Northern Light Technologies Nlt-SRC Sunrise Clock, Black

What an amazing product! I purchased the pearl version, the one with the sleep sounds; the sounds aren't great, but a little extra noise usually helps me go to sleep, so it's a plus for me (and you can control the volume). Note: the charcoal version of the BioBrite does not have the sleep sounds.I keep it on my bedstand, about 2 feet away from my pillow, which seems to be ideal.Pros:-Wakes me up very gently in the morning, and somehow doesn't up my wife-Puts me to sleep at night-Saves the time (and your settings) automatically if there's a power outage, or if you unplug it briefly-Somewhat attractive design-Easy to program-BioBrite has amazing customer service (I have an entire story on this that I won't add)-Security feauture for when you're on vacation-A Friday Night Mode, that puts you to sleep with the sounds, but doesn't wake you up the next morning-It's a night light and reading lamp, uses bulbs that you can buy almost anywhereCons:-Not cheap, but well worth it-I purchased from Amazon, and the glass globe came shattered in a million pieces, I called BioBrite and they shipped me a new globe for free

This item was easy to set up and get working, but failed to continue to turn on and light up after two weeks. The bulb is still good and the unit works when I turn on the light, but it will not start up in the morning as It was programmed to do. For the money, I would have expected it to work longer than two weeks. Very dissatisfied!

Considering the hefty price tag you would assume that the BioBrite should deliver each and every time you set it. However even after following the instructions I find that only about 20% of the time do I wake up to the light. The other times I've either over slept (hence defeating the purpose of having an alarm) or I've awoken to the audible alarm. When the light does work properly I definitely feel more awake and less groggy, this is why I keeping trying to get it to work. If anyone has an suggestions I'm open to them. Unfortunately it's too late to return the biobrite so I'm stuck with it.

I've been using this clock for a couple of months now and am quite satisfied with the product. Not everyone will wake to a light though, and potential buyers should be aware of this. My wife, for example, will sleep through the entire fade-in cycle, while I wake easily about halfway through. This is an advantage for me, but clearly not what everyone wants.Besides that, the unit seems to be well made, with a solid-feeling base unit and globe. My unit came with no instructions, but the controls are so simple you really don't need any.The time display is bright when the alarm is not set - bright enough so that I have to cover it if I'm going to sleep without setting the alarm. There is no way to dim the display without setting the alarm, and this is annoying.At $120, the unit is a bit pricey for its functionality, but if the unit lasts for a long time, it will be well worth the price.

I purchased this clock in 2009 and am still using it to this day. I bought it when we lived in Seattle because I was having such a hard time with the late sun rises in the winter, being a southern girl. I will say that the concept works great and even after moving back to Texas I still use it everyday and have a hard time waking without the gradual light increase and mild alarm. In this regard the clock does what it's supposed to and I love it for it.I gave it 3 stars though because of two things: 1) the clock is inaccurate and in the months between time changes for daylight savings time my clock will eventually end up being almost 20 to 30 mins fast. 2) The light does get very hot and I would love if I could put a CFL in this instead of the regular light bulbs it takes. This is the only non-CFL or LED light in our entire house. Lastly, it would be nice if it came with alternate sounds, but that's really not a reason to give it lower stars.Overall, it works and does what it says it will do. But when this one finally breaks I'm not sure I'll purchase this particular clock again. I will be looking at other brands to see what's out there.

I purchased BioBrite Sunrise Clock, Advanced Model in September 2010, 14 months ago. I first want to thank all of the people who wrote reviews of this clock because I read them all and they were very helpful. Many people gave tips on how to use the clock that have greatly benefitted me.I purchased this clock because I have noticed over the years that I wake up with the sunlight. Getting up at 5:30 am in summertime is easy because the sun tells me when to wake up. Getting up at 6:30 am in winter is difficult because my body wants to sleep until it gets light - waking to music doesn't even help. I hoped that a sun clock would make that sleep to wake transition less painful.Well it does. This clock does everything I wanted it to and has made my life so much better! I have recommended it to several people.It took some concentration to learn how to use the clock, but once you have it down, it is very easy. There is a bit of functionality that I don't need, (fade-down, alarm beeper, etc.) but the functions I do use make it easy to dial in the clock to my needs. I am grateful for tips from the reviewer who mentioned that s/he wakes up about half-way through the fade-up cycle. I am the same, so I set the fade-up to 1/2 hour and make the half-way point the time I want to wake up. I.e. to wake up at 6:15 I set a 1/2 hour fade up with a 6:30 end time. The light wakes me up half way through the fade-up, right at 6:15.The clock is heavy because the top is glass. The bottom of the clock does get very hot, but not dangerously so. I have had it sitting on a cardboard hat box for the last year, and have had no problems. It is very pleasing to look at, sort of reminiscent of the yin-yang symbol. After 14 months I have had no problems with the clock at all, and it gets used 5 days a week - so I would say that the quality is excellent.