I've been using this ever since I bought it in the 1980s. For a few decades as a clock and alarm, and then for a the last several decades as just a clock. It sits next to my big TV. No problems with it whatsoever. The numbers are easy to see from across a room.

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azaleanation t1_iuf88s2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:39 PM

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My mom has the same one. It was a wedding gift in the 80's

5spd4wd OP t1_iufisgo wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:53 PM

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Replying to azaleanation (#357,713)

Good gift. Practical and long-lasting. They're still being sold, as vintage items. I'm surprised the display on them has lasted this long.

TomTurkey_WiiU t1_iufzz0r wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:03 AM

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You can easily find these at thrift/charity stores. I like to buy newer Sony, Timex, and Panasonic clock radios and use for same purpose as op.

LazloNibble t1_iug40sf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:35 AM

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Replying to 5spd4wd (#360,168)

If my explorations in the world of thrift-store electronics sections are any indication, GE’s clock radios, and to a lesser extent Sony’s, seem to hold up really well. The mechanical displays, especially the flipping-digit ones, are waaaaay more likely to fail than the LCDs.

5spd4wd OP t1_iug54az wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:43 AM

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Replying to TomTurkey_WiiU (#364,425)

I see lots of them for sale on the big seller sites. Slight variations on them depending on the year released. Who knew the displays would last this long? I sure didn't expect that.

5spd4wd OP t1_iug5x8r wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:50 AM

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I had a cool clock radio I bought in the 2000s that was unique and I really liked it. It didn't even last ten years, the display started going blank in sections and then failed altogether. With no display an alarm clock radio is worthless.

pistoncivic t1_iug6co8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:53 AM

#366,156

Parents had the exact one in the 80's. Standard issue for suburbanites back then. Makes me want to go dig through their attic and see if it still works.

5spd4wd OP t1_iuga2zr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:23 AM

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Replying to pistoncivic (#366,156)

There is a multitude of them for sale online. This exact model. Apparently all of them are still working.

TomTurkey_WiiU t1_iugbdsw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:33 AM

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Replying to 5spd4wd (#365,855)

Electronics back then cost too much for planned obsolescence. Newer tech is usually made with quality components. I’ve got 12yr+ led/plasma tv’s that still work flawlessly, but my buddy’s 3yr old 4K just died….again!

-Ripper2 t1_iugzdwc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:04 AM

#373,956

I have the same one also that I bought when I moved out of my parents house back then. I haven’t used it in a while and and it’s in my closet.