We bought it to keep our bedroom warm for a newborn. It does that and more. The heat is so much more pleasant than the forced air heat that we heat other areas of the house with it it during the day.It is also better that the standard space heaters as it does not dry the air out.This is the original model by Dr, Infrared Heater - whatever that means. I cannot speak to the value for money, but I believe that there are other models with the same heating technology out there for less money, but I am satisfied with my purchase anyway.