Sony - Sony Dream Machine ICF-C153V

Sony - Sony Dream Machine ICF-C153V Review



Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)
 




2009 Writer
Brittanyls
Westwood, NJ
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5 star rating

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Pros

    TV tuner, Radio tuner, Weather tuner, Daylight savings button, Bright screen

Cons
    Annoying alarm

MAY
11
2009

Sony - Sony Dream Machine ICF-C153V — 

When I first got this clock radio, I thought it was like every other-boring and extremely annoying.  I was wrong.

The screen is green and bright, and there are three brightness settings that you can adjust.  Also, there is a daylight savings button.  So, instead of resetting the clock when that time of year comes around, you can just press a button and the time is changed for you.

Another great feature is the radio.  There are two FM tuners, where you can save up to 10 of your favorite stations.  There is also an AM tuner, and a weather tuner (just weather, all the time.)  You can set it so that if there is a weather alert, your clock will go off.

But, the biggest surprise of this clock for me was the TV tuner.  Yes, I can listen to the TV on my clock radio!  It has channels 2-13, and it's actually pretty cool, even though I don't use it that often.

Everything else is pretty standard.  The alarm is extremely annoying, and if you just lie there while it is going off, it will get louder and faster.  You can also set the radio for your alarm. 

Overall this is a great clock radio, and the most exciting part was the TV tuner.



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Brittanyls wrote on May 14, 2009 at 4:45PM

In response to bkovacs's comment from May 13, 2009 at 7:57AM:

Oh, wow, thanks for letting me know about that! I'll miss my TV tuner...everyone is amazed when I show it to them!

bkovacs wrote on May 13, 2009 at 7:57AM

Excellent review, and the daylight savings feature sounds like a real winner. However, don't get too attached to the TV tuner function, as that will disappear when TV switches to digital broadcasting on June 12. The tuner in that radio only works with analog TV and it will be useless for digital. I know... one more thing to grumble about because of the digital TV transition.

--Bob (who works in the TV industry)