clock work great for about 6 month then pretty much die . the lcd would flicker and switch between day rapidly -- as if it be not `` set '' on the right day . $ 40 down the drain . three year be about what I expect from this type of product , I get six month . out of warranty : -lrb- edit -lrb- 2-07 -rrb- : I decide to take the whole thing apart because I be curious about how thing work and I think , what the heck , maybe I 'll find something out of alignment . I see how the knob thing-a-ma-jig work and I remove a plastic piece that cover a internal metal dial which change the day of the week setting . while the thing be in 10 piece on my desk I plug it in and the problem seem go . reassemble it -lrb- very easy -rrb- without put the plastic protector piece back on . seem to work good as new now . I do not have enough of a ego to claim I `` fix '' it . but whatever I do it work now . as it stand I would give it 4 out of 5 star . one thing I do not mention in my initial review be that I do not care for the secondary dial that you use to change you alarm time . you have to rotate it to change the seconds or hour depend on how fast you rotate it . sort of minor inconvenience . but assume the clock stay fix , I would recommend it . Hope this update help .