American Lifetime Newest Version Clock Reviews Summary

Visibility & Display

Pros:

• "Large type is easy to read from anywhere in the room."
• "The Day of the week function and the afternoon/evening function is fantastic."
• "The clock face is big enough and bright enough to be seen from across the room."
• "Nice big font."
• "The display is simple and large so it can easily be seen from across a good size room."
• "The large display is perfect for her and she loves it."
• "Display options; display screen is clear and bright from across the room."

Cons:

• "The display is still way too bright in a dark bedroom."
• "After 8 months the brightness went away... You can see that it is still displaying information but only with a close look and younger eyes."
• "It was unnoticeable initially, but the contrast between the black background and the white numbers/letters went down over time; it is now hard to read after nine months."
• "The 'dimmed' light is still quite bright."
• "It worked great at first but in less than 6 months the display has faded to the point that my mother can’t see it anymore."
• "Unfortunately, almost exactly one year after purchasing this the screen faded and it's almost impossible to read now."
• "The screen isn't so great. There are jagged edges to the letters -- not as many pixels as I'd assumed."

Functionality & Ease of Use

Pros:

• "It has the day, AM or PM & the date."
• "If accidentally unplugged it goes right back to the correct time, no need to reset."
• "It was by far the easiest clock I have ever had to set the time."
• "Shows what day, time, morning, afternoon or evening."
• "The clock is well made and requires zero setup, except for the optional alarm(s)."
• "Very easy to set."
• "It’s very easy to use and set up."

Cons:

• "It does lack some features that would make it much better."
• "The instructions kept referring to a menu button on the back which doesn’t exist."
• "A bit complicated for a dementia patient to use, however."
• "Need more alarm sound options."
• "The only negative is that it does not adjust for day light savings time, you must do that manually."
• "The alarm function confused me a little."
• "The instruction book was not correct in naming the buttons on the back for setting the clock."

Design & Aesthetics

Pros:

• "He just plugged the clock in and it displayed the right day, time and date."
• "This is exactly the type of clock I wanted for my 95-year-old mom who still lives independently but needs reminders of what day it is."
• "My elderly mother loves this easy to read clock! Big, bold, and plain letters help with her limited sight."
• "The alarms that remind her that it is time to take her medication are life-changing."
• "The custom alarms are a plus, especially with pre-canned messages for folks who need regular medication."
• "It also keeps time perfectly & you can switch to military time."
• "Love that it indicates morning vs evening specifically as well date, day of the week, and time."