is very bright in a dark bedroom. Unlike a regular, cheap alarm clock where only the time is lit, the entire display of the Sound Soother is backlit. If your bedroom has little ambient light at night, this display will emit a glow that some people may find too bright. Although there are three display brightness settings, there is little difference between them and the lowest setting is still bright. We have to turn the clock away from the bed at night so its not directly in our face, but the glow is still significant. Second, the sound quality could be better. This could be a tradeoff for the sleek design, but the sounds are not very natural coming out of the small rear speakers and are a bit tinny as another reviewer has noted. The volume control is not very good either, as the difference between the first, second, third, etc. volume s omg bright light Well, I fell in love with the clock the moment that I saw it. It had everything that I wanted, dual alrams, big display, soothing sounds. I love the look. The problem is, it is to bright. It lights up my whole room. I like it totally black when I sleep. It was too bright for me to sleep. I really want to keep it, but I cant sleep. I am going to try to put cellophane over the display to see if I can diffuse the light. Not exactly what I was