Homedics SS-4500 SoundSpa Classic Clock Radio, Silver
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Product Reviews of Homedics SS-4500 SoundSpa Classic Clock Radio, Silver
Product Review: Here's a quick fix for the brightness problem
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the Sound Spa at Bed, Bath, & Beyond recently and really like it. I had previously purchased a similar unit from Discovery, but the nature sounds seemed to be more geared towards waking up rather than creating ambient noise to sleep by (i.e. the rain sound had an occasional shot of thunder that broke the rythym). I like the Homedics unit, but I do agree that the display is unusually bright even on the dim setting. I have a blackout shade I paid $200 for in my bedroom, so I'm used to pitch blackness even during the brightest part of the day to the point I can't even dial my phone without turning a light on. The Sound Spa on the dim setting produces enough light to read by in my room. I had read of another reviewer trying the "tint" solution, and it worked perfectly for me. I stopped by my local tint shop and picked up a scrap piece of medium tint. I made a form of the display on the Sound Spa by cutting an index card to exactly the correct shape (half moon), and then used the form to cut out an identical piece in the tint. I found that cutting a slight extension in one corner helps, as this allows you to rough up that extension to get the tint separated from the clear plastic overlay and once separated, cut the shape exact. I cleaned the display well before placing the tint on it and then smoothed it out. This darkened it up significantly, but not enough for my liking, so I cut one more piece and layered it over the first in the same fashion. Two layers did the trick. The display is nice and dim now and actually much more readable in every lighting situation. I found that the stock display brightness on the dim setting was so bright it was actually hard to read in a dark room from a distance. By smoothing out the bubbles and cutting the shape exact, you don't even notice the tint even when you're up close to the clock. Worked great, hope this helps others. Also, I really like the "rain" setting and have begun running it all night to filter out any occasional ambient noise outside.Product Review: High sound quality
Summary: 5 Stars
This device has a high sound quality and the nature sound effects are so real, specially the rain and forest.Product Review: Homedic alarm
Summary: 2 Stars
I read the reviews that said the numbers would light up the room. They were right! And the several of the "natural" sounds could just as well be be radio static.Product Review: Homedics SoundSpa Radio Alarm Clock
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had my Homedics SoundSpa since about 2008.
I bought it, because in addition to a standard radio alarm clock, you can also set it to awaken you with either a standard "beep" or about six- to eight nature sounds, as well.
However, the real reason I bought it for myself was because of the projection feature. This feature projects the time of day to either your ceiling or to an adjacent wall. Oftentimes on sleepless nights, it's convenient to simply open your eyes, catch the time of day or night, and them simply roll over to the sounds of either a rain forest, the ocean, rain, summer night, or waterfall, etc. The sounds get me to sleep and, moreover, KEEP me asleep without medications.
This product works and my recent purchase was for my fiancee.
Product Review: Homedics clock
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased and have used this item for many, many years and when my daughter's clock radio died, she wanted to know how much I paid for my clock. She liked the different features, the time projection on the ceiling especially. I purchased this item for her birthday and she is most pleased with the projection feature, the sound spa features.