Positive characteristics clearly outweigh ...

I was looking for a useful birthday present for my wife and came across this model the Wake-up Light series from Philips! Before ordering, I was impressed by the idea immediately - you will be ripped but not infrequently by phone alarm clock rudely from sleep in the morning and is whacked!

Idea good, but it is good in practice?

The unpacking and setting up first works without any problems. Put down, plug it in and off you go. But you should be aware in advance that the alarm clock already has a stadlichere size than most other radios. Did the alarm current one is first with a key - showered and enter flood. The manual one should even know read the menu navigation really master. We initially did not do so and were momentarily annoyed because we repeatedly actuated wrong entries ... but that's our fault, and after one or two alarm preferences you have the menu in hand.

The light can be divided into 20 stages and the sounds are quiet and selected from nature. You can individually arrange his Weckprofil - whether you're more natural sounds, will be awakened from the FM radio or setting that the light to the maximum brightness level lights ... everything is adjustable. It should be noted in alarm that the alarm clock 30 minutes before the alarm sounds even begins to increase the light gradually to shallow awakening. When you first wake which led my wife to the fact that it has become the first beam directly monitored. Who sleeps like slightly, which should adjust its alarm slightly backwards :-)
Otherwise, the Wake is just great ... great light, coupled with birdsong. I have been looking forward at the beginning of the evening already on waking. In fact, I am also become soft wax.

We particularly like the sleep function. If you use the alarm clock, for example, as a lamp for reading, so there is a timer which works like a kind of sunset. From time to time the light is always dark, so you eventually puts away the book and still can use the last rays of the wegdämmern.

Is there anything negative?

-Yes, The backlight of the time, although adjustable in 4 stages, but is still slightly annoying in the slightest step for some. I think that you should be able to turn off the lights and keystroke it comes at the request of only.

-No External media such as USB - Stick for music alternatives to radio.

- When a power failure you may oversleep, as all settings are gone.

Conclusion:
In the other reviews I have seen how many are upset about the lack of external media and about the danger of power outage. I can not understand it that way. First, I did not know the last time I had a Stomausfall and secondly also every phone can unload overnight from the wildest reasons or give up the ghost. Who ever thinks the worst, who also fear that one of the sky is falling on her head. Furthermore, I wanted to buy a cool alarm clock and no entertainment system. Sure, if it can, the device, then I am the last of bitches. But the main function should be the wake-up and does the device with flying colors. Anyway, we are absolutely satisfied in the morning to wake up relaxed. So the positives clearly outweighs the negative and we can only encourage everyone who is already stressed in the morning when you wake up, to buy the device.