Mixed bag
I read many of the reviews for this clock, but I bought it anyway. I should have considered them carefully, but mostly I am okay with it. I like the fact that the projection is blue, rather than red, and that the colon (:) between the hours and minutes does not flash. The most annoying clock is one that constantly demands your attention, especially if you are sick in bed and not trying to focus on the time. The time saying &#34;hey, look at me!&#34; like the faerie in Zelda games is not helpful. Second, the projection is so bright, it has this unwanted halo around it. My old projector clock used red, but only the numbers (and ever flashing colon) were visible. This has blue numbers amid a blue cloud surrounded by a blue halo, and there's no way to turn the brightness down. Third, the front of the clock is very bright and there's no obvious way to dim it ,but I read in the Q&A section on Amazon here that it CAN be turned off, so I will be looking into that.<br /><br />As for the sounds, I like them, so long as they're called Rain. The others are okay, but I love Rain. I realize it's a short loop, and I've heard better, but it works for me. You can get phone apps that do it, but I don't want to run my phone's speakers all night.<br /><br />All in all, I like my new clock, but its quality does not quite measure up to its price.
Rating: 3 stars