Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really did my homework on this one and weighed the pros and cons against the other models as well as competition's offerings. In the end, I went out on a limp and gave this one a shot and so far I am impressed. Initial observations were that it seemed to be of a solid build quality with just the right amount of features for what I need. The instructions are pretty straight forward and if you've ever used a digital clock in your life you should be able to work your way through this with ease. The first morning however, I did not awake to the light. Instead, I had birds chirping ridiculously loudly in my ear and a blinding light in my barely open eyes.... Ok, not what I was looking for at all. Ok, I went back and tuned down the volume and increased the duration of the increasing light. 2nd morning a little better response. I awoke to the light, but it was already at almost peak brightness and then the birds started in. (I figured I would give it another shot without making changes this time) 3rd morning significantly better. I realized I am training myself to become more sensitive to the light and my body is responding to the recreated sunrise better. Some additional findings. 1. You have to be either facing the light or laying on your back with the light close enough to your peripheral to penetrate your eyelids and wake you naturally. 2. If you go to bed overtired or do not get enough sleep, this light WILL NOT work for you. I have tried it and found that I didn't wake up until the shrieking of my backup alarm on my cell phone and then I was being blinded and scream at by birds. 3. The 2nd Alarm is most likely useless for two people. I got all excited thinking she could use it as well, as she gets up an hour after I do. The problem is, in our queen bed, the light cannot reach from my nightstand to her eyes to have any effect on her waking up naturally. 4. Most of the sounds suck. There are only 3 that will serve as calming enough to fall asleep to or to wake up to naturally. ---I will update with more as time goes by----