Philips AJ3123 FM Radio

First I was a bit skeptical to buy this reading a previous review. So when I bought this, the first thing I did was to buy a battery (20 bucks) and test it. Thankfully, the problem described with the data not getting stored was due to a faulty machine, and not a general problem.
After using it for about 1 week now, I can vouch for the amazing simplicity of this device. Although almost every American household owns one of these tabletop radio alarms, its catching up recently in India. You cant order one from abroad due to the voltage differences (No, a converter doesn't work for the clock although it might work for the radio). Therefore your best bet is to buy something made for Indian voltages, and Philips regularly brings new products here.

- Build quality is solid for the price.
- Very easy to setup ( I didnt have to look at the manual)
- FM reception is pretty awesome alteast here in Bangalore. (There is a wire which can be adjusted in case there is a poor reception)
- Digital auto tuning (This is light years ahead of the popular model from sony due to this feature, very convenient).
- Speaker is mono yet quite decent and the lcd light is soft, so easy to sleep with. There is also a sleep timer, to automatically stop the radio after you are asleep.
- Alarm is loud enough for heavy sleepers like me. I use the dual alarm where you set the radio to play at a particular time, and after 10-15 minutes, set the buzzer.

Overall, this is definitely one of my best purchase in the recent years.

I found this radio excellent, true value for money. All the features, as mentioned in the specifications are working as intended. The most important feature that I found in this radio is its digital tuner, which tunes the frequency accurately, thereby giving splendid reception. The available FM radio stations can be stored and recalled on push of a button, making it very user friendly just like an FM player on your cell phone. A 9 volt battery ensures that you do not lose the stored stations and real time. Getting no display during power cut is tolerable so long as settings are stored and restored back on resumption of power supply. This radio also has two alarms that can be customised for the couple as per their timings. The only minor irritant is the digital volume control which does not permit volume control in analog mode and you cannot set the volume between 0 and 1, which sometimes is disturbing during quiet nights. But this is managable. So go for it.

I was looking for a table top watch and found this product. was quite skeptical in the beginning about the cheap plastic finish. But when I receive it, the plastic finish is quite nice. Looks nice, light weight. The bad thing is company does not provide batteries cells so cannot be used right away out of the box. not purchased cell, directly input the power and radio works very nice. Speaker is good.
If you are looking for some elegant stuff sit on your side table with radio features, radio alarm, I think this is right stuff.

I bought the Philips AJ3123 FM radio from Flipkart. The finish and the touch of the product is very good. The sound quality happens to be good too.
The manual states that the device can save & store up to 10 different radio stations which will be saved and backed up by a 9V 6F22 battery. The manual also states the clock too would be backed up by battery power. But sadly, the battery does not back up the saved radio stations or the clock. That means you'll have to tune in to the radio stations starting from 87.5 Hz everytime. This also means that whenever you turn on the radio, you'll have to set the clock time as well (if you're planning to use it as your regular time keeper).
The manufacturer's website does not provide any details on trouble shooting in case the battery back up does not work.
In the end, I had to return this product.

Well i got this product as a gift from my girlfriend and she ordered it from flipkart.This product is fabulous.
Pros:
1) Large display and the brightness is good enough. Very easy to use ,you wont even need a manual the first time.
2) Radio reception is fabulous and it can store upto 10 stations.Tuning is automatic so flipping channels becomes easy.
3) Battery not only saves the set time incase of a power cut but also the alarm time and radio channels.
4)looks quite elegant and yes sound quality is good.
Cons:
1) I would have loved this product even more if the LED colour was green :p but red is not bad.
2)philips could have given a 9v free along with the clock.i had to purchase a new one.
*overall this is a great product and at this price this is a good buy.