Ambient Weather WS-2801A Advanced Wireless Color Forecast Station w/Temperature, Humidity, Barometer

Actually the non-color version (back lighted) of this unit is easier to read from a distance. The remotes that come with this unit will work well as the 1-3 remote sensors on older units too.; in my case the remotes connected to my much older Ambient WS-0265 station. Surprisingly, my older Ambient WS-0265 picked up the signals from the remotes at little farther distance than this new unit did.Very easy to set up, and the display is beautiful in colour. The remotes read accurately against each other.The minimum and maximum temperature / humidity readings are a must feature. Atomic Clock works perfect and barometer is a great feature and takes a shot at predicting the weather.This is all you really need to have without getting tangled up with an outdoor weather station and all those extra gadgets to maintain.

After a couple of weeks, it is still working perfectly. The instructions are great, providing a relatively quick start for a device with lots of configuration options that are important to make it work well (e.g., setting offsets for barometric pressure), but if you just accept the defaults it should probably work fine. The instructions are written in clear English, with helpful information to confirm you're on the right track (e.g. "after putting batteries in the remote, the remote should show the temperature". The screen can be made totally dark, which is important to me. One can set the date/time manually, which is valuable in places where the radio signal for time is poor. I'm not entirely sure I understand the numeric gauge next to the pressure, but the up/down/sideways arrow below it does seem to indicate which way the pressure has been changing recently.Other reviewers have expressed disappointment that the batteries for the indoor unit are just for a backup and you need to have it plugged in. I tried unplugging mine, and it seemed to still update the data; the screen just went dark, though I could still peer at it and see the information, and also the screen would light up for a little while when I hit the brightness button on the top. They recommend non-rechargable batteries but mine is working fine with Eneloop AAA's.The one thing I'd like would be an option to continuously display dew point instead of relative humidity, but since I can just press the button to see dew point, this is not a big deal.

UPDATE: We purchased this weather station in 2016 and appears to have failed after 8 years of service. Very pleased with its longevity and performance. However, as stated in our previous review, its ability to forecast weather is terribly inaccurate. Depending solely on fluctuations in barometric pressure, the weather forecast is not at all accurate. We will be purchasing another weather station, but we will be seeking one that receives the weather forecast from the National Weather Service offices in our regional area. So far, we haven't found any with this feature. Otherwise, we have received good service from this brand.The Ambient Weather Station WS-2800 fills our needs. It has an AC power pack that allows the color screen to remain lit continuously. I believe that we shielded the outdoor sensor properly (but that's another review) to allow for accurate readings. The temperature, humidity, and pressure readings are typically within the ranges reported by our local TV weather reports and by the various internet weather services (all of which provide slightly different readings when accessed at the same time). The AW weather forecasting is based on rising and dropping barometric pressure and should not be relied upon since it does not link with the National Weather Service. Despite this one shortcoming, the WS-2800 weather station is quite accurate and is a bargain with respect to price. Well satisfied.

this station has every function we were looking for. high / lows temps & humidity . indoor temp & humidity. moon phases, forecasts . calibration modes....very nice case with folding support leg....good screen that can be see across the room. dims nicely and also a screen shut off. and an alarm clock with snooze! the manual is straight forward and in english. the only hic cup was making sure to follow start up sequence closely. bind the remote to the console while in the room at about five to ten feet away. this isn't stated in the manual so we installed the batteries in the remote sensor and walked at outside to hang sensor in place. we waited over nite for the console to recognize the remote. the desire to push buttons was there but the manual states DO NOT PUSH BUTTONS until remote has recognized console. we checked out the remote this morning and faintly remembered reading about other stations needing to be very near the console to bind. brought the remote into the room and presto! instant bind.we scoured the net for a station that had all the goodies...this one has rave reviews...and now we know why. this ambient product is well desiged and exudes quality had great reviews and the osprey station looks like our next upgrade. thanx Ambient!