Sony ICF-CD7000BLK AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio by Sony
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Digital camera reviews of Sony ICF-CD7000BLK AM/FM Stereo CD Clock Radio
Digital camera Review: Alien Mothership has landed
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this radio when a previous Sony radio died on me. My criteria were: a clock radio with digital tuning, preferably from a name manufacturor. Digital tuning proved to be the difficult criterion (why are people still making radios with vernier dials, anyway?)
Pros: I agree with the previous reviews - it was simple to set up. The factory set time was off by a couple of minutes, so I reset it. Since then, it has kept perfect time. I like the battery backup, we had a four-hour power outage not long after I bought it, and it kept time and all of the settings.
Cons: I agree with the previous review - there are blue lights behind all of the buttons (12 of them!) You can dim them, but the clock backlighting is connected to the same switch, so then you can't read the clock. I suppose it could serve as a nightlight, but I'm glad I don't have it in my bedroom.
Unexpected Pro: FM reception is really good - I am directly behind a tall hill, and I get beautiful quality on stations that the previous Sony only got as static.
Digital camera Review: All I can say is...WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
Arrived way ahead of time as usual. Kudos to ABT. I no longer need anything like a Mini-Component and separate clock radio. Great ergonomic design. Easy to understand instructions. Works very well. Excellent sound. Nice blue backlight. Only downside is that the CD cover and snooze button attracts fingerprints and makes it look old. Amazon said it was listed in 2001 but the instructions show made in 2007.Digital camera Review: All That I Hoped For...
Summary: 5 Stars
This alarm clock was everything I wanted it to be. I love how it is digital and how the clock is automatically set and when the power goes out, I don't have to reset the clock because of the power surge. I know some people complained about the blue back light behind the buttons, but if it bothers me, I just turn it down or turn it off--all with the push of a button. I haven't had any issues with it--plays all types of CD's, sleep function, snooze...all works wonderfully!Digital camera Review: All around pretty good
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a gift for my wife and I think that over all it's been aces. We both hated the buzzer alarm she had before and now she gets to wake up to music she loves.
I would say that the only very minor imperfection is that you can hear it spinning into activity before the music kicks in. The sound quality is pretty good considering what we are working with here and she has said that it is amazingly easy to use.
She refuses to wake up using the radio so we haven't tested that.
I would definitely buy it again.
Digital camera Review: Almost perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
My now-ancient Philips CD clock radio let me down, so I decided it was time to upgrade with more-modern technology. I still wanted to wake to CD sound rather than a radio station or normal alarm sounds, and after a short search, I found this Sony. It has some features that I really appreciate, which make this clock intuitive and useful. Specifically ...
1) There is a perpetual clock built in, so that after a power failure the clock has the correct time. My old clock had a 9V battery to keep the clock circuit energized, but it always ran fast (really fast) and needed to be reset after the power returned. This one works really well.
2) The CD track selection works every time. My older clock seemed to have a "mind of its own" when I set the wake-up track. I resigned to just letting it go on track 1, which would reliably repeat; just pick a CD with an acceptable first track. This Sony clock wakes me on whatever track I set it to every time.
3) The second alarm is a nice feature. I can easily set it to one of two different wake-up times with the press of a button (really it is two buttons). The out-going Philips clock had a more-arcane method of setting a second wake-up time. I don't think that I ever mastered it.
4) The sound quality is more than adequate. What I would expect out of the tiny 2-in speakers seems to be surpassed. Perhaps it is my imagination.
5) The generously sized snooze bar is easy to find in the morning. Although my Philips clock had a proximity sensor to detect my approaching hand, it seemed to have a very narrow field of regard, and I often had to wave my hand numerous times to get the alarm to stop. This Sony clock has the snooze bar located just above the table surface, so a groggy sliding hand can find it easily.
6) The addition of two alarm times on the main display help in seeing that the alarm is set and to what time. No button pushes are required to read the alarm time.
7) Oh yeah ... it is a pretty cool-looking clock with an easily loaded CD.
Now for the not-so-good part...
This clock uses blue LCD backlighting, which is very bright in a dark room, even at its lowest setting. It is so bright that I had to cover over the display to prevent it from lighting up my room. I found that cutting out a 2.5 x 5 piece of card stock makes a suitable display cover that prevents the night-time light pollution, but you also lose the time on the display. It works out OK in my bedroom, because we have a second perpetual-time clock with a less-obtrusive red LED display.
Overall, I would still give this clock a high mark, and I am happy using it. I would expect that someone with more light seeping in at night might not have the same objection to the display brightness that I have. Selectable display colors, where red is a choice, might be a solution for me.