- Elegant Design
- 3 Separate LCD Screens
- 12/24 Hour Clock
- Stopwatch Feature
- Memory Function
Product Description
See-Thru Triple Timer w/ Clock has a very elegant deesign for use in the kitchen or at the office. Great Value w/ 3 separate LCD Screens with large numerals…. More >>
Polder TMR-897 See-Thru Triple Timer/Clock, Silver
Tags: Polder, SeeThru, Silver, Timer/Clock, TMR897, Triple
5 Responses to “Polder TMR-897 See-Thru Triple Timer/Clock, Silver”
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Filled Under: Kitchen
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:05 am
This clock should be nominated to a prize for worst interface design. It is extremely unintuitive to use. For example, you would think the big black start/stop button could be used to start a timer. Not so. It can only be used to start all three timers simultaneously. When would you want to do this when you’re cooking? It is also extremely cumbersome and unintuitive to set the timers. Not what you need when you’re in a hectic cooking situation. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a good multiple cooking timer, even after spending a lot of time on amazon.com, so I’m keeping this for now.
Rating: 1 / 5
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:18 am
Okay it’s great that this little device has three countdown timers, it looks nice, and it’s LOUD – you’ll hear it from anywhere in the house when it goes off or any time you actually press a button to set it or start a timer. Once you figure out how this thing actually works (which is tricky), it’s fairly easy to set and use.
What really kills this thing for me is the display, which looks GREAT in the perfect-world photo on this product page. This thing has the same problem other “see-through LCD” devices I’ve owned in the past had: The display really sucks.
First, it’s designed to be looked down into, not from straight on. Look straight into it and you’ll see dark numbers on a dark background. Even if you get the angle right (about 45 degrees is best), the contrast is terrible so it’s hard to see the display unless you get a lot of light reflecting into it from behind the display. The only way I’ve gotten around this is to put it on a bright surface, or to bend a piece of paper at 90 degrees and set it down behind the device.
So my verdict: Looks nice, but it’s unintuitive to set and use, and the display is terrible. Unfortunately it’s going back.
Rating: 2 / 5
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:12 am
I use this timer mostly for when I judge high school debate rounds to time speeches and each debaters prep time. It works for that purpose quite well.
When I use ti for cooking it works perfectly as well.
My only complaint is that it’s user interface isn’t very intuitive. I had to fuss with it when I opened it to figure out how to reset and program it as the included directions are lackluster.
It is well-made and I’ve used it for several months without issue.
Rating: 4 / 5
September 2nd, 2010 at 1:56 pm
It was described very well. It does what they say it does and it’s very user friendly for the most part. I like that you can switch back and forth from timer view to clock/stopwatch view. Very multi-functional. It is also very stylish and sturdy. It really is see-thru on both sides; something I didn’t expect. Overall, I’m happy to spend the little extra for this. It comes in handy with timing multiple dishes.
Rating: 4 / 5
September 2nd, 2010 at 2:14 pm
This Polder TMR-897 timer is a big disappointment. I liked the idea of the triple functions and that is why I bought it. What I didn’t know when I ordered it is that it is very difficult to see the numbers on this timer. It has no background. So, anything it might be sitting in front of becomes its background, thus interfering with the legibility of the numbers.
Another minus with this item is the push buttons. The initials for the functions are printed on the buttons, just like on a TV remote. In time, these wear off from finger contact. It becomes a great inconvenience when the numbers wear off.
Lastly, the thing didn’t work right out of the box. I can’t get it to work. Obviously, it’s going back.
Rating: 1 / 5