Philips AJL308 Clock Radio

We must be talking about different versions.

Strengths: Built in backup battery. Pics or vids in clock, radio or viewer mode. Easy to use, bright, clear. Manual or Auto Dim for night. SD/MMC & USB. Dual alarm, gentle wake to radio or MP3.

Weakness: None I can think of.

Are there different versions? Mine were manufactured 10, 2008. None of the things others complained about. Great item, easy to use. Don't think they could improve a thing.

So Close To Good...

Strengths: Slick appearance. Acceptable sound quality. Acceptable image quality. Keeps time when plugged in & firmware is updated.

Weakness: Functions don't play nicely together. No slide show when in clock mode. Cannot wake up to an MP3 playlist. Very bright for a alarm clock. Relaxing noises are anything but.

It's a budget picture frame that can do a couple of other tricks, but it is so close to being so much more. The black glossy frame is attractive, but the lack of any integrated memory or an internal battery means starting over from scratch after every power cycle or power outage. Is the glass half empty or half full? i think half empty, when the slideshow & clock modes can co-exist peacefully,...

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the paris hilton of clock radios

Strengths: sleek design; looks cool; radio tuner works

Weakness: looks better on the box than it really is; iPod compatibility; radio tuning speed; picture functions; overall speed

I first saw this in the store and thought WOW! I got it on sale for $80 (originally $120) and I thought I had a great find. But how wrong I was. The buttons feel like they were made in the 80's, and the up/down and left/right arrows are separated into 2 different keys. That is an annoying design flaw. The resolution is not so good. It did not even recognize my iPod touch when I plugged it in. It...

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excellent

Strengths: Lots of features

Weakness: Low resolution

This photo frame is so good it has everything you need. Clock, alarm and sleep functions make it very versatile. Picture quality is not high enough resolution. I love it.

Philips AJL308

Strengths: Slick design

Weakness: Photo section is kind of small

All on all it's a good product! with a reasonable price. I purchase one for a gift and ending up buying another one for myself. The frame looks good, it comes with everything you need, alarm, MP3, and photo frame.

Worth the price.

Strengths: Alarm clock. Charging of iPod with it.

Weakness: no mp3 support for alarm. radio not functioning properly.

This photo frame is so good it has everything you need. The speakers sound great. Resolution is not that great, but then you have to spend more money. It looks perfect for us. A feature that was not listed is you can charge your ipod on it. You just plug in the usb into your ipod and it will charge it will also let you look at the pictures on your ipod. Philips has recently posted a firmware for...

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Nice device

Strengths: combo of several devices: clock/alarm, widescreen picture frame, calendar, MP3 player, FM radio. Firmware can be updated by user.

Weakness: resolution is ok, but not great. no remote. calendar mode displays a static picture and does not allow for slide show. No AM tuner. Only supports SD/MMC cards.

This is a very nice device. Although the screen is not the highest resolution out there, the pictures still come out pretty good. The screen is also the widescreen format. It does not have a remote, which is not a big deal, but still lacking compared with many other picture frames. However, unlike other digital frames, this has more to offer. It also featrues and MP3/video player, FM Tuner, and...

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Nice all in one solution

Strengths: Appearance, Alarm, Video playback

Weakness: Resolution, No slide show with clock, No battery back up.

This is a nice multi-dimensional digital photo frame with a built in FM radio and Alarm clock. The resolution of photos are a bit on the lower side and the pictures appear a bit grainy and less detailed. There is no battery back up. However, if the unit is plugged back within five minutes, it is supposed to retain the settings.It even plays divx and avi movie files through USB drive or SD card....

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Philips Frame Alarm Clock

Strengths: Design, Looks

Weakness: No Wake-up Alarm from USB

This is a very well featured Alarm Clock Digital frame combo. it has a great appeal with 2 functions that go well together. it is stylish and well made. there are a couple glaring mistakes though. one is the day/date error that has been fixed in the latest firmware update, so make sure you do update it if it isnt already. the other is the lack of an option to play your choice of wake-up alarm...

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Nice alarm clock, not digital picture frame

Strengths: various functions and features in all-in-one; good design

Weakness: weak resolution, a little bit bulky for display

I've purchased this model during the Chrimas holiday season and have used for three weeks. It has lots of features not available in other digital picture frame. But its resolution is not good enough as much as dedicated digitial picture frame. If you want a nice alarm clock having digital picture display, you won't be disappointed with it. But if you want to have a quality picture frame, it'll be...

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