SONY ICF-C1 FM/AM Clock Radio - Unboxing and Review - Do not buy till you see this,description too

Full Review on my Blog
http://www.vishki.com/v1/sony-icf-c1-...

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India
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USA
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Notes
It's an awesome looking clock, but things end there. Apart from saying that the volume is good and radio works well, there is nothing much to say good about this. Poor quality, difficult to tune manual tuner, flimsy buttons. The major disappointment is that the clock only shows 24 hour format time. Sony sells 12 hour format version only in few countries. If you are planning to buy this and want 12 hour time, check whether the one sold in your country supports 12 hour time.

Glass - Pathetic Quality - By the end of this video, there were some finger prints on the awesome glass front. Wiped the glass with micro fiber and by the time I completed the glass it was full of micro scratches/scuffs. Such poor is the glass/acrylic quality. If you have the habit of dusting and cleaning home everyday, imagine what this radio will look like after a week.

After looking at this glass, I can only term this radio as CRAP. Awesome design, mediocre functionality and crap quality. Stay away from it.

I wish I had said this in the video itself, but video is uploaded already.


Heat - By the time the video is uploaded, there is burnt plastic smell around the radio. Nothing is burnt yet and it is working, but the smell is also there and I hope it doesn't burn. (Update: It's almost 2 years, the smell seems to have subsided, and no, it did not burn)

Update: 23 Feb 2017 - As on today, the clock radio is still working as it did on day 1. I didn't even change the internal battery(the power cuts in my area are considerably reduced now). The clock goes ahead/behind and needs to be set once every three/four months. Other than for setting the clock, we do not even touch this radio, thats our usage scenario. It is placed high, tuned to the same station since day 1, alarm set to start at 6am every day. In this scenario, it is working as it did when new. All my comments, positive and negative still hold good. It is a half hearted, half baked product from Sony. We do not clean the screen because it is very scratch prone. When we set the clock, we just blow off the dust.