sunUp - Dawn Simulator
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sunUp - Dawn Simulator Details
Manufacturer: Pi SquareProduct features:
- Light stays on full brightness for 30 minutes
- The dawn feature will gradually fill your room with a warm sunny glow, replicating the pattern of a natural sunrise
- 75 Watts is recommended but will work with lamps up to 400 watts
Customer Reviews of sunUp - Dawn Simulator
Customer Review: Best Dawn Simulater Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
This dawn simulator is better than all the others--I know because I researched them all. Many of them turn off completely 5 minutes after reaching full brightness, which makes them useless if you have trouble getting out of bed. The SunUp stays on a for a full hour after it reaches full dawn.
A lot of them also are built into the alarm clock and don't have much wattage. Those ones are too weak, whereas the SunUp one can take up to 400 watts, offering you more brightness than you need if you choose to use all 400 watts.
I saw the LED dawn simulators, and the downside is they must be pointed right exactly at your eyes to get the full effect, plus the light color isn't too nice. The SunUp is superior because you can use it with any lamp or combination of lamps--you could plug three lamps into one extension cord, then plug it into this unit if you want. The man who sold me this told me not to go all the way up to 400 watts, but to leave a little buffer, maybe just do 350 or so. The studies I read said that one 75-watt bulb is enough to wake you up and have the antidepressant effect, if the bulb is directly over you. If the bulb is not directly over you, you will want more wattage. I have one 150-watt lamp on my headboard and it works great.
Also, the SunUp is the only one that mimics a real sunrise. Rather than getting steadily brighter, it increases the brightness in an "S" curve like a real sunrise. This is what's responsible for the antidepressant effects. Other dawn simulators don't do that. I was curious about this one -- so one time I watched the "dawn simulation," and really the "S curve" light pattern looks sort of like a gentle throbbing. Since I started using the SunUp, I can't believe how much easier it is to get out of bed. In fact, it's hard to be lazy now because I actually feel like getting up. This is one of the few products I have ever owned where there is no downside to it--it's easy to use and it does exactly what I want it to do with no problems. It does not have an alarm clock, but I don't care because I still have my old alarm clock that I set as a backup. (Which is mostly unnecessary)
I considered getting a dawn simulator that doubles as a light box. I decided against this because the only ones available are LED dawn simulators. The light color is displeasing, and it does not use the "S" curve which is very important for antidepressant effects. Also, LEDs have not been tested long term for eye damage problems. If you want a light box, get a fluorescent one. The light is much prettier and they are proven to be safe long term. Personally I got both -- this dawn simulator and a fluorescent light box. And guess what....the SunUp dawn simulator got rid of my winter depression (which was severe), so the light box just sits there unused.
EDIT: I have now had this product for 10 months and it has cut my chronic insomnia in half. Also, I used to get very depressed every February here in Minnesota and this year I experienced no depression at all. I am astonished. If there is ever a fire, I will grab this unit before I run out of the house.
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