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Oregon Scientific WMR968 Cable Free Complete Weather Station
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List Price: $499.95
Our Price: $236.43
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Manufacturer: Oregon Scientific
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Binding: Lawn & Patio
Brand: Oregon Scientific
EAN: 0734811165800
Feature: More than 20 different weather conditions displayed on touchscreen monitor
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Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Oregon Scientific
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Oregon Scientific
Model: WMR968
Publisher: Oregon Scientific
Studio: Oregon Scientific
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Features
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More than 20 different weather conditions displayed on touchscreen monitor
Displays one indoor, one outdoor temperature/humidity
Completely wireless: outdoor solar-powered sensors simple to install
PC-link software/cable kit available separately
Outdoor temperature/humidity sensor
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Editorial Reviews:
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Put all the weather information you need at your fingertips. This deluxe weather station features advanced touch-screen operation with large graphic icons – including temperature, humidity, rainfall rate, wind speed and direction. Just touch the screen to get exactly the information you desire! Other features include a brightly lit LCD screen, calendar, alarm clock, memory function that records and "time-stamps" weather data, and weather alarms that alert you when pre-set target conditions are reached. Also measures temperature and humidity indoors and displays barometric pressure history. Features: - Control console with touch screen
- Weather forecast with large graphic icons
- Barometric pressure in numerals with pressure history in bar chart format
- Indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity
- Rainfall measurements
- Wind speed and direction
- Time with 12 or 24-hour clock display options
- Month/date/day
Sensors include:- Indoor thermo-hygrometer with barometer
- Long range, solar-powered outdoor thermo-hygrometer
- Long range, solar-powered self-emptying rain gauge
- Long range, solar-powered anemometer
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Approved. UL is the worldwide trusted source for product compliance
- 3 month manufacturer's warranty
The weather station comes with four wireless remote sensors (three are solar-powered), each with a 327-foot range and AC adapter. Seven-channel compatibility lets you monitor temperature and humidi
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Look Out - Buyer Beware
Comment: The outdoor temp/humidity sensor failed within the warranty. However, the company has been stalling on replacing it. Their excuse: the item is on backorder. I returned the failed item on 18 Jun 2008 and, as of 4 Sep 2008, the still offer same "back order" excuse. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and Oregon Scientific did not reply, In fact, according to the BBB, two follow ups inquiries by the BBB to my complaint have gone unanswered.
Moving on, the directions/instructions for the weather station are totally useless: I challenge anyone to get this thing to operate with the enclosed "instructions."
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Very Good Buy
Comment: I am not sure what Oregon Scientific is doing shipping this thing without a manual (I mean, what comes with it is not very useful), because in my opinion, the company sells some excellent products for the money. Why then go on the cheap and risk your reputation just because you can't put together a good manual, which might add 40 cents to the cost of each unit when all the costs have been considered (including hiring a professional technical writer)? So I have to wonder who is managing that company.
I can imagine the average person who tries to get this thing going is going to spend a lot of time in the physical installation and then, after their significant work, get especially frustrated due to the fact that ultimately, the devil is in the procedural and electronic details.
I was lucky and got mine to work right away (I think) but I am used to unraveling trainwrecks.
Then I found the Radio Shack manual for the similar item!
Do as many have suggested, and get the manual for the Radio Shack version. I am not sure that they still sell this, but you should be able to find a manual on their site or somewhere else by searching for their item # 630-1016. Or for "Radio Shack Wireless Weather Staion". Some people like to make fun of Radio Shack for various reasons, but give them credit for at least understanding THEIR market.
Now that mine is installed, I am going to print that Radio Shack manual and see what I missed and maybe actually how to USE it. The bottom line here is that if you can get your hands on a manual, this unit is awesome for 200 bucks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Weather Station
Comment: This Oregon Scientific Weather Station works really well.
It was easy to install, wireless, and gives a lot of weather information from its easy to read indoor display. The price from Amazon was considerably less than getting it from Oregon Scientific.
It arrived on time, well packed, and a very useful tool.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Off loaded weather station
Comment: I thought I was purchasing a weather station made in America. Turns out I could not follow the meager instructions due to the translation. The transmitter for the rain gauge would not transmit. The outside temperature probe began with accurate temperatues but in two weeks started reading a maximum of 133 degrees farenhieght to a flat line of nothing. The baromoter never did register correctly. The web site was not friendly to navigate inside. I expected I was getting a precision weather instrument but my expectations were not met. I am very disipointed in this product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty Good Weather Station
Comment: I decided to take a chance on this after reading all the reviews. I've had a Davis station and a LaCrosse Technology station and decided to try Oregon Scientific. One reason was that the two times I purchased a product from Amazon and it didn't work they didn't give me a problem with the return, even sent prepaid postage for the return so I figured I'd try something new since my old stations also had issues.
The installation of the sensors is easy enough and someone at Oregon must have read a previous review, the (tiny) screws on the back of the solar units now seem to have a stop built in and don't fall out of their holes. Cable hook up from the solar units to the sensors is just like plugging in a phone line. All the units, sensors and main unit, came with alkaline batteries, I did replace the batteries in the outdoor units with lithium batteries are per instructions, though have been using alkaline in outdoor sensors up to now.
After plugging in the AC/DC adapter for the main unit I was ready to follow instructions and "reset" the unit. However, by the time I found a paper-clip I noticed the unit had "synced" with the outdoor sensors and I was receiving readings. So I passed on that.
It seems to work fine. I'm an amateur and I think this unit is fine for people like me. If the temperature is 1-2-3 degrees off, or the wind direction is 10 degrees off I can live with that. It comes down to $221 for this or $600 for a Davis and for me the margin of error is not worth it.
Based on previous reviews that this unit was made in China, it is, I was curious and did check my LaCrosse station and it too is from China so can't really get away from that.
Two complaints, the manual is too brief (I'm lucky the unit worked with me not having to trouble shoot) and maybe its me but Radio Shack doesn't seem to have the manual everyone says to get. Finally, the only "feet" it has for desktop placement are about one inch long so the main unit rests about 15 degress from horizontal. It would be much easier to use if the unit was near vertical and not almost horizontal. If anyone knows how to get the Radio Shack manual or how to make the main unit "stand up" I would appreciate knowing.
More info after more time.
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