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Customer Reviews of Oregon Scientific RAR381-BK Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Digital Clock, Black
Customer Rating:   Summary: Don't waste your money!! Comment: I ordered this because it had all the features I needed at the right price. I received the merchandise quickly and installed the batteries. The main unit picked up the sensor just fine - UNTIL - if you set the clock or date, the signal is lost!! I repeated this experiment 3 times - at distances of 1", 10", and 10' - EVERY time the unit lost the sensors signal. The seller took care of me, but I do NOT recommend this product to anyone unless you like to buy Junk. Customer Rating: Summary: Beware of accuracy and Oregon Scinetific policy about accuracy Comment: I bought this unit to replace another unit from another vendor. The problem I had with my other unit was poor range of the wireless sender. I also wanted a temperature alarm because I will be using this in an RV and want to make sure my water compartment does not freeze. The base is small and compact and the LCD is perhaps a little crowded but not terrible I would say. I do like the size. My disappointments with this unit and remote are twofold. I ran into a problem with accuracy on the remote... the temperature reported was 3 to 4 degrees off from the base unit temperature when they were sitting side by side. This was in comparison to the units I was replacing as well some other non wireless thermometers I used for comparison. I proceeded to the Oregon Scientific web site and requested support on this issue online. Their site says you should get a response within 4 days. After 8 days, I had not received a response so I called the company and explained my issue. The following is what they told me. After telling me who their products are not intended as scientifically calibrated instruments (I sensed they have heard this complaints before), they indicated that their policy is that a thermometer (or remote sender) can be plus or minus 2.5 degrees off from another unit. This is not 2.5 plus or minus from the real temperature but from the any other sender or base unit. I indicated that this could mean that a unit could be off 5 or 10 degrees from the real temperature and they answered that my interpretation was correct and that this is their policy. I did not accept the explanation from the first support agent so she handed me off to another support agent who reiterated the policy. Two different support people from Oregon Scientific had now told me the same thing. I was not expecting perfection, but I guess since this unit is priced a little more than average that at least it would be somewhat accurate... maybe one to two degrees off at most. A I mentioned at least three other thermometers that I used to compare the results from this one were within about 1 degree of each other. The base unit on this one was close but the remote was significantly off. To me it seems that Oregon Scientific's policy on accuracy is absurd. One question I asked the support person is why didn't Oregon Scientific articulate this policy on the packaging so that a consumer could make a reasonable and informed choice based on that information... of course there was no answer. I think that if the consumer knew how inaccurate a thermometer Oregon Scientific's policy allows their products to be, this knowledge would be detrimental to their sales. After all, isn't accuracy what a digital thermometer is all about? I know that had I known all this, I would not have bought this product. I guess my reaction is that I had an incorrect perception of Oregon Scientific products being step up products.... Something a little better. Certainly their customer service response, their policies and the product itself suggests otherwise. Customer Rating: Summary: Keeps Gramma happy Comment: Gramma recently moved into an assisted living apartment from a wooded country property. Although she only goes outdoors a few days a week, she still likes to keep track of the outdoor weather conditions. We'd gotten another brand for her before and it beeped constantly, every time the temperature changed, and there was no way to turn off the alarm except to remove the battery. This one is quiet and the display is easy for her to read without getting up from her easy chair. Very reasonably priced and does the basic job without a lot of extras. Customer Rating: Summary: Woiks like a champ! Comment: I had to replace an indoor/outdoor thermometer as the old one freezes up when it -- ahem -- freezes OUT. Oregon makes good stuff and this device is up to snuff. Batteries in the outdoor unit may require changing during long durations of frigid weather. But then, so don't we? Customer Rating: Summary: dissatisfied Comment: The indoor/outdoor thermometer arrived. It set it up, installing the batteries. The outside tranmitter was not picked up by the receiver. It was returned for credit. More Reviews * Monitors the indoor and outdoor temperature using wireless sensor * Displays 3 levels of temperature trends including Rising, Steady, or Falling * Crescendo alarm clock with 8-minute snooze function * Displays the day and month for easy reference * Displays the minimum and maximum temperatures * Customizable temperature alarm alerts user to high or low temperatures * Wirelessly transmits weather data from 100' away * -30 deg. F to 140 deg. F outdoor sensor temperature range 
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