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Philips - SmartSleep Wake-up Light - White/Gray
Average customer rating
3.8
(201 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 201 reviews
5 Stars
84
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
23
1 Star
20
76%of customers recommend this product.
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136 out of
178)
Customer Reviews for Philips - SmartSleep Wake-up Light - White/Gray
Customer Rating
4
Love the simulated sun design.
on February 25, 2014
Posted by: Mary
Gender:Female
I purchased this item to help with waking in the morning during our endless New England Winters, I would have given it 5 stars had it not been for the menu and function key design.
The shape of the piece is fine, a bit Si Fi, but that's okay. The menu selections at the bottom along the curve are a bit sketchy and yes, I admit it rather difficult to configure to my specifications. I have everything pretty much figured out, but it was a project to do so.
The button functions at the top of the piece follow the curve from left to right and you will need to memorize where each one is, or you will have to turn on a light every time you want to change something. The only feature I use once in bed for the night is the reverse light, the light turns on at it's brightest and slowly sets like the sun until it shuts itself off, a nice touch.
I am pleased overall, would I like something a bit more user friendly, yes, but worth the trouble in the end.
The shape of the piece is fine, a bit Si Fi, but that's okay. The menu selections at the bottom along the curve are a bit sketchy and yes, I admit it rather difficult to configure to my specifications. I have everything pretty much figured out, but it was a project to do so.
The button functions at the top of the piece follow the curve from left to right and you will need to memorize where each one is, or you will have to turn on a light every time you want to change something. The only feature I use once in bed for the night is the reverse light, the light turns on at it's brightest and slowly sets like the sun until it shuts itself off, a nice touch.
I am pleased overall, would I like something a bit more user friendly, yes, but worth the trouble in the end.
Pros: love the sunlight feature, great with the radio too
Cons: difficult to set up menu options, difficult to handle and not hit menu buttons
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent produit.
on January 6, 2014
Posted by: Daniel11
Gender:Male
Réveil en douceur, fini les étourdissements et les nausées du matin. Menu tactile facile à programmer. J'aime aussi le fait de pouvoir programmer 2 alarmes distinct. Je l'utilise tous les jours depuis 5 semaines et en est très satisfait.
Pros: menu tactile sur la lampe facile à programmer
Cons: boutons sur les cotés plus difficile à voir.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Quite Pleased
on January 2, 2014
Posted by: SleepyHead32
Gender:Male
Purchased this product to help me wake up during the long, dark hours of winter. Works great; very pleased with all its options. Not the easiest to toggle through all the options, but it can be figured out.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Posted by: Bobby2157
Verified Purchase:Yes
This alarm clock is delightful. It is the best representation of a simulated sunrise I have seen. There is one drawback and I think it could be easily resolved. Unlike most other dual alarm alarm clocks, the alarm has no setting for days of the week, so every time you turn off the alarm in the morning you have to re-enable it for the next day. I forgot to do this once and almost slept in but luckily woke up anyway.
Pros: fantastic design., beautiful light
Cons: alarm has to be re-enabled every morning
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
4
Very effective
on October 9, 2013
Posted by: boston
Gender:Male
Very useful and nice looking. Clock dimming option very neat design.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
3
Was hopeful, but ended up returning it
on September 1, 2013
Posted by: Jo26
Gender:Female
I had high hopes for this product, since dawn simulation and waking to light was what I was after. But I ended up returning it because:
1) When fully on, it wasn't bright enough to wake me and didn't feel like the sun but more like a bright flashlight.
2) The controls on this were REALLY annoying to use. They are teeny tiny pinprick buttons along the curved edge of the glass, spaced oddly and off-center so that you have to feel around for them and they all feel the same so you can't tell which one you're touchng. Also, setting up the alarm required a complex sequence for which I needed the manual each time and had to scroll through a lot of menus.
I wish Phillips would re-design this and up the brightness to a full 10,000 lux sunrise lamp -- perhaps floorstanding -- still with the warm color change of this product. When fully on, I'd want the light to look like sunlight (not blue) and Phillips needs to completely redesign the control interface -- either by putting an old-fashioned radio-alarm button layout on the base of the unit if it's a table-top unit, or if it's a floor-standing unit then perhaps a wireless connection to a remote or iPhone alarm clock -- those are really easy to set and use.)
Pros: size cost and concept
Cons: not bright enough, a pain to set turn on and turn off
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Customer Rating
3
Does not illuminate ceiling or other parts of room
on August 8, 2013
Posted by: ThosP
Gender:Male
I probably should have tried the older model (HF3470) which casts light in all directions. I sleep on my side and if facing away from the HF3520 it doesn't provide much illumination to my eyes. While the LUMINANCE rating (250 lux# of the 3470 model is slightly lower than for the 3520 #300 lux#, the 3520 provides that luminance only directly in front of it, and the 3470 clearly provides a higher LUMINOUS FLUX #measured in lumens#, though I have not found the actual numbers. The older model probably illuminates the ceiling and other walls much more than the newer model. The clock display is too small for me. The edge controls aren't that easy to use, nor are the front controls. It is shaped like a sealed-beam headlight and is pretty tipsy. So I returned this unit, and pulled a cheap digital plug-in timer out of my junk box and connected it to a bedside lamp that points at the ceiling. That works great. It doesn't gradually increase in brightness as do the Philips units, but it still wakes me up quite gently in comparison to an alarm. The "click" of the timer turning on is more disturbing than the sudden light. I also have an old Android phone that I use as a bedside clock #full screen bedside clock app# and I use the Alarm Droid app as a great alarm. It ramps up #over a user selectable time# some nature sounds to wake me up #from an album of nature sounds I purchased). I prefer birds, and they start after the light has been on for 15 minutes. I leave the light and alarm it set for the same time 7 days a week since I want to maintain the same body sleep/wake cycle, so having to set two units is no problem since I never change them.
Cons: does not illuminate ceiling or other parts of room, controls difficult to use, display too small, expensive
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com
Posted by: pocketwatch50
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
The product does what it is supposed to do meaning it wakes you up in a more gentle fashion.
The menu routine is a bit to go through but nothing daunting.
For the price I think the radio should be better quality but basically it's an add- on thing and not really part of the units purpose.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting philips.com