| | |  | Indoor/Outdoor Thermometers | Home » » » » Oregon Scientific RMR383HGA-BK In/Outdoor Thermometer with Self-Setting Atomic Clock | | | | | | | Description: | | Monitors the indoor and outdoor temperature from up to three remote locations displays indoor humidity and automatically sets itself to the US Atomic Clock signal. Features: Temperature readings from up to three remote locations Indoor Humidity - Outdoor humidity optional with purchase of new wireless temperature and humidity sensor 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 -22F to 140F | | | Features: | |
• Temperature and humidity trend indicators
• High/low temp and humidity alarm complete with ice alert
• Clock and calendar in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
• Wireless sensor has up to 100-foot transmission using 433MHz frequency
• Outdoor temperature range from -22 to 140 degrees F
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Beware - Does not include humidity sensorJan 03, 2007
By D. MCDOWELL
I gave my wife a similar Oregon Scientific Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer (RMR382A-BK) for Christmas. I wanted another unit to put in another room in the house, so ended up purchasing this unit -- it was only a little more money but had some cool extra features (humity, heat index, etc...). BUT this unit comes with just a wireless temperature sensor that does NOT detects humidity levels so the humidity percentage readout in the center of the screen along with the heat index and other features DO NOT WORK unless you buy a different sensor!! The manual tells you half the features do not work unless you buy a different sensor than is included and provides the model number (sorry, I dont have it, I already returned the unit with it's manual).
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Inaccurate and UnpredictableDec 31, 2007
By Mike
"Mike"
This instrument is a joke. It comes with a base and a remote sensor unit (temp only) and the accuracy of the temp readings is way off. The remote sensor reports temps consistently 2 - 6 degrees too high and neither the base or the remote can be calibrated sooooo you're just stuck with an inaccurate instrument. Even set side-by-side, the temp readings from the base differ from the readings of the remote sensor by 2 - 4 degrees!
The instructions are some of the worse I have ever encountered. The website offers no additional help at all. The radio communication between the remote sensor and the base is poor and unreliable. The lag time between actual ambient temp and sensor readings can be upwards of 10 - 20 minutes! So if you are watching for rain changing to ice or snow be aware that the displayed temp is perhaps twenty minutes behind reporting the actual temperature.
Overall, an inaccurate and unreliable instrument good for - what? A pathetic rip-off!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
This clock is a joke.Nov 13, 2009
By Kenneth Wais
This clock doesn't even accurately tell time. Randomly some mornings It will be up to a hour off.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Unreliable, and Nothing Else MattersJun 06, 2010
By -1
There are a number of things I like about this clock, but none of them matter, because the product is unreliable. I read the review someone posted saying that the clock ends up being one hour off on some days, but I dismissed it because people are so often mistaken when they say such things. I wish I'd paid more attention, because I have the same problem with this clock: It mistakenly sets itself one hour off at irregular intervals. My daughter has failed to get up on time for school because of this problem.
I've set the time zone, so it's not that I've failed to do that. This problem doesn't happen every day. Often, the clock synchronizes itself correctly and ends up being perfectly accurate. But a clock that cannot be relied upon is useless.
I contacted the manufacturer, Oregon Scientific, about this problem. Here's the reply I received, although each time I read it I cannot believe it: "We have done some further research on this issue and it appears that sometimes the atomic clock receiver doesn't pick up the entire data string and causes this error in time synchronization. We would recommend that if the issue persists for more than 5 days that you consider purchasing a new clock."
Got that? Sure you just bought it, sure it's defective by design, but you'll just have to buy a different clock if you want one that works.
Wow.
Besides being unreliable, the only buttons on the clock are on the bottom. To turn the alarm off, you have to pick the clock up and press a button. This is a very stupid design, and I hate it. The alarms also cannot be configured to go off only on weekdays, which means you'd better remember to disable the alarm on Friday if you don't want it going off on Saturday. (But hey, if it's off by an hour you'll get an extra hour to sleep in anyway.)
And despite being advertised as displaying temperature and humidity, the unit I received does neither. It has no sensor, and the instructions make no mention of such capabilities.
Basically, this is an awful product.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Pain in the PosteriorMay 30, 2011
By Retired Navy Guy
"Chief Cook & Bottle Washer, Gardner, litter box cleaner, fix-it guy, neighborhood dog/cat/ chicken/armadillo chaser & vet., AND, 'honey-do' expert."
Nice Looking, Compact -- Unfortunately works about as well as a Chinese (made there in fact) fire drill conducted by group of folks from the "funny farm".
I own/have owned several Oregon Scientific products. All others while a bit difficult to program / operate have been reliable, this one is NOT!!!!
About only thing that consistently works is the atomic clock. Even indoor temp requires resetting frequently. The remote temperature sensors only occasionally work with this unit, although another "base" unit works fine with same remote sensors and through 2-3 more walls.
AVOID!!!!
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