BioBrite Sunrise Clock Advanced Model with White Noise, Pearl
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Customer Reviews of BioBrite Sunrise Clock Advanced Model with White Noise, Pearl
Customer Review: My sis said it's AMAZING
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to start by saying I've never even seen the clock. I had it sent to my sister.
My sister sings on a cruise ship. Her cabin has no windows, so it's pitch black every morning. She sets an alarm for 7:30am to turn on a lamp. Then she returns to sleep and has a 9am alarm to get up. When stayed with her on the cruise, I thought "This is crazy!" I'd heard about the lamp, so I sent it to her.
The first day she used it, she wrote me on Facebook:
"THE SUNRISE LIGHT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!! My friend was singing "Here comes the sun doo'n doo doo" this morning! It is so AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE it and YOU big sister!!!!!!"
Today we actually talked and she started the conversation with how much she loved the lamp. She says it starts with a pinkish glow and then gradually gets brighter and turns yellow. She doesn't even use alarms anymore, even the backup alarm on the light (mind you, the cabin is small, so the light is probably more intense than it would be in a larger room.)
I was concerned because she doesn't have a lot of space, and I wasn't sure where she would put it - some of the reviews said it was big. But she said it was small. I guess it's all relative. :)
She also said that all her cruise mates are equally impressed!! They plan to get one for themselves.
I was also worried about it not working, due to some of the reviews. And $124 for a clock is too much to say, "Oh well" and throw it away. Returning it would be difficult because of her location. It's only been a week, but hopefully it won't break.
Thanks for such a wonderful product. I think you now have a life-long user...
Customer Review: A Good Value for Your Money
Summary: 4 Stars
This is my third dawn simulator product. Noisy alarms make my heart thud, but waking up gently to increasing light is perfect. I'll never go back to audible alarm clocks again.
My previous two products had to be plugged in 8 hours in advance of the time I want to wake up. Whenever there's a power outage, I'd have to remember to go in the bedroom exactly at 10pm and plug the doggoned thing in again. So, I bought the Bio-Brite because it looks like what I wanted all along: a digital alarm clock that I can set (any time I want) for my desired wake-up time. The Bio-Brite works quite nicely. I typically wake up about halfway through the "dawn" phase.
I have two quibbles with it: first, the controls are not as easy to use as your average alarm clock. There's a "program" button that has to be tapped between 1 and 5 times for the various features you're trying to access. That means your instruction booklet always needs to be kept nearby so you can remember how to reset the clock if there's a power outage.
Second, my previous dawn simulators stayed lit for an hour after they reached the desired wake-up time. I could wake up, get ready for work, and leave the house; the dawn simulator would be on for that hour and then go off automatically about the time I was leaving the house.
The Bio-Brite, on the other hand, only stays lit for 15 minutes after reaching full brightness. That means if I procrastinate about getting out of bed, my room will be plunged into complete darkness again. I'd rather have the full hour.
Nevertheless, the Bio-Brite is a good value for the money, and is worthy of your serious consideration.
Customer Review: One-in-a-million glitch
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATE: In April 2006 I sent the clock in a second time, and BioBrite replaced the clock entirely. I now have a white noise model. However, this clock is now randomly making static noise like a hand radio stuck on a bad signal! The noise is random and wakes me up or scares me while I lie in bed. I do not have the noise feature on. Now, I have to call BioBrite again, pay to ship the clock again, and pray a working clock can be acquired!
I bought the clock in late 2005. The clock's "Sun Rise" was not fading up or down constantly and the bulb was flickering sporadically. I sent the clock in for service early 2006 and the BioBrite company replaced the Display Board; however, the clock is still not working correctly. I am very disappointed and quite furious every morning the clock fails. Rather than waking peacefully to a slow "sun rise", I wake up to what I feel is more like a strobe light. I have spent close to $150.00 on this clock including shipping back for service. I don't feel this clock was made to act the way it has with me, I am sure it's just a 1-in-a-million glitch, but it's not amusing.
I cannot wait for the clock to work consistently ... when it does work it's the most wonderful way to wake up I have ever experienced. In the past I've had the most difficult time waking up in the morning and I was chronically late before this clock. It has been a great tool, even if it worked just the first few nights; those mornings waking up with this clock when it worked were enough to motivate my wake patterns!
Customer Review: One-in-a-million glitch
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATE: In April 2006 I sent the clock in a second time, and BioBrite replaced the clock entirely. I now have a white noise model. However, this clock is now randomly making static noise like a hand radio stuck on a bad signal! The noise is random and wakes me up or scares me while I lie in bed. I do not have the noise feature on. Now, I have to call BioBrite again, pay to ship the clock again, and pray a working clock can be acquired!
I bought the clock in late 2005. The clock's "Sun Rise" was not fading up or down constantly and the bulb was flickering sporadically. I sent the clock in for service early 2006 and the BioBrite company replaced the Display Board; however, the clock is still not working correctly. I am very disappointed and quite furious every morning the clock fails. Rather than waking peacefully to a slow "sun rise", I wake up to what I feel is more like a strobe light. I have spent close to $150.00 on this clock including shipping back for service. I don't feel this clock was made to act the way it has with me, I am sure it's just a 1-in-a-million glitch, but it's not amusing.
I cannot wait for the clock to work consistently ... when it does work it's the most wonderful way to wake up I have ever experienced. In the past I've had the most difficult time waking up in the morning and I was chronically late before this clock. It has been a great tool, even if it worked just the first few nights; those mornings waking up with this clock when it worked were enough to motivate my wake patterns!
Customer Review: One-in-a-million glitch
Summary: 2 Stars
UPDATE: In April 2006 I sent the clock in a second time, and BioBrite replaced the clock entirely. I now have a white noise model. However, this clock is now randomly making static noise like a hand radio stuck on a bad signal! The noise is random and wakes me up or scares me while I lie in bed. I do not have the noise feature on. Now, I have to call BioBrite again, pay to ship the clock again, and pray a working clock can be acquired!
I bought the clock in late 2005. The clock's "Sun Rise" was not fading up or down constantly and the bulb was flickering sporadically. I sent the clock in for service early 2006 and the BioBrite company replaced the Display Board; however, the clock is still not working correctly. I am very disappointed and quite furious every morning the clock fails. Rather than waking peacefully to a slow "sun rise", I wake up to what I feel is more like a strobe light. I have spent close to $150.00 on this clock including shipping back for service. I don't feel this clock was made to act the way it has with me, I am sure it's just a 1-in-a-million glitch, but it's not amusing.
I cannot wait for the clock to work consistently ... when it does work it's the most wonderful way to wake up I have ever experienced. In the past I've had the most difficult time waking up in the morning and I was chronically late before this clock. It has been a great tool, even if it worked just the first few nights; those mornings waking up with this clock when it worked were enough to motivate my wake patterns!