clock radios

i bought the Sony ICF-C212 AM/FM Clock Radio a couple of months ago The alarm and the radip work fine. The radio has great clarity. But the clock is a huge disappointment. It loses 10 to 15 minutes every day. Every nite i set the clock and in the mornign i check it has slowed down again by easy 15 minutes. Surprisingly the manual also says that the clock could lose a couple of minutes. But losing 10 to 15 minutes a day can set u slow by more than an hour in a weeks time. What is the use of a clock like that !!

I got as much or more than I was expecting with this Sony clock radio. Yes, the controls are a bit cramped. Yes, the sliding "on-off-alarm" switch is a bit difficult to navigate in the dark. But it's a good looking little thing, and it had the battery back-up I was looking for, creating less chance of being late for work in the event of a power failure.

So how did I get "more" than I was expecting? This thing sounds much better than the 20 year old GE clock radio it's replacing, and it comes with an FM antenna (a small wire dangling off the back). FM and AM reception were both better than with my trusty GE, who's only drawback was that the battery only saved the time during a power failure, but wouldn't set off the alarm. A great Amazon.com price on a great little Sony clock radio!