^ yep it was quite a farce last year, with the clock determined that I should live in a German timezone.
tek-monkey
6 Oct 17#5
Not bad for the price.
paulday564
6 Oct 17#6
Does anyone know if they have these in black?
Quids
6 Oct 17#7
Nice clock, just looking for a new order. Cheers OP. :smile:
Quids
6 Oct 17#8
Hang on, this one's no good for me - the 4 & the 8 are missing. Must be an EU thing.
h3llo_fr1end to Quids
6 Oct 17#10
It’s common knowledge that the UK own the numbers 4 & 8, with Brexit looming it seems the EU have already started.
kerridge0 to Quids
6 Oct 17#14
It's just another confirmation that the 48 are being ignored when it comes to Europe.. :persevere:
john306
6 Oct 17#9
Temperature and humidity, must be an outdoor clock, unless it's got an additional wireless transmitter but I can't see in the description anywhere?
K0YS to john306
6 Oct 17#11
Not an outdoor clock. It's a normal clock, it has the sensors inside the clock for indoor use.
bigpappasmurf13 to john306
6 Oct 17#13
Lol what?
Rickardo to john306
6 Oct 17#17
Why must be an outdoor one? If you want to know the inside temp and humidity, then it's perfect.
summerof76
6 Oct 17#12
I have one of these clocks, it's ok.
thefunkygibbon to summerof76
6 Oct 17#25
amazing. thanks for the enthusiastic and thorough review.
crazylegs to thefunkygibbon
6 Oct 17#26
I think that's your average Lidl customer to be honest. :joy:
summerof76 to thefunkygibbon
6 Oct 17#30
No problem :neutral_face:
Geemac
6 Oct 17#16
bemad
6 Oct 17#18
Bought my first RC clock over 20 years ago - made by Oregon Scientific - was quite expensive but it lasted for years and got the signal from Rugby so was it was the correct UK time and instantly corrected itself when the clocks went forward and back. Was great knowing the exact time and no worries about it being wrong.
I have bought a couple from Aldi and Lidl - the LCD type not this one - which have always been set to take the signal from Germany (stands to reason given the sellers) and which you need to over-ride using the settings. However - and this defeats the object - very often it would jump to the German time despite you asking it not to. Seems the problem isn't just confined to this model. In the end I just didn't use them.
Would be much better if they built a model which took the frequency from the UK for the UK market. Seeking out the frequency from Germany comes with problems.
opaninkofi to bemad
8 Oct 17#36
There was a product recall for the ones you bought earlier. They have now fixed the issue hence getting back on sale
snoopy18
6 Oct 17#19
Heat op
Hoppie
6 Oct 17#20
Had mine about 3 yrs now excellent clock batteries last about 2.5 yrs love the accuracy of this I also have 6 other LCD clocks of Lidl's in various rooms in my house including my garage all radio controlled best clocks I've ever owned no maintenance required just replace batteries every few years alters for summer/winter automatically no brainer. :grin:
iz123456789
6 Oct 17#21
I'm so confused! Can you order this online?
Leery24
6 Oct 17#22
I bought one of these last time and it would always auto update to German time at midnight. Hopefully they will have learned.
jamgin
6 Oct 17#23
Got one of these and it is showing Hammer Time...
BulldogNo1
6 Oct 17#24
- 40°C to + 60°C, that's useful for indoor use!
amour3k
6 Oct 17#27
These things are getting cheaper by the minute, love it!. :-)
I recall a time, in so far a distant past, when just the Radio Controlled Clock ALONE (less Temperature Features and wotnots?), were nearer hitting the £60+ mark, and beyond?!. :-(
WOW how time's have thankfully changed ... lol.
modelman
6 Oct 17#28
With a temp range like that Its not going to be that practical or accurate. Heat for the rc clock feature though. I wonder if you have to tap the glass to get the humidity gauge to move like my old Grandads barometer... :joy:
aroundapenny
6 Oct 17#29
Heat! :smile:
patrick_000
6 Oct 17#31
I got the one on European time a couple of years ago - just moved the hand back an hour and it’s been perfect ever since. Keeps perfect time, even in my house which has terrible radio reception.
getknk
6 Oct 17#32
great clock. I had the CET version last time, but just opened the glass cover and moved the small handle by an hour :smile: Hope this time its the UK version, but excellent quality and no worry during clock changes
DoHS to getknk
6 Oct 17#33
How did you do that, handle movement, did you simply pushed the handle back with your finger or did you detach the handle and then fixed it back 1hr? wonder will this be a GMT version this time. I bought 2 last year for my parents in Croatia and CET version worked a treat for them.
Noodlewod
6 Oct 17#34
Here's a fun fact: Most clocks in photos and in shops have the hands on 10 and 2 to make the clock look happy, with a smiley face.... Makes you more likely to buy them.
tilyymolly
8 Oct 17#35
Just picked one up. It has set itself to GMT.
Thanks to OP
jammy_p
8 Oct 17#37
Got one and it automatically set the correct UK time.
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Story about product recall
Hopefully they learned their lesson from then :grin:
I have bought a couple from Aldi and Lidl - the LCD type not this one - which have always been set to take the signal from Germany (stands to reason given the sellers) and which you need to over-ride using the settings. However - and this defeats the object - very often it would jump to the German time despite you asking it not to. Seems the problem isn't just confined to this model. In the end I just didn't use them.
Would be much better if they built a model which took the frequency from the UK for the UK market. Seeking out the frequency from Germany comes with problems.
I recall a time, in so far a distant past, when just the Radio Controlled Clock ALONE (less Temperature Features and wotnots?), were nearer hitting the £60+ mark, and beyond?!. :-(
WOW how time's have thankfully changed ... lol.
Hope this time its the UK version, but excellent quality and no worry during clock changes
Thanks to OP