GE 11152 LCD Acrylic Clock Night Light, Color Changing LED with Calendar Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a great space saving idea for the bathroom. Everyone needs a clock in the bathroom to keep on schedule in the morning, and why not integrate it with the nightlight to keep it off the wet surfaces.
But there are a few design problems. One is that the LCD needs to be looked at from directly in front and above for maximum contrast; when you look from a side the display has lower contrast which makes it harder to read. And given that most people would plug this into an outlet on the side of a bathroom sink, it's normal to look at it from the side, so this is a serious issue.
Another issue is that it requires two LR44 watch batteries for the clock. Why should something that plugs into the wall require batteries to be changed every few years? They should have powered the clock from the wall as well, with a capacitor so it doesn't lose the time during short power failures.
The final design issue is that the backlight is relatively uneven, and defaults to a disco-like sequential color mode that nobody would want. You have to press the Light button seven or so times to get it to white light each time you plug it in. And the white light isn't as pure white as other nightlights. It just feels a bit cheap.
The battery cover is made of a low grade easily deformable plastic, easily stripped by turning the coin in the groove too far, rendering this device useless.
I bought three of these as Christmas stocking stuffers, and I had issues with all three. On the first the instructions didn't explain that the battery cover is already in the open position (coin groove vertical) as shipped, so I ruined the coin groove by trying to turn it in the direction of the "Open" arrow as the instructions suggested. The instructions don't mention that you need to use a screwdriver to pop the cover out even after it's in the open position.
On the second one, there was a loose connection problem where only part of the last digit worked unless I applied twisting pressure on the screen with my hand.
On the third one, the package was missing the batteries and instructions.
Luckily I was able to combine parts from all three units to make two good ones, but I would not recommend this product due to the quality control issues.

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