I receive the Soleil Sunrise Sun Alarm clock a few year ago as a gift . live in northern latitudes I find it hard to get up in the morning , and , when finally coax out of bed from a buzz alarm clock , find myself quite groggy and still sleepy . this alarm clock change all of that ! the function be fairly simple to operate and navigate , and the include instruction be quite clear . the normal ` sunrise ' can be follow with a flash light function , and I have find that whether or not I wake to the initial sunrise , the flash light always wake I up . the only drawback -lrb- which I do not merit to be annoying enough to give it 4 instead of 5 star -rrb- be that the display be quite bright , especially in a completely dark room . the display do have two different brightness level , so you can dim it a bit , however its still fairly bright . I find that simply stick a dark color post-it or two in front of the display dim it sufficiently to enable I to sleep .