was just a bad lot and advised me to return it and purchace elsewhere. However, I am finding these reviews at multiple sites for the same defect.
I like this unit enough to keep looking for one that works properly. There has to be one out there.