La Crosse Technology WS-9020U-IT Intelligent Forecast Station Reviews
La Crosse Technology WS-9020U-IT Intelligent Forecast Station Feature
- Wireless weather forecast station with remote temperature and humidity sensor
- Predicts strong winds, storms, tempest, frost, and snowfall
- Records 12-hour barometric history; tendency arrow shows weather changes ahead
- Displays indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity in bold digits
- Wireless transmission range up to 330 feet; atomic clock with date
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It's OK... But Not Perfect!! - Donald Alford - Castro Valley, CA USA
Two major features are missing. As one reviewer noted (I concur) for the price you'd expect a back-light feature. Also of note is the lack of an alarm function to accompany the clock feature (not to be confused with the ALARM to ALERT you to extreme High or LOW temperatures). If you were thinking of replacing your nightstand alarm clock - forget it.
One of the better LaCrosse products for Hobbyists - F. Gillett - Small Town in Kansas
I've owned the LaCrosse WS-9020U-IT for about 8 months. It was easy to set up and after an initial wait of several hours for the clock to read the atomic clock signal, it has worked fine. br /br /The LaCrosse replaced an Oregon Scientific forecaster which was lost during a move. In my opinion, the Oregon Scientific was more accurate, but it did not have as many forecast possibilities and features. Instead of forecasting only Sun, Cloudy, Partly Cloudy, and Rain, the LaCrosse also includes forecasts for Lowest night time temp., snow, frost, storms, high winds, tempest (that's what it indicated during a recent tornado warning for the area), fog, etc. Unfortunately, anything other than the 4 icons are in the lower section and are somewhat difficult to read as it alternates between those, the lowest and highest temp of the day, and forecast lowest temperature for the night.br /br /Instead of the silly boy or girl icons which are on so many LaCrosse products, the display is more simple and straight forward; good for a weather hobbyist. Indoor and Outdoor Temperature and Humidity are in large numerals. There is a great bar-graph which shows changes for a 12 hour period of time, in additon there is an arrow showing the current tendency, up or down. br /br /The biggest drawback to the WS-9020U-IT is that there is no backlight of any kind. At this price point it should not have been omitted. In addition, the viewing angle isn't great so the forecaster needs to be placed where the light is adequate as well as at the correct angle. That combined with the small lettering for the expanded forecasts which alternate between several things, it is difficult to read at best. Trying to get the information you want with a quick glance is impossible. br /br /I'm really torn between giving it 3 stars or 4. It is feature rich but the lack of backlight and small lettering is a substantial issue. Since I don't belive the remote sensor is 100% accurate (reading a few degrees higher than it should), my final decision is to only give 3 stars. I don't regret the purchase, but if I had it to do over, I'd want a unit with a backlight for easier viewing.
Oct 30, 2010 13:06:06
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