Oregon Scientific Thermometers

Oregon Scientific RMR383HGA/BLRS Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer w/ Self-Setting Atomic Clock, Silver - Features: Temperature readings from up to three remote locations; Indoor Humidity; Automatically sets itself to the U.S. Atomic Clock & adjusts for Daylight Saving Time; Temperature & humidity trend indicators; Heat Index and Comfort Level indicators; High/Low Temp & Humidity Alarm; Ice Alert; Clock & calendar in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish; Crescendo alarm with snooze function; Wireless sensor has up to 100-foot transmission using 433MHz frequency; Moon phase; Outdoor temperature range from -22 degreees F to 140 degrees F.

* 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
Customer Review: Don't waste your money!!
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 Review: Beware of accuracy and Oregon Scinetific policy about accuracy
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.

Color: Blue. Contents include: RAR 188/BLRS wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer with dual alarm clock, THN 132N sensor and manual Wireles sensor transmits temperature up to 100 feet.

Conquer the limits of space and time with this cable-free radio-frequency thermometer from Oregon Scientific. Tuning in to as many as three remote units at once, this thermometer helps monitor the four corners of your kingdom from one base unit. The kit includes one remote sensor, which can be stationed up to 120 feet away and sends signals every 30 seconds. The main unit's LCD screen lets you assign a channel to each remote, and then scroll through the menu as necessary. You can also set temperature range limits, program alarms, and recall recent highs and lows at each location. A temperature-trend icon reveals whether temperatures are rising, steady, or dropping. The thermometer's base-unit range is 23 to 122 degrees F, while the remote sensor runs from 58 to 158 degrees F. Both units feature an optional Centigrade scale. Designed for the desktop or the wall, each piece of equipment requires two AA batteries. --Emily Bedard
Customer Review: Negative experience
NOT SO GOOD TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN TRANSMITTER SHUT DOWN. NEW BATTERY, TWICE, MADE NO DIFFERENCE. UNABLE TO FIND A PATH TO CONTACT AMAZON. DID FIND A PATH AT OREGON SCIENTIFIC WHICH PROMISED A RESPONSE WITHIN 4 DAYS. BEEN 2 WEEKS NOW AND NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. RECEIVER STILL WORKS FINE BUT GIVES ONLY INDOOR TEMP. TRANSMITTER WAS IN SHELTERED SPOT AND SUFFERED NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN ZOMKING OUT. BAD EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH COMPANIES
Customer Review: A Good Buy!
Product works great and was easy to install . . just insert batteries in both units and hang. The large digital display is easy to read, much improved over my previous model (another brand).

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Oregon Scientific has added an adjustable, time-projection display to its award-winning ExactSetTM auto-setting technology. This extraordinary radio-controlled clock receives signals from the U.S. Atomic Clock to set its own time, day, date and year. One press of the snooze bar activates a momentary red display on the ceiling or wall. With the AC adapter, the clock can be set for continuous projection display throughout the night. The projector can be rotated 180 degrees. Other features include a low-battery indicator, backlit illumination, and an eight-minute snooze function. Uses two "AA" batteries (not included) "Radio Controlled" feature functional through all of the contiguous 48 United States. Dimensions: 1.5" W x 5.5" L x 4.5" H