CHKOSDALED Large Digital Wall Clock, Oversize Wall Clock with 6” Numbers, Remote Control Count up/Countdown Timer Clock, Auto Dimmer, Big Calendar and Thermometer(Ice Blue)

I bought this for my home studio where I wanted both a countdown clock for webcasts & presentations, and also a count up / stopwatch for when I record videos & podcasts. This does both of those very well, and I like that the digits are huge and there is no frame. (e.g. it's just a black rectangle that also lights up.)That said, the instructions are pretty horrible, which is fine, but there will be some experimenting to figure out how the thing works.A few helpful hints:* In the "CD Set" mode (countdown set), the first [d1:00] display is days, with a value from something like 359 days to 0 days. But when the [d0] is flashing, that's essentially setting the hundreds value of the days, then you hit the mode button again and the right hand [:00] flash, which is setting the tens/ones of days. In other words, [d0:00] is confusing because it's broken into two steps, like if you want 150 days, you don't type [1-5-0], rather, you type [1 - mode key - 5 - 0].The four direction arrow keys are NOT arrow keys. :) When the instructions say things like "press mode, then the up or down buttons", they don't mean the four buttons surrounding the mode button, rather, they mean the actual buttons off to the right labeled "up" and "down". So in my case, I spent a lot of time redoing things because I hit what I thought was the "up" button but was actually the alarm set button which took me into the alarm set mode.Also what is not obvious is that with the countdown timer set mode (CD SET button), the final screen of [--:00], the "--" part is just "ON" or "--", which just means it will save this countdown setting in memory, so in the future you can quickly restart the same countdown by pressing [CD SET - play]. the number portion (the right hand side) of that final screen is how many seconds (0-99) you want before the countdown timer starts flashing to alert you that it's almost done.In my case, I have a saved countdown timer of 1 hour. (If you want a 60 min timer, you have to enter it as one hour, zero minutes. It will not accept 0 hours 60 minutes.) So to use it, I just hit the "CD SET" button which takes me to the [d0:00] page, but since my timer is saved, I can then immediately hit the play/pause button and start it. So it's really a very simple two-button click, but it's pretty confusing to know that you can hit play on the first screen of the timer setting pages.Also for the countdown timer, since this clock only has 4 digits, if you have more than one hour remaining, it shows hours:minutes, but then once you're under an hour it flips to min:sec. This is fine really though it confused me at first since when I did a 90min clock I didn't see it moving (because it was showing mins not secs on the right side of the colon).Finally, I love that there are +/- buttons on the remote for the brightness, and I love that you can customize everything like whether the colon flashes and whether the speaker is enabled.Final note: no batteries are included, you need 2 AAAs for the remote and a CR 2032 for the clock. (That battery is just to save the time & settings if it's unplugged or a power failure. You don't need the battery if you keep the clock plugged in. You can even hit the power button on the remote to turn off the clock totally, but if it stayed plugged in then it will remember everything when you turn it back on.)Overall a great product, looks good, works fine once you figure out the nuances.

The media could not be loaded. 45 years ago when I started in business and old-timer pulled me aside and said: "Son you want have a great meeting, and you want people to remember what you said in the meeting, Start on time and End on time. It doesn't matter how good the content is in the meeting if people are looking at their watches wonder if it ever going to endThat is great advice and many times we get caught up in the content. Great to have a subtle reminder of where we are in our presentations. This huge 6 inch numbers clock not only is a great clock. A fantastic calendar. A temperature window, it's also a countdown clock and a clock.I really enjoy this. I've been wanting a large clock for our sanctuary for a long time. The keep of the pastors on time. While this does have alarm I'm not brave enough to set it. However with the countdown feature does start blinking with five minutes left it is sure to get the attention of anyone in front of it. We have about 35 feet between our pulpit in the back wall where the courtesy monitor is for the pastor and this takes up about 20% of the monitor he can't miss it.I've got to use it this weekend. It is a great tool, a subtle reminder, and it looks nice on top of that.Please take a look at the video. And before you watch it yes I am trying to learn how to make really cool videos like the professionals do, and yes I realize I'm miles away from that. But watch it anyway give me your feedback on what you think I could do to do better. In any case information and it is really good information.Pros:6 inch numberssuperbrighttons of featurescountdown feature has extra reminder see videoinstruction book is done very well (generally not the case in most of these products we see online)remote is easy to use and very lightweightthere's no bevel this is all clockvery attractive piece of furnitureCons:alarm sound is not as loud as I'd likethere is a learning curve for the remote (I guess there's one on anything we learn though right?)I did not see an extended warranty available (at this price range I like to have some protection past the one year warranty)

Bought a second one to place across from the first. Sightlines partly obscured the view of the first clock, but the clock itself is plenty large to easily be seen from either end of my big-box gym (10,000 sq ft). My members all love the easily readable digits.Only giving four stars instead of five because - the manual is not well translated and programming is kind of convoluted. A power outage does result in a flip to 24-hour (military) time. Easy enough to revert back once you decode the instructions. Many modes available, but the only use we employ is time of day. If the clock were easier to control, we might have used the count-up/down feature, but it’s not.Overall, I’m very happy with the clock as a bright, large time display in a large gym environment.

Its nice size. The charger it comes with unplugs easy but its universal so you can swap it with better one. I suggest putting a battery in it that way it keeps the time if it gets unplugged. It doesn't stay on if unplugged, but when you plug it back in it will still have the time set if you put a battery in it.