I've had the same struggle. There are some decent LED clocks with up to 1" displays (high), but any further and you get weird colors or glaringly-bright display

I've had the same struggle. There are some decent LED clocks with up to 1" displays (high), but any further and you get weird colors or glaringly-bright displays. The best options are expensive clock displays from like Time Machines, MasterClock, etc... but they are not cheap and not meant for consumers.