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This full-featured lifestyle combo gives you plenty of options. Tune in to your favorite radio station or pop in a CD anywhere, any time. FR-CD3000 is capable of CD-R/RW playback and features a digital synthesized tuner, a single vertical CD, a backlit LCD display, stereo speakers, a battery back-up (9V), and more.

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Buyer's feedback: - * It's worked fine for me... your milage may vary though ...
I've owned this alarm for at least 18 months now and I haven't had any of the problems that everyone else mentions in their reviews except for the annoying display. I've found the speakers adequate given that the alarm is so compact (no, it's not Bose or Cambridge Soundworks good, but it also didn't cost that much). I've been waking up to the CD alarm for the entire time I've owned the unit and it still functions flawlessly.

Now as to just how annoying the display is... Today I actually tore apart the entire unit to access the LCD (the LCD is on the front and the alarm comes apart from the back, what a pain). I carefully used a razor to remove the stock polarizing film and replaced it with some higher quality film oriented 90 degrees off to invert the display (black background, blue-green text). All I can say is it was worth my effort because it no longer lights the entire room up at night.

In short this alarm has served me well, and would likely serve others well, but only if they don't mind sleeping with a nightlight.

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Buyer's feedback: - Looks great but that's it
This is a great looking radio with a small footprint - a nice alternative to the black cubes. But that's it. I had it for less than six months when the CD began stopping and re-starting on its own. Now it just stops. The display is as bright as a night light and can't be adjusted. Now it's basically a $79 piece of sculpture on my nightstand. Soon it will belong to the Goodwill.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Beware of labor warranty ...
The labour warranty is only for 90 days.If you need repairs after the 90 day period the cost of labor is higher than the value of the product. If available purchase an extended warranty.

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Buyer's feedback: - Not such a hot buy
I bought this radio for my daughters because I wanted a stereo clock radio that had a small footprint and headphone outputs. The radio is fairly small, and it has stereo sound, but the LCD display is pretty hard to see, due to terrible contrast. The radio reception is quite good, but it's wasted because the speakers are tiny and sound that way. I returned one of them for service after 2 1/2 months because the system would "latch-up", with the only way to reset it being to unplug it. Labor warranty is only 90 days, and you need to pay postage yourself.
Skip this one.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Not what I expected. ...
I looked high and low for a CD/Alarm/Clock Radio with good sound, nice aesthetics, and a small footprint. I thought I found it in this one... I was wrong as usual. The choices for me were slim, $500 for the Bose wave, or $79 for this. You still get what you pay for. The FM reception is fair, the sound is substandard, and the cd mechanism whistles when spinning. The unit is also too light, where pushing firmly against any of the front mounted buttons slides the radio back. The display is way too bright, not adjustable, and hard to read on an angle. I attempted to block some of the brightness with some window tint. It worked well blocking both the shinning light and the ability to see the already dim display. Needless to say it sat on my nightstand, looking towards the wall for a couple of days, then was on Ebay. End of story.