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Review on ๐Ÿ”Œ Enhanced LCD Display Night Vision Power Meter Plug: Efficient Power Consumption Monitor with Overload Protection, 7 Display Modes for Energy Saving - Watt Meter by Jay Lee

Revainrating 3 out of 5

UPDATED - Two deficiencies - one major and one moderate

UPDATED - 10/16/2019 (original review follows) I have to say on a VERY positive supplier note that Faylee communicationo Direct is doing a fantastic job with Faylee the Revain -Customer . Since posting this review I have received multiple official messages daily. BRAVO! They are aware of this non-visible vertical viewing angle and advise that there may be an updated model. I will not hold my breath as the years have shown that this can be public nonsense. NO period from 10/16/2019 to a POSSIBLE new model is in doubt. The time will show. However, as described, the current model has a pathetic vertical viewing angle. Please consider it. Power meter - 2 stars. This gauge is quite affordable and for such a device in this price range it can give a decent result barring some flaws - a BIG downside and a MODERATE downside. The BIG downside is if you're human and have multiple AC wall outlets about 16 +/- inches (US) off the ground, then you can't see ANYTHING on the display until you bend down and your head is almost directly in front of it screen. . It's awkward at best, as if you drop your head so close to the floor that the display is no longer aligned with your eyes, your head will rotate 90 degrees with respect to the ground. Also, bending down at this low height is uncomfortable, to say the least. Oddly enough, if you turn the meter (essentially upside down) so that the bottom of the power meter is facing the ceiling and the top is facing the floor - wow! The meter can then be seen fully and perfectly when standing and standing upright. It's like the display optics have been turned the wrong way around - how many outlets do you have above the rack height? SMALL downside - In the US, we typically pay for electricity used in kilowatt hours. This is the amount of energy (thousands of watts) that we use in a period of time measured in hours. The <2> mode displays hours: minutes ("Accumulated timeโ€) at the top, kWh ("Accumulated amount of electricityโ€) in the middle, and days ("Accumulated time per dayโ€) at the bottom . Given that meters like this are useful for users to display the electricity consumed over a period of time (kWh) and the cost of that electricity consumed, mode <2> is more suitable for users as hours /kWh/ and are displayed . COST below instead of days. Now you can see all current and current usage/cost data on one screen without having to press buttons and switch screens (modes).

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Ok