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Nothing could be better

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012

When I am sleeping then I wake up, I do not have raise my head to look at the time because all I have to do is look at the ceiling. Tell u the time, temp inside and outside. This is great!

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Steve R. Rhyne

remote temp did not connect to main body. so no outside temp.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

remote has correct temp showing, and love the remote that it shows the temp. but it did not connect to main body.
main body also had a scratch on the screen. main body was also too dim to see from any distance.

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Steve R. Rhyne

remote temp did not connect to main body. so no outside temp.

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

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Darby

Awkward remote & weak display contrast

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2011

Product: Shift 3 Weather Station
Rating: 2/5 stars (poor)

I got this as a gift this past winter, and after playing around with it for several months, I have to report that I'm decidedly underwhelmed by it.

Likes:
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* Attractive appearance.

* Includes display of indoor humidity.

Dislikes:
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* Dim display: Although the largish LCD display has an attractively large and easy to read font size, the display suffers from poor contrast ... meaning it has a VERY narrow vertical viewing angle, outside of which it becomes very difficult to read. Anyone who's ever squinted at a solar-powered calculator will know immediately what I'm talking about. Worse, the tilt of the device cannot be adjusted to accomodate people who are shorter or taller, than the optimal viewing angle, and if placed in a room with bright natural lighting (sunny), you can pretty much forget reading anything at all without picking it up and squinting. Their choice of a low-power low-contrast screen for a device that can be plugged into a wall is difficult to understand.

* Remote requires jeweler's tools: Although the battery compartment of the main display is easily accessible without the need for tools, the same is not true for the poorly designed remote sensor. The batteries in the remote sensor, along with the channel selector and pairing transmit button, are concealed inside it's chassis, and to access them you have to use a jeweler's screwdriver to remove 4 tiny screws holding the entire rear shell of the device. Very annoying, particularly given the short battery life of the remote, and the frequency with which it loses pairing with the indoor display.

* Frequent loss of pairing: I have not tested the maximum range for the sensor, and the product manual conveniently omits that extremely vital information. In any case, after pairing the display with the remote, I generally keep the display near the back door in my kitchen, and the remote sensor just inside the front door of my detached garage, which is under 20 feet away. A very reasonable placement, no ? Annoyingly, the pairing fails after about 1-2 weeks, and once it does it cannot re-pair itself ... you have to disassemble the remote and manually pair them again, which can get very tedious after several iterations.

* Short Battery Life (Sensor): The display and remote each use 2 AAA's. I've tried both alkaline and state of the art NMHi rechargeables, and although the batteries seem to last a reasonable time in the display, the remote's transmitter frequently falters after only 4 weeks on rechargeables, and 6-8 weeks on alkaline. They could, and probablyu should, have designed the remote to be able to draw power from a wall outlet, to support a stronger transmitter and greater range ... but that's just me. Caveat: I measured this under tough battery conditions ... the dead of winter in an unheated detached garage, so performance is likely to be better in warmer settings.

* Misleading name: This product is misleadingly called a "weather station", even though it lacks the ability to receive and play weather reports. It is an indoor/outdoor thermometer, with a few alarm-clock-esque features, nothing more.

* Unnecessary features: For an indoor/outdoor thermometer, I don't want or need a time display (since every appliance in my entire house already has one), a date display, an alarm clock, a temperature alert, or a ceiling projector. Such features are wholly unnecessary and largely redundant given that virtually all household appliances (and cell phones) routinely feature date and time info, and the ceiling projector is a silly gimmick at best.

* Water resistance: I don't know what the designers of this product were thinking, but it's very apparent that the remote sensor is neither waterproof, or even reasonably water resistant. I keep my in the garage, away from rain and direct sunlight, to avoid the likelyhood of rapid product failure.

Bottom line: Although attractive at first glance, this is a poorly conceived system cluttered with unnecessary features and saddled with a weak display and an anemic and awkward remote. The result is product that will quickly tempt you to search for something better. I'd have greatly preferred a device that worked well, and had fewer bells and whistles. Save your money.

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Victoria

Nothing could be better

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012

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When I am sleeping then I wake up, I do not have raise my head to look at the time because all I have to do is look at the ceiling. Tell u the time, temp inside and outside. This is great!

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B. Clark

Everything you need right on the screen

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014

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We like to get up in the morning and look at the temperature outside, need a sweater? This is a good unit.

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Bill G

I've had an EnviraStation for ten+ years with atomic clock and it still works like new.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014

I purchased the Shift3 wireless weather station(it's not a weather station at all) a few years back and it no longer gives the remote outside temp. Neither of the three channels will show a remote reading. Don't know if it's a defective transmitter or receiver. I use it now as a time and inside temperature display only, since the remote display just shows two dashes. It was purchased locally, not from Amazon.
I've had an EnviraStation for ten+ years with atomic clock and it still works like new.

UPDATE: I just learned how to get my Shift Wireless Weather Station receiver to search, locate and receive the temp. readings from the remote. The Shift product seems to be working now. It is displaying the outside temperature as well as the inside temp., humidity, date and time.

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SoCalSingleMamma

Easy to set-up, projection feature is useful

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2019

Works great for my elderly parents who are not overly tech savvy. Displays indoor, outdoor temperatures, humidity, time and date. Have had this unit for 3+ years, no issues. I have not used the alarm, so unable to comment on that. Requires 4 AAA batteries. Made in China.

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Kindle Customer

Cute but not great

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2010

Got one of these an outlet-type store. Kinda neat but not very good. It is a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer with humidity, clock, 2 alarms, and projector (see below).

Little instruction manual is pretty good but leaves some things out or I just didn't find them yet. For instance tells how to turn alarms on on and set time but not how to turn them off (has 2 alarms and a snooze button if you want to use as alarm clock).

LCD screen is very dim. It lit up when I first put batteries in but not since and I don't see how to make it light. It projects sensor's temperature and the current time on wall or ceiling but is only visible in total or near-total darkness. Comes with AC adaptor which must be plugged in to use projector.

Might have to give it back or just trash it and buy something better.

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Mat Van Gogh

major problems

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2011

Not worth the price THe projector dims in less than 6 months and the wireless transmitter isnt 100%weatherproof.It failed after a certain number of rain storms...Look elsewhere for better quality

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