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Pros: it plays nature sounds Cons: - has a cord- breaks down easily- bulky- no cd or mp3- ugly design The Bottom Line: I can live with the drawbacks as long as it wakes me up with the nature sounds Review: Homedics Sound Spa Classic Clock Radio is the second alarm by this brand Homedics. The first alarm clock - the same one actually - worked for half a year until I dropped in on the floor and it broke down, so we went and bought another same alarm clock. from Shopping.com I know you can buy 'natural light' bulbs for any lamp at probably a fraction of the cost of their replacement bulbs. I have 2 main points about this thing. I was pretty excited to 'wake up gently' with the slow increase of light as opposed to a shocking sound where all you want to do is hit the snooze before you are conscious. This helps, but it's not a life-changing way of waking up I was hoping for. from Amazon.com The major problem with this alarm clock that I just purchased is that it is too bright. So much so that even draping clothes in front of the alarm still does not mask the time display. I called Homedics and even the woman on the phone knows that it is too bright. She suggested using brake light tape and placing it over the face of the clock to dim the blue light. from Amazon.com So far this one has worked pretty well. A couple of times the light did not go off, but this was most likely user error as by habit I turned the light off via the switch. Luckily this unit includes nature sounds and a radio and I personally choose light with nature sounds, so I have never not gotten waken. I would hesitate to use it just with the light. from Amazon.com I have only one complaint; the blue clock lighting is to bright a small problem I cover the clock when I go to bed. I love the gradual light increasing like a sunrise to wake me up followed by nature sounds. I feel less cranky in the morning a ready to go. from Amazon.com I bought this for my wife and have not had any problems with it. She was very concerned that the soothing sounds would not wake her up, but after several weeks, she is extremely satisfied with it. The clock is easy to set up and use and the sunrise function is incredible. from Amazon.com Eventually you'll find the lamp button. Want to listen to the radio without turning on the lights? You'll hit the sound effects buttons more often than not. Funny how the LEDs are so bright, but you can't see the buttons because they are behind the light source. from Amazon.com I've searched american innovative, hammacher schlemmer, brookstone, and other types of vendors with creative products to help me wake up gradually. I truly hate the beeping alarm clock standard and think it's too jarring and unnatural. Most of the ones I've tried have terrible, canned nature sounds and the 'low' volume of the progression is already too loud. This clock is easily the best i've tested. from Amazon.com I got this as a gift for my boyfriend who had an archaic alarm clock he stilled used from college. The scary beeping it did every morning prompted me to get him a more 'adult' alarm clock with more features and sounds. Also so he could wake up to something a bit less jarring then that nasty beeping. from Amazon.com I'm learning to live with it myself, because I really like being able to crack open one eyelid and see the time without turning my head (again, laziness rules!) One other complaint is that if you have the radio or sound conditioner on and use the remote lamp control buttons, the radio signal used to control the lamp is audible through the clock's speaker. If the speaker is off, you do not hear the lamp control signal. from Amazon.com