Nice bright lighting. Projection is fantastic. Easily see time on the ceiling at night. Great price and value

I am confused by a lot of the negative reviews for this clock. Out of all people I know, I'm the least likely to suck up to a Chinese manufacturer but I need to give credit where its due.

Let's start off by addressing some myths:

- You cannot dim the light down
False. There is literally a button that you keep pressing to alternate between brightness options. The clock has a "Dimmer" button that will show LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 on the screen and will adjust the brightness.

-The projector is inverted/backwards
False. Again, there's a button on the clock that lets you switch the direction of the projector screen which is extremely convenient. Since you can flip the screen away from you if the clock brightness bothers you while simultaneously having the projector on your ceiling or wall thats readable. I have no idea why many people claim this is an issue.

-The alarm doesn't wake me up
This depends on the person but I will say that I am a heavy sleeper. I use to sleep through 10+ alarms on my phone in a single day, my body would get used to and sleep through all of them. This alarm definitely wakes me up, but my issue is that my brain (as usual) adapted into getting up and shutting off the alarm while I'm asleep. So that's on me, not the clock. I recommend placing the alarm somewhere further away, and putting the vibrating device on a surface to where it will not fall off and break. Trust me, the rumbling sound of having a table getting hit is annoying.

-You cannot change the alarm once it is set
False. This may be a defect on some people's clocks although I highly recommend reading the instruction manual. You can turn off a set alarm by holding the Alarm button for a few seconds. If you click the alarm button like nomal, the screen will flash indicating you can set a time - so you then go to the hour and minute button to set whatever time you want, click the alarm button once again to exit and see the normal time. You should see a new alarm symbol to the left of the screen indicating you set the time.

It's possible many of these reviews are defective products, but I also believe many are from people not reading how to use the device. I've done this before and is embarrassing when I go complain on a review when I realize I didn't ever read the instructions.

My only critcism of this clock is that the projector on the brightest LO3 LO4 LO5 settings shows a blue circle around it which gets rid of the illusion of only the numbers being projected but we still do not have holograms so I'll take this over anything else until that technology gets invented.

Purchased for a family member with limited mobility. The lighting on the clock is easy to see and read. The projection of the time is a plus. It's easy to maneuver and focus the clock to project on the wall or ceiling. You can easily turn this feature on or off. The entire feel of the clock is modern and sleek. I definitely would purchase this clock again.

My husband mentioned that he would love to find a clock that projected the time on the or ceiling because he hated to grab his phone and pick it up to look at it. He was like a kid in a candy store when we received the clock. It works great and he is happy with the purchase!

My only quibble with it is that the projection can be flipped 180 degrees, but it can't be rotated 90, or any other way. This limits the position you want to place the clock in. But other than that, it's really cool.