Product Description

Chronos II maintains the stylish design and aluminium facia that made the original so popular, but is now available in two colours, has an improved display, automatic light sensor and includes FM with RDS. If you havent experienced DAB digital radio yet, youre in for a treat. Select stations by name, see news and track titles on the scrolling text display, tune at the touch of a button, and listen in crisp, clear, digital-quality sound. And theres more listening choice on DAB too in many areas up to twice as many stations as FM. Of course, Chronos II still has plenty of bedside features, such as a large clock display, four independent alarms (each of which can be set for weekdays only, weekends only or as a one-off), a snooze timer and a sleep timer. Other features include PUREs Intellitext®, for browsing stored scrolling text, textSCANTM to pause and control scrolling text and a USB port to add new features as they become available. All EcoPlus products are designed and manufactured to minimise their environmental impact, with: Reduced power consumption Use of materials from recycled and sustainable sources Optimum packaging size for transport efficiency Selection of components with minimised environmental impact

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2752 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Pure
• Model: VL-60909
• Released on: 2007-08-29

Features

• PURE BRUSHED ALUMINIUM CLOCK RADIO
• CLOCK AND TIMER
• 1 SPEAKERS
• 20 BRESETS
• IN SILVER

Customer Reviews

Perfect ... and DAB+ upgradeable
Brilliant. I was put off buying the old Chronos by some of the reviews, but the Chronos II seems to have addressed ALL of the issues previous owners have had. Well done Pure for listening.
Good points:
neat, unobtrusive, good sound, very easy to use, sleep function fades out, alarm can be set for "weekday" or "everyday" or "once" etc, alarm has independent volume and station to the last one you were tuned to (or the same if that's what you want! Very clear display without being bright (auto or manual dim) - I was brought up in the middle of Mid Wales (more sheep than people) where the nearest street light was over 3 miles away so I know what dark is, and believe me NO ONE could complain about this display (which, incidentally, you can set to display the time or any other info when the radio is on or in sleep mode simply by pressing the "info" button).
Bad points:
non at all
Conclusion: if you want a quality clock radio buy this one. Besides being very good it is the only DAB+ upgradeable one that I am aware of (so you wont be throwing it in the bin in a few years time when DAB is replaced by DAB+)

A Great Little Alarm Clock
I received the Chronos II for Christmas as a replacement for my old AM/FM radio alarm-clock, and have been extremely impressed with the product.

THE PROS:

- The triangular "Toblerone" shape means the clock radio occupies the minimum amount of space on a bedside table. The buttons are clear and easy to find, and build quality is also very good.
- The DAB reception is crystal clear and, unlike my old FM radio, it does not "drift" between radio stations over time.
- For a small clock radio, the sound quality is good (however it is not a replacement for a HiFi system).
- The clock always shows the correct time, as it automatically syncs with the time broadcast via DAB.
- You can set four different alarms with individual settings, including weekdays-only, weekends-only, etc. No more waking up at 6am on a Saturday!!
- It has an adjustable Snooze timer (why are snooze timers normally 9 minutes?)
- There is an automatic dimmer, plus High and Low manual settings for the display
- You can customise radio alarm volume settings
- There is a neat headphone socket tucked in the top rear corner of the unit, which avoids the need to fumble with cables around the back of the clock.

THE CONS:

- If I was being ultra-picky, the display is a little bit on the small side, meaning that it is a bit difficult to read the time from a distance (e.g. >4m).

CONCLUSION:

I think this is a great product, and I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a DAB clock radio.

At last a tested product!! Alarm and Radio
After my brief but troubled encounter with the Roberts CRD51 I can happily confirm that though more expensive the Chronos II is worth every penny more:
1) auto dimmer really works
2) alarm can be set without putting the radio on
3) alarm can be cancelled without putting the radio on
4) station and volume alarm can be set rather than previously used mode
and finally....
5) The clock and radio station displays when the alarm goes off.

A result!
Obviously the guys at Pure test their products. Well done!