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Brand: Oregon Scientific
Category: Lawn & Patio

List Price: ~~$59.99~~
Buy New: $37.76
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 24329

Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12 x 10.8 x 1.1

MPN: BAR888RA
Model: BAR888RA
UPC: 734811302663
EAN: 0734811302663
ASIN: B000B5MJDK

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:

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Weather Forecaster January 18, 2008
This has worked well for us - although it forecasts rain whenever it is cloudy (we live in Las Vegas - very little rain) the temperatures inside and out are very accurate.

4 out of 5 stars

Looks nice, works as described January 13, 2008
The unit I received is up and running. I have 2 remote sensors, one outside and one upstairs and both receive signals from the base just fine. A couple of problems, my unit does not have the lcd backlight feature and the atomic clock has never received a signal (in the middle of the burbs in FLA).

2 out of 5 stars

Flaky remote sensors December 31, 2007
The internal sensor works splendidly, and I like the moon phase indicator. The forecast thingy seems to be right more often than not, which makes it just as good as the professionals for short-term (say, 12-hour) forecasts.

The external sensors aren't so hot. Occasionally when it's very cold (like, 20s F) the sensor shuts down. If this goes on long enough, the base loses track of the sensor and you have to manually make it go search again. I don't believe that this is due to the battery - a new alkaline battery shouldn't have trouble at this temperature, they certainly work OK in other devices I own.

Their web site has a FAQ that indicates this might be due to a defect in the sensor unit, and that I should call their customer service. I called their support phone line, and the support person claimed to know nothing about this.

This device comes with 2 sensors, but there's really little value to the second one. Perhaps if I could place them both outside and the base would consolidate the readings to compensate for outages like I described, or artificially heating a sensor by sunlight, then they would be useful. But that's not how it works. Maybe if you want to monitor your garage...

Sitting on my desk next to a window in an office building in New Jersey, it's not able to receive the synchronization signal from the atomic clock. I've got to bring it outside to synchronize itself.

Addendum: through the course of the winter, the outside sensor has been unavailable more often than not. Also, the device adjusts to daylight savings time automatically, but it does so according to the old rules (thanks, Congress!) and there doesn't seem to offer any way to force it. So I'm stuck with it showing one hour slow for the next bunch of weeks.

Don't buy this (I'd lower my score if I could)

3 out of 5 stars

Works OK, base unit very large, does not display more than one remote senor at one time. December 31, 2007
BAR888RA Wireless Weather w/ 2

Got this thermometer for Christmas. It appears be accurate and it works OK.

The base unit is very large. The display looks like a credit card in an 8x10 picture frame. Also the base unit only displays one remote sensor at a time.

Have one remote sensor in the garage and another in my greenhouse. The sensor in the garage stays associated with the base, but I have to reset the base unit when I want to see the temp. in the greenhouse. The greenhouse is about 75 ft form the base unit.

I would look for a little more refined product if I had not got this for Christmas.

4 out of 5 stars

Good value at $30 September 13, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This unit worked well once you got it set up. The numerals are a bit small and the screen is "busy" with all the data on it. It was a value buy at $30, but I wouldn't have paid much more for it (other retailers were offering it at $80+).

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