| |  | Electronics Sony ICF-CD853V AM/FM/TV/Weather Clock Radio/CD Player |  | | | | | | | | | | Rating:  - Great product
Sony's technical expertise is Boss. The user-interface is intuitive; I haven't had to look at the manual.
But when I bought a SECOND one for my girlfriend, it was the floor model and didn't include the manual. (...)
My rating for the product is FIVE STARS. My rating for Sony Customer Service is TWO Stars.
Rating:  - Can't read the Clock!
If you are buying this for an alarm clock, not being able to read the time may be a problem.
Rating: - Sadly, Badly designed
The features advertised for this CD clock radio made it seem like a solution to my disappointment with similar models in the genre. It has a digital tuner, large display, plays CD/R/RW, and the Sony Mega Bass system.Well... it has a digital tuner indeed with very poor sensitivity on FM (even with endless tries with the little antenna), no reception on weather and that you have to repeatedly press the "band" button to find your presets.The display is nice if you can read it; you must be directly in front of and slightly above, or it disappears. The CD functions are very good, but the sound is rather muddy, made worse by the Mega Bass and postioning of the speakers.The styling is odd, and while it may have a small footprint, it takes up a lot of room as it swells up to the concave CD lid. The labels on the buttons are unreadable thanks to a "mirrored" background behind the plastic front.The alarms are pretty useless; the buzzer is very soft, and one can't go to sleep with soft music without the radio/CD going off in the morning at the same soft level. Far too many design defects are incorporated in this model to use it for any purpose!
Rating:  - great clock
I'm very happy with this little clock. After my old Sony clock radio started breaking which looked like a shoebox, I decided to opt for a bit more stylish one. After a couple weeks of searching, I came across this one and it had the best features for the price, was a more compact version, and generally looked nicer. After opening the box and plugging it in, I found it is a very nice alarm clock.
Pros: nice big display, adjustable brightness, the alarm is nice - I like that it starts out slow and gets annoying (sure to wake me up), TV, weather, digital tuner, smaller than my old one, nice design, easy to use, I also like that it plays CD-RWs.
Cons: just like my old one it has that stupid "mouse tail" of a FM antenna which is really dumb because you can't really adjust it with out literally holding it, at some angles the display is a bit hard to read - its best it you are standing up looking DOWN at it, the alarm may be a bit to "cute" and not loud enough for some people, sound on the CD player could be better - its kind of thin, but what do you expect - its not a Bose (I recommend turning on the base boost - it evens out the sound), I also wish it was a little smaller.However, I'd definitely recommend it!
Rating: - Bad Design -- Look Elseware!
Sony really should stop making alarm clocks.This is the third SONY alarm clock I have purchased, and I have really not been happy with them.I don't know why I keep buying them!I bought this one as a gift for a friend, and feel guilty about it.The volume control is analog, and it is difficult to locate on the side.The controls are in general difficult to use.As far as I can tell, there is no battery backup.When the power goes out...you have to reset the clock...and set the radio stations from scratch!
The TIMEX T309T is a much better option.The pop-out CD mechanism is a little weird, but overall it is WAY better than the Sony version.You can pretty much access the controls in the dark, and there are two digital volumes (sleep, and alarm/regular).Plus, it has battery backup!
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