Oregon Scientific RMR382A-BK Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock, Black

Monitors the indoor and outdoor temperature from up to three remote locations and automatically sets itself to the US Atomic Clock signal.

• Monitors the indoor and outdoor temperature using wireless sensor
• Automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic Clock and adjusts for Daylight Saving Time
• Displays three levels of temperature trends: rising, falling and steady
• Features a 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
• Ice alert activated when outdoor temperature is between 29 and 37 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 to 3 degrees Celsius)
• Wirelessly transmits weather data from 100 feet away
• Temperature Range: -30F to 140F
• Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock - Black 946.50 kb
  

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  Summary:    Xmas gifts

  Comment:    I bought three of these for Christmas gifts for my family. They all loved them and reported that they work as advertised.

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  Summary:    Inconsistent Temperature Readings

  Comment:    I was dissapointed by the inaccurate temperature readings on this wireless Oregon Scientific item (RMR382A-BK). I placed the external sensor right next to the inside main base unit (with its own sensor) and the temperature was measured as 77.5 degrees on the external sensor, and 74.5 degrees on the base unit (the inside part). The actual room temperature was 73 degrees. This is hardly what I'd decribe as accurate measurements and certainly isn't what I expected. I called Oregon Scientific and their customer service person said, "They are built with an expected five degree +/- variation." I replied that is a huge range for a digital thermometer and that I can get that kind of "accuracy" from a spring or mercury style thermometer. I also found it interesting that nowhere on the box or in the instructions is this five degree +/- range of accuracy mentioned. The customer service rep didn't seem to really care about my issue, and keep trying to act like this is "OK" and should be "acceptable" and inferred that if I wanted better accuracy I should purchase one of their more expensive models. We'll, it's not OK to make crappy products, especially with the Oregon Scientific name on them. The RMR328A will be going back to the store tomorrow and I'll be looking for another manufacturer that hopefully has a little tighter standard for their thermometer's accuracy. The Oregon Scientific name used to stand for quality. It seems that this is no longer the case. At least on this model anyway. And the customer service response that "this is somehow OK and acceptable" is beyond me. Oh, and by the way, I noticed that this thermometer (as well as many of their other wireless models) is manufactured in China. I wonder if this is part of the problem? Jim Bailey Lake Oswego, OR

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  Summary:    Barry Review

  Comment:    Product does what it is supposed to do. The readout is large and easy to see. Only complaint is there should be a way to turn off the freeze warning audible alarm which is irritating. It goes off continually. The only way to silence it is to set the outside unit on a different channel than channel 1. Perhaps Oregon should consider doing away with this feature.

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  Summary:    Do your homework better buys are available

  Comment:    This item arrived without batteries.........same version thru Oregon Scientific includes batteries...must be the stripped down version thru Amazon......other than that it set up easy..works perfect once I found batteries to fit.......takes 1 aa & 2 aaa, shame they didn't make it to work with aa batteries only..........

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  Summary:    Things Wrong with this Thermometer

  Comment:    First, the ONLY reason to buy this thermometer (as opposed to another thermometer) is because of the Freeze alarm feature. So lets talk about that ... The freeze alarm goes off at 32F +/- 5 degrees. So what really happens. As the temp drops the freeze alarm goes off at 37F. You press the alarm silence button. So far so good. Now the temp drops to 27F ... the alarm goes off again. Not good, but you silence it. Temp drops some more than warms up to 27F. Alarm goes off again. Continues to warm up through 37F. Alarm goes off AGAIN. Four alarms for ONE freeze event. By now you've had a horrible night sleep. But wait there's more. Let's say nature isn't perfectly linear and the temp drops to 36.9F (Alarm goes off). Then ten minutes later the temp is 37.1F (Alarm goes off again). Nature continues to vary and the alarm goes off every FEW minutes until you want to throw the thing in the trash. But I NEED a freeze alarm. And there is NO other inexpensive alarm that I can find in the internet. So, I drilled a hole in the side and put in a switch from Radio Shack that disconnects the ALARM buzzer. Now when the alarm goes off I ignore the 'alarm' silence button and flip my extra switch OFF and no more alarm. I reset the switch the next time I need the alarm. This device is a great idea but a horrible application.