"Took them out of the box and plugged them in. Both were off by 5 minutes or so, in different directions! HUH? So, read the instructions and found that they say "if they are off, set manually and they will be reset to that time thereafter". Sure 'nuf. I set them both to correct time, unplugged, replugged, and they were correct. OK, Not exactly as described on TV but they're working OK now. Probably wouldn't give as a gift on the strength (or lack thereof) of the reviews."