Verilux Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock Deluxe Bedside Lamp, Ivory
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Product Reviews of Verilux Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock Deluxe Bedside Lamp, Ivory
Product Review: Not impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
Like the idea, but in reality doesn't work so great for me.
Pros: Like the nightlight color effect on the clock. Reallly does help me fall asleep a bit quicker. You can set the light to turn down gradually at night along with music, sound effects, etc.. Nice selection of sound effects.
Cons: Light way too dim on highest setting, therefore doesn't get bright enough to make a "nice sunny day" re-enactment. That's my biggest complaint, just not bright enough. Bulbs are expensive. After the first week of waking up to the birds, I wanted to kill birds. The sound gets very annoying after awhile. Way too expensive. Very bulky. Cheap ugly plastic shade.
In the end, just not worth the money. Maybe for 50 bucks I'd give it 3 stars.
Product Review: Not too happy with defunct product
Summary: 2 Stars
Like the fading in of light. Would like the sound effects...if they worked! Out of box the sound effects did not work. Now have to mess with calling the manufacturer to fix or get it replace. Such a hassle.Product Review: Piece of rubbish
Summary: 1 Stars
Radio comes on at same time as light, and it comes on too loud so you're startled awake. By the time it reaches the end of the "wake up" cycle it's loud enough to wake up the whole house!
Light starts off too bright.
So basically the wake up from this was worse than the existing alarm clock and turning a light on manually!
Returned after 1 day of testing.
(And it looks cheap and nasty as well).
Product Review: Quality????
Summary: 1 Stars
I know I need to contact the manufacturer for Verilux Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock Deluxe Bedside Lamp. This item only worked for one week before the light and the time readout display stopped working. Hmmmm. The alarm still functions. Without the light it has become the biggest, most expensive, alarm clock without actually ever knowing what time it is?Product Review: Remedy for Lamps Not Working As they Should
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading the reviews here for the Verilux natural alarm clock lamp, I decided I would order one and try it for myself.
I had some reservations due to some negative reviews here BUT there were also several positive reviews and I really wanted the product to work, as I thought it was a cool concept.
So I ordered a Verilux lamp of my own to try and it arrived yesterday.
The lamp worked okay right out of the box BUT it seemed to be quite dim and nothing at all like a roomful of sunshine as advertised.
Also, the dimmer switch on the lamp did not work. The switch worked for on & off (push in) but did not work when turned left or right to dim or brightwn the lamp.
Also, the lamp hummed softly but noticable once thee bub was turned on. Especially in a quiet room at night, this is very noticable.
last night, I set the lamp alarm clock for 2 different sounds for sleep (30 minutes) and wake up (60 minutes). The lamp did dim its light but in rather noticable jerks, and shut off at the right time. The light and sound did start at the correct time in the morning. But the lamp seemed very dim.
Today I tried a few things with this Verilux lamp and discovered that the problem of the dim light and hum was due to the verilux light bulb not being installed correctly. Mine just needed to be turned in a little tighter and then the lamp got very bright! AND the hum stopped when I turned on this lamp using the push in switch on the lamp. So the fault was my own for not screwing in the bulb correctly.
The radio is quite mediocre, in both AM and FM reception. In fact, so poor that I do not use it. I have a Bose clock radio/CD Player in the same room and have that set to come on in sync with the Verilux lamp.
The sounds all worked and there are 2 I rather like, harbor (gulls), and Birds. BUT all the sounds share one very annoying thing.. the rhythmic type sounds in the background such as waves crashing onshore, rainfall, forest sounds are good BUT each choice also features one annoying sound that seems to be featured and played louder and it repeats over & over, such as a hooting owl, or loud chimes, the same sound every few seconds. The sounds are like an endless loop that is way too short in length, so repeats itself much too soon, resulting in annoyance & tedium rather than enjoyment.
So all you folks who mentioned in your reviews that your lamp seemed way too dim and/or made a humming noise, please try re-installing your verilux light bulb, making sure it is screwed in tight enough, and see if that doesn't solve the problems.
My manual showed a lightbulb with 2 pins that neeed to be turned 1/8 turn BUT the light bulb that came with my lamp had no pins and just screwed in like any other light bulb does. As soon as I tightened the bulb a bit more in its socket, the lamp got way brighter, the dimmer switch worked as it should, and the humming stopped.
I found this lamp easy & intuitive to use and it does what is advertised. I do think, though, that it is overpriced for what it does AND the sounds really need to be reworked. And it could use a better AM/FM radio.
Gail