Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)Good: Pretty, Accurate, Atomic clock, back light, easy to configure.
Bad: Viewing angle, Sensor works only with Batteries in winter.
I did not expect a color LCD at that price, but the colorful background is just a printout on a piece of paper with a normal black LCD as an overlay. I must highlight that the backlight is very well diffused and it does not have any hot spots nor does it look like if it's 4 white LEDS that are lighting the display. The black LCD does not provide a wide viewing angle, but it's acceptable for my application. It works on batteries or provided AC adapter.
I live in Montreal(Canada) and the Atomic clock does synchronize (at my surprise!) but my unit stops responding for a minute when it syncs. But Montreal does get very cold for a good part of the year, that brings me to my worry: the whole sensor needs to be placed outside and it can only operate on batteries. I'm not sure that the batteries will survive very long at -20C. My older station had a remote temperature sensor which allowed me to place the sensor inside the house but place the probe outside.
The advertised animations are just the semi-circle moving up when the sensor selection changes. Don't expect the clouds or sun to dance around !
--Update June 2010 ---
After 2 years the unit still functions. The batteries will last during the winter, a set of batteries will last about one year.
But the accuracy in the cold weather is not that great. Also during cold days we will hit the "maximum low" allowed by the unit and be without temperature reading.
My guess is that the sensor is no longer linear at low temperature so they decided not to show anything.
I would not buy this unit for its pressure reading, don't rely on it.
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Learn weather conditions and forecasts at a glance with the easy-to-read color displays on this weather station from La Crosse technology. The station and its remote, wireless temperature/humidity sensor monitors indoor and outdoor temperatures and humidity levels, as well as indoor and outdoor heat index levels and dew point. The station is equipped with a precision alarm clock with snooze that sets itself automatically to the U.S. Atomic Clock and for Daylight Savings Time where applicable. Animated color weather graphics make it easy to read conditions and forecasts 12 to 24 hours in advance on your way out the door so you know how to dress for the daily commute or how to prepare for that camping trip tomorrow. Graphs also display the heat index to help avoid heat stroke. And, a dew point display lets you know how icy those roads might be or when to cover up the tomato plants before they freeze.
More great features include a comfort level indicator that helps you control indoor temperature and humidity, and a memory function that records the minimum and maximum readings for the temperature, humidity, heat index and dew point.The clock displays in 12 or 24 hour format and includes an alarm with snooze. The weather station is also equipped with a backlight with automatic brightness control. This weather station is backed by a La Crosse Technology 1-year manufacturer warranty.
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