Bodyclock Shine 300 – Sunrise & Sunset Alarm Clock - Bedside Lamp with Custom Light Duration - Wake-Up, Night & Reading Light - Warm LEDs

I’ve spent years researching different sunrise alarm clocks after purchasing one that was awful. I researched the Philip’s alarm but ended up going with Lumie because of the warranty (Philip's has no backup battery and you can’t replace the bulb if it burns out). I was hesitant with the bad reviews on this alarm because people said it was extremely difficult to set up. I’m 24 and grew up with very simple alarm clocks so I can understand the simplicity of older clocks. This clock is very easy to set up if you take 3 minutes to read the directions. I was actually pretty angry knowing I spent so much time researching the set up issues people complained about just to receive the clock and follow very simple instructions to set it up. I had no issues. I’m assuming the people who are complaining about the set up either 1. Refuse to accept that clocks have a few extra sets nowadays (ya know, considering it has so many features unlike clocks 10/20 years ago) and adapt to new technology, which is fine, but don’t advertise that it is difficult or impossible to set up just because you refuse to accept it takes a few extra minutes. 2. They didn’t take 3 minutes to read the instructions to understand how to set it up and likely tried to do it without even opening the instructions which would obviously be hard since there’s too many features to simply use 2 buttons. It seems like there is a lazy generational gap here. If you are interested in this clock, please do not base your purchase off of the negative reviews regarding set it. My parents are in their 70s, one has never even owned a phone let alone knows how to upload photos onto the computer but they are both able to set the entire clock up in under 3 minutes. It really isn’t difficult. The instructions are right there and there is a YouTube video for people who are visual learners. This is an excellent alarm and well worth the money. I feel refreshed when I wake up instead of being jolted out of bed with my heart racing and nauseated because of it. I’m a night owl and this has completely transformed my mornings and has helped me start my day off on the best note. I couldn’t recommend this enough.

I started off with a philips but prefer this one as it is much more attractive and less bulky. It is still difficult to program (although you can watch a youtube video that shows you how), but if you've had the philips version, you know that you practically need to be a NASA engineer to set one of those up. The light turns on very gradually and there is a variety of alarm noises. I get up at the same time every day, so I don't need to re-program ever although there is a function you can set for a second alarm time. With all the lights off, it is completely dark, no light emitted at all. Besides being a pain to program when you first get it, the only other drawback is that it only displays using military time. This does not bother me as I don't use it to tell the time, but it is easy enough to read in a pinch.

Got this to help wake me up in the dark winter mornings. I really wanted a light alarm that absolutley didnt have sound. The brightness is nice and slowly gets you awake, but I am not a morning person. Luckily for me, it certainly works on my dog. Like a dual alarm system, she gets woken up and then begins pouncing, rolling, and laying on me. The functionality of the clock is OK. I was able to work out most of the features but it is a little clunky to set up. The clock is only in military time which is frustrating as an American and there isnt a way to just turn the light off (that I could find). Overall I do recommend this clock. Especially if you opt into the puppy pounce expansion.

I preface this by saying that I have owned the Philips Wake-up Light alarm clock (2 versions). Both alarm clocks function similarly and I don't see a significant difference between the sunset/sunrise functionality. However, there are a number of things that I do like better about the Lumie alarm clock, that for me, make this a better alarm clock: 1) Overall shape/appearance -- The Philips alarm clock is much bigger. I like the size of the Lumie and it looks more like a normal alarm clock when placed on my nightstand. 2) Display -- While you can reduce the intensity of the display lights on the Philips light, the Lumie is not as bright and does go to "sleep" and the display turns off to avoid continued artificial light. I like this feature. 3) Buttons/settings -- I think it is much easier to find the correct buttons and set the time, etc. on the Lumie as compared to the Philips. In partiular, my main compaint with the Philips is the snooze button and off button. They are small buttons along the rim of the device and I have accidently turned it "off" when I wanted to have it "snooze". I wish that the750 version of the Lumie wake-up light was available in the US (I couldn't find a retailer that would ship to the US), because I would like to be able to sync it with a phone app and be able to play my own wake-up music. But in general, not a deal-breaker.

Alarm works well. It's bright enough to wake me up ahead of the alarm actually going off. If you read the manual, setting up the clock is easy, despite what other reviews say. The 24 hour format is appreciated.

Very cool clock. Not easy to use at first but if you take the time to understand the buttons, it will be well worth it. The sunset mode is really cool and quick to activate, plus the ambient sounds are plentiful and very calming

It works and the sound options are decent (I especially like falling asleep to the crickets). The sunrise light gradually gets brighter not just lighter so it better matches the sunrise it's supposed to mimic, making waking up easier. However, there's no way to replace the light when it inevitably dies and it only comes with a 30 minute back-up rechargeable battery (also not replaceable) so if the power goes out for hours you're out of luck. Considering how expensive it is, these are issues that really shouldn't exist in the product.

Lumie have managed to create an alarm clock with a fancy tap snooze sensor (on the lamp) which functions so poorly that after repeatedly hitting the lamp you will have woken up (annoyed and agitated!) defeating the object of snooze. The button position on the face of the clock means you are pushing horizontally and the feet do not grip sufficiently to prevent pushing the clock off your bedside surface - which is probably the best option for this clock.

Beaucoup de fonctionnalités, fiable. Le bruit des oiseaux est superbe.