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| Most helpful customer reviews 38 of 38 people found the following review helpful. 45 of 46 people found the following review helpful. How does this home weather station hold its own in comparison to those costing significantly more? Because this particular model, contrary to others I have seen, including other types manufactured by Acu-Rite, takes a full two weeks to calibrate itself. While in learning mode, the date and time functions work, but for the 12-24 barometric forecast. Patience is a worthwhile tradeoff, however, in exchange for improved forecasting accuracy. The result is that the barometer readings only trigger a change in the prediction icon when the weather actually shifts. This is in sharp contrast to most units in this price range that are far too changeable, often thrown off simply by normal barometric shifts associated with the rising or setting sun. On the flip side, the pricey Davis Weather Instruments model I own will flash changes of forecast only briefly before reverting to a perpetual Partly Cloudy forecasting icon here in sunny SoCal — which means they are far too easy to miss. Not so, the Acu-Rite 75077. This unit consistently predicts weather 12-24 hours in advance that is in synch 8 out of 10 times with local weather reports, and it keeps displaying the icon long enough to appreciate what type of whether is anticipated. In addition, it offers a wide variety of forecast icons. A cloudy or partly sunny icon can also include graphics representing rain showers or high clouds. It can add in a designation regarding snow/ice, or as is more typical in my climate, animated sprinkles (flashing slash marks indicating scattered showers). A few weeks ago an unfamiliar one popped up, which apparently referred to an unusually heavy fog that rolled in a day later. The only downside to all these icons is that the documentation that came with the unit is so sparse that interpreting what all the incremental changes in the graphics mean can be tricky at first. On the up side, you don’t really need a lot of documentation to get this set up and running. The AA batteries go in the sensor first and immediately thereafter you load the batteries into the main unit. Moreover, the batteries seem to last forever — in the moderate climate where I reside, anyhow. Now for the negatives: Like certain LaCrosse units that seem to be prone to outages, the Acu-Rite is prone to losing sensor contact from time to time. No worries. Within an hour or so contact is reestablished. Another problem: Although the atomic clock worked in the location where it was set, it can take a couple of days to “catch” the atomic clock radio signal on subsequent DST shifts (depending on atmospheric/weather conditions). I have seen LaCrosse atomic clocks struggle to synchronize in a similar fashion, and in some cases no amount of reorienting near a window facing Colorado, which is where the radio signal originates, works. Because I have had much experience with atomic clocks, however, I have come to conclude that this is just one of the hassles associated with owning them. They do eventually catch, but sometimes it takes days or temporary relocation of the unit to do so successfully. Rather than do that, it is often easier to manually set the clock to what appears to be the correct time and then let it correct any minor inaccuracies on its own once the atomic signal reception improves. (TIP: I recommend letting the unit self-set the clock at least once after purchase to confirm that the atomic clock circuitry is working while the manufacturer warranty still applies.) Bottom line? This is a fantastic value. Most weather station buyers aren’t about to drop a hundred or more dollars on the so-called professional units, designated as such essentially because they collect rain and wind data. For those who are not interested in measuring those values — or going to the hassle of connecting those added sensors up outdoors — this weather station will serve just about anyone’s needs and do it better than units costing significantly more. I hope that the Acu-Rite company continues to offer the Acu-Rite 75077, and to produce more models containing their patented 14-day intelligent learning technology. 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. The display is nice and big – easy to read. I’ve only had it for two days. So far, it is functioning great. I will post update in a few days of its performance. So far so good. Update: The unit is functioning very well. I ‘almost’ returned it, thinking it was defective. After the initial setup, I noticed my temps were waaaaay off when comparing with other units. I have two other temp monitoring units in the house. The temps with this unit were up to 10 whopping degrees off. I left the unit running for a few hours then came back to it and voila – for some reason, the temps have stabilized. It is now only one degree off from the other devices – which is certainly acceptable. I will now mount this unit on the wall as a permanent installation |
Works very well, and good price too! Love it!
