****** - Verified Buyer
4.5
I previously had a Lumie alarm which I used religiously throughout the winter, it definitely made getting up much easier, and banished much of the morning grump. However I had one massive issue, the display screen on it was so bright, even when it dimmed while the alarm was set, and very blue! It was keeping me awake and disturbing me, and there was no amount of covering it up I could do, the light leaked out from everywhere.So this winter I'd survived without my daylight alarm and it was getting harder and harder. So when this one came up with a good offer I went for it, hoping that I wouldn't suffer the same issues. It has some quirks, like you have to have an alarm "noise" but you can get round this by reducing the volume down to one and tuning the radio to static, honestly I've never noticed it making a noise. The clock face is always on too, however again you can reduce the brightness and it's a minimal orange glow that neither myself or my partner notice during the night. The whole product is simple to use and intuitive, I like that I can set the brightness of the light, turn it off and that's the brightest the alarm reaches. I love that the buttons only light up when your hand is close by and they quickly dim again. I love the shape and design too.I have found myself using this as a bed side light far more than I ever did my Lumie, the light is softer. I also like that the light stays on until you turn it off, I was often plunged into darkness while doing my make up or getting dressed as I'd forgotten the Lumie turns off after 30 mins.All in all much prefer this to the basic Lumie models, and it's doing a fab job.
