It's surprisingly hard to find a good clock radio these days. There seems to be two major hurdles when choosing one. First, finding a model that has a true L.E.D. display, rather than horrible low contrast L.C.D.s that illuminate your bedroom and are unreadable at pillow height. Secondly, it's hard to find a clock radio that is simple! Too many models out there are way too complicated that are (by their very nature) hard to use.
This Philips has it sorted. The display is ULTRA clear, using real L.E.D.s that light a pleasant green. Also, it's very neat and small(ish) with mega simple and obvious controls. One nice touch in particular is the "alarm reset" button; pressing this simply turns off the alarm and re-enables it for 24hrs later. No need to slide a switch and then remembering to switch it back on before the next morning.
The radio is good too. FM sensitivity is excellent and I didn't actually need to unravel the FM antenna wire. Whilst the volume is not particularly loud, it's certainly enough for a radio that's only 1 foot away from your head!
The alarm sounder is pleasant and preset at a sensible volume, again not loud, but enough to wake me without a start!
To summarise, this clock radio is a welcome return to common sense simplicity and clarity. It also looks good too, neat design with an amazingly clear display.