RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio

RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
With the RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio, you will no longer have to worry about forgetting to turn off your alarm clock on weekends! A unique "weekend cancel function" gives you the option of pre-setting your weekday alarms and having them automatically shut off for the weekends, allowing you to get the sleep you deserve. The RCA RP4801 has individual dual wake-time indicators that allow for two different alarm settings for two users.

A top loading CD provides for smooth and easy access to your favorite music, and you can choose to wake up to the alarm, radio or CD. Best of all, the RCA RP4801 runs on a unique ASIC chip, in which three features are combined to make life a little bit easier for you and yours. The Graduwake Ramp-Up Alarm gradually increases the volume of the alarm as you wake up; a "nap" function allows you to take a refreshing cat nap without fear of sleeping all afternoon, and a programmable snooze feature means you can sleep for up to an extra two hours after your alarm initially wakes you up. An auto brightness control feature, which maintains the LED display brightness according to the changing light of your room, and a time zone selection, which allow you to switch to the time zone that you are in, round out the features of this unique CD clock radio.

Product Description:
RCA, Clock Radio With CD, Horizontal Design, Dual Wake.

RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio
Average customer rating:

RCA RP4801

DON'T BUY unless you like STRESS

A real disappointment

Too bright, and a little buggy

not impressed

RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

CD & Cassette Clock Radios | Clock Radios | Radios | Portable Audio & Video | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
Radios | Portable Audio & Video | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Audio & Video | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
RCA | Custom Brands | Custom Stores | Specialty Stores | Electronics Features | Electronics | MP3 Players | MP3 Player Accessories | CD Players | Remote Controls
Clock Radios | Alarm Clocks | Clocks | Home Décor | Furniture & Décor | Categories | Home & Garden
Furniture & Décor Style (style_browse-bin) | Furniture & Décor (1057794) | Refinements | Home & Garden | Casual | Contemporary | International | Traditional
Product Features:

CD Player integrated into compact design

Auto Brightness Control

Multi-Function Dual Wake

ASIN: B0009FUARY

Product Description

Thomson provides a wide range of video technologies, products and services to consumers and professionals in the entertainment and media industries. Offering an array of state-of-the-art digital products and services, Thomson adds value to hundreds of millions of consumers around the world every year.

Amazon.com Product Description

With the RCA RP4801 AM/FM Dual Wake CD Clock Radio, you will no longer have to worry about forgetting to turn off your alarm clock on weekends! A unique "weekend cancel function" gives you the option of pre-setting your weekday alarms and having them automatically shut off for the weekends, allowing you to get the sleep you deserve. The RCA RP4801 has individual dual wake-time indicators that allow for two different alarm settings for two users.

Customer Reviews:

RCA RP4801.......2007-04-22

Absolutely worst cd radio alarm clock ever. Very difficult to program. Requires a PhD from CAL to understand. Sound is tinny from radio. This was a gift that I could not give back. Gave it to my mother in law...

DON'T BUY unless you like STRESS.......2006-09-04

This alarm LOOKED liked it had everything -- two alarms, would get gradually louder, plays CDs, etc.

It had a NAP feature, which I wouldn't use, but that button was on the other side of the controls so I figured there was no danger that I'd accidentally hit it.

WAS I WRONG!

Supposedly the NAP button is the only button that turns on or off the NAP feature (like a snooze - except it'll wake you in 10 minutes or 2 hours, whatever you set.) Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the Alarm SET button also turned on the NAP feature.

Imagine my growing frustration and ANGER when I can't turn the *@$#ing NAP off!!! It's late at night, I wanted to set my alarm to be 1/2 hour later for the next morning, and I'm stuck pushing the NAP button over and over again for 5-10 minutes to get it to turn off OR I can have my alarm go off in 10 minutes to wake me when I've just started to fall asleep.

The NAP feature turns on about 20% of the times that I try to set the alarms. After 3 months of this, I'm trashing this and going out to spend another money on a different alarm. Yes, the alarm has many nice features, but that is outweighted by the repeatedly stressful nights of fighting with the NAP feature.

Save your money and your sanity!!!

A real disappointment.......2006-07-10

We bought this item at Walmart as a Christmas gift for our daughter and while it worked for a while (about 3 months or so), the CD player stopped working. We sent it to the address listed in the manual and it took about 3 months to get another one. And, lo and behold, the replacement unit doesn't work at all!

Pass on this and get something of higher quality.

Too bright, and a little buggy.......2006-06-06

The other reviewers here nailed the problems exactly. Overall, this is an acceptable alarm clock (I bought it just to wake up to CDs, and it does that well enough), but I wouldn't buy it again:

1. The display is too bright at night. If I sleep facing my nightstand, I have to turn the clock away.

2. The nap timer randomly turns itself on about half the times I go through the alarm setting modes. This is especially annoying because the only way to turn it off is to hold down the NAP button for several seconds. Also, the nap timer can only be set to 2 hours at the longest, which is a little short for my tastes.

3. There aren't many alarm options. My last clock had separate buzzer and radio alarms which could each be set to Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun, or daily. On this one, I can change each alarm from buzzer to radio to CD, but I can't make separate weekend and weekday alarms - the clock doesn't even know what day it is.

4. Advertised features are missing. The weekend cancel function, auto brightness control, and time zone selection simply don't exist.

On the plus side, it plays not just CD-Rs, but also CD-RWs! If you like to change your alarm music a lot, you can reuse the same CD-RW disc over and over.

not impressed.......2006-04-07

I have had this player for a couple of months and I do have trouble playing cd-r's...it stutters and this is verrrrry irritating. I will be looking for another to replace it. It plays pre-recorded cd's beautifully.

Electronics:

Electronics

electronics

Recommended Consumer Electronics:

Toshiba SD-V290 DVD-VCR Combo

Princeton SL90 19inch LCD Color Monitor

HEWLETT-PACKARD Photosmart 7550 Printer Refurbished

CP Ink System for HP DesignJet 2000CP/2500CP/2800CP/3000CP/3500CP/3800CP, Cyan

KDS VS-F15 15'' Flat Panel Monitor

palmOne Treo USB HotSync cable. Allows one touch data transfer with HotSync button. Treo 600, 300, 270, 180. Retail Packaged.

Netgear WG511T Super G 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card

Maxent MX-42VM10 42'' EDTV-Ready Flat Panel Plasma TV with Speakers

Liquid Video Portable DVD System (MVBG45) (MVBG45)

Legacy of Kain: Defiance for Xbox

Office Depot(R) Brand Model 61X Remanufactured High-Yield Image Cartridge