How to Choose the Right Portable Clock Radio
Portable Clock Radio
While most portable clock radios are a small investment, you should put some serious thought into what you need in a clock radio. There are 4 basic categories of features:
- Basic features, like size, visibility, a snooze feature, and battery backup…
- Travel features, like durability, which may or may not be important to you…
- Audio features, like the type of speakers the radio uses, audio jacks, AM/FM/CD/MP3 capability…
- And optional features, like telephones, multiple alarm times, Wi-Fi capability, iPod compatibility, and more…
The basic features will eliminate some models for you right away. Then eliminate any clocks that don’t have large displays. Don’t choose the travel-trunk sized alarm. Have frequent power outages? Well, you need to consider the audio features of your clock radio. What about MP3 capability? Can it play songs from your MP3 player to wake you up?
There are also many options available in portable clock radios. Why not purchase a combination portable clock radio and telephone?
Then a clock that will allow you to set multiple waking times might come in handy! Some newer models are even capable of logging into a Wi-Fi network to stream online radio for free!
