Magnasonic Projection Clock

This was exactly what I was hoping it would be. I purchased a LaCross projector alarm clock last year that I should have returned, What I didn't like about that one, this one is the opposite. For one thing, the face stays lit up and I can easily see the time on the clock when the room is too light to see the projected time on the wall. Some complain that the face is too bright. Doesn't bother me at all, but the hint about applying car window tint seemed a good fix for those who are bothered by it. And there is the option of turning off the display, but that would require that the clock be close enough for you to wave your hand over to see the time. Another complaint is the quality of the radio. This tiny device is way too small to have quality speakers. If a quality radio is desired, I'd say look elsewhere and pay more. I didn't want a radio or even an alarm, nor do I care about waving my hand over the clock to snooze, but those are features to check out in other reviews. I just wanted a good projection clock, and THAT is what I got. I've had an Emerson projection clock for about 10 years which is not made anymore and still works perfectly. I wanted a second one for a different room. That LaCross I mentioned buying a year ago was a joke. It might as well have been a watch because you can't see the time on the clock unless you push a button which gives you a few seconds to see it. Being as I keep it 6 feet away from my bed, it's only value was in the projected time. But the projection flipped between temperature and time, giving 6 seconds to temperature and about 2 to time, so we'd have to wait it out to see the time. AND, a year later, so many of the LED lines have gone out that you can't read the projected numbers anymore. I don't know yet if the Magnasonic will last. That will be another review down the road. But what I love about it is that the projection is big and easy to read and doesn't flip to temperature. I project the time about 13 feet across the room, and the numbers are about a foot tall at this distance and can be focused perfectly. Easy to see in the middle of the night through bleary eyes. It was extremely easy to set up. The only thing I had to look at the instructions for was to make sure daylight time was toggled on, and to learn which number time zone = Pacific time. It is zone 6, Mountain time is zone 5, etc. There was no wait for it to set itself to the correct time, and as I understand it, with daylight time toggled on, it will automatically reset to standard time when daylight time is over. It has a small foot print and looks nice on my desk. The wires some people have mentioned are easily hidden where I keep it. I felt that $29 was a fair price, about $5 more than the LaCross and about half the cost of the Emerson.