Rise and shine to the newsworthy reporting and tasteful jokes of your favorite morning shows. Who are these people, anyway? Why are they so peppy at this awful hour? Your Aiwa clock radio understands the misery of the morning. A respectful alarm prods without complaint, and a big snooze button is an easy target for the dedicated night person. The big green LED display informs you that you have exactly 12 more minutes of sleep. At the end of the day, relax to the dulcet sounds of AM or FM music. Manufacturer: Aiwa
Navigating through AIWA's customer service is almost as bad as dealing with the IRS. It makes their warranty practically worthless.
In my experience, the AIWA products I've owned (one shelf system, and one portable tape player) have functionally lasted about a year or less. Save yourself some money (and more importantly the headache of dealing with their customer service) and buy a Sony or a Pioneer (anything else).
Bright lights rating: 3
The AIWA FR-A200 AM/FM Clock Radio works about as one would expect a low-end clock radio to work (if its music you are after there are better radios in the $60.00 range, but for news and early morning traffic reports who needs fine reproduction). The controls are fairly easy to get used to, although the "Sleep" button is sometimes a little difficult to locate in the dark. The "Snooze" button is a snap to find. The only drawback of this Clock Radio is that the green luminous numbers on the clock are VERY bright and may keep light sleepers awake. The light from the radio might fool you into thinking dawn has come earlier than expected. Otherwise I have no problems with this machine.
