Product review (5 stars): We have a winner....again, from none other than Ambient Weather!!!
Finally, a weather gadget, or any gadget really, that understands the beauty of color and allows you to enjoy that color all the time because it doesn't force you to click a button to get a backlight or return to the standard gray background that you can't see after just a few seconds. Impressive, Impressive, Impressive...

When I got this display, even though it said it was "lighted", I figured it was like all the other products that will give you some color or backlight only after selecting a button and like I said already, cuts off after a few moments. Well Ambient once again proved me wrong!! It's full color backlight all the time and changes based on temperatures or change of temperatures and if that isn't enough it allows you to change the setup to chose the colors you prefer. I personally stayed with the default settings as I think they already define the color to temperature setting that I would have setup myself. That's what I like about Ambient products. They build products from the customer perspective and not just some standard setup to cut cost at the expense of the consumer.

Not only do you get the colors and the data this product offers, but it's really a nice looking piece that shows "quality". My wife usually makes me put all my "toys"(gadgets and weather monitors) in my office, but she actually let me put this on the kitchen counter! She doesn't even put a "toaster" on the counter. She wants them to be clear of clutter, but she actually said "that's a nice frame for weather information and if you want to put on kitchen counter, I'm ok with it" That's probably the best testament you can give any product!!

Seriously, I wish every weather station, clock, or anything that outputs data for viewing should be so bold and look and function as this product does. Just look at the numbers on the screen on this review; look how well you can see them. You don't have to get right in front of it and get at the right angle to view the data!!

One last thing, especially for those of us who care about accuracy. Since I personally use weather data to share with local TV stations accuracy is VERY important and I have validated this product accuracy at any given time is 99.9% accurate. You don't get that with multi-thousand dollar weather systems, you hardly get data that accurate on anything!! And if its off a tenth or two you have the option to calibrate.

5 STARs all the way, plus one!! This is a must have weather instrument for every household and the price is very fairly priced. There are a lot more options with this unit, but to keep you from reading a book, as I tend to write so much I bore you when I find an item I like, I'll leave it to you to check those out when you get it home or you can always send me a question and I'll try to return with an answer. I don't work for the company, nor have I even read the instruction book much; just a weather and gadget geek! It is so intuitive and user friendly, I've pretty much done every thing I commented about on my own without seeking instructions. That too is helpful, because some of these type products are a nightmare to setup; even as simple as setting the time. You won't have problems like that with the unit. I read the other reviews and they report you should read the instructions booklet and I agree because there are a lot more things you can do like adding additional sensors, calibration, etc.

Earlier I mentioned I hardly have read the manual and to that point was to emphasize the ease of use and setting up. I also read where you lose your setup changes if become unplugged from an electrical outlet. With batteries on board, that is hard for me to believe, but I will check and update this post accordingly.