Digital Baby Monitor
Choosing A Digital Baby Monitor
The digital baby monitor is a marvelous invention that allows parents to keep tabs on their crib-side baby, while watching TV, cooking, gardening, finishing chores or simply relaxing. The drawback of the old analog baby monitors is that they are often prone to interference from household appliances, the neighbors’ baby monitors, microwaves, radio signals and ambient traffic noise. In some cases, the neighbors may even hear your baby’s frequency! In areas that aren’t densely populated, an analog monitoring system may work just fine, but for everyone else, digital baby monitors are the way to go.
There are many good, digital infant monitors from which to choose. The Philips DECT baby monitor gets the highest reviews for sound clarity and offers special features, like parent-to-baby intercom functionality, alert lights, room temperature gauges, a night-light and soothing lullabies. The Summer Infant baby monitor offers video, night-vision, sound-alert lights and zoom and pan functionality. The Secure Sounds infant monitor Summer brand has also received positive reviews for limited interference and its stylish, contemporary design. The new Digitally Fresh digital baby monitor comes with a 1.5-inch color LCD baby monitor screen, a walkie-talkie/receiver and a security camera. The Graco baby monitor, called the “iMonitor,” has multi-child monitoring features, an estimated 2,000-ft range, night vision and zoom. Mobi sells systems with unlimited receivers, wide camera angles, zoom, voice-activated video transmission and high-resolution screens. These high-end models run between $100 and $200.
You may find the price of a digital baby monitor to be a bit too high for your liking, in which case there are a few analog, baby monitor system choices that still receive decent reviews. The “Whisper Connect” by Evenflo ($20 to $30) comes with two receivers, two monitors and rechargeable batteries, not to mention three-way-talk functionality, sound lights and a low battery indicator. The Graco baby monitor, “Ultra Clear II” ($30) comes with two receivers that have two channels for better sound clarity. The Fisher Price baby monitor, “Private Connection” ($35 – $50) has received more positive reviews than their “Lights & Sounds” model, which is more prone to static. The “BabyCall NTM-910″ by Sony ($45) is a 900 MHz analog monitor that has better clarity than most of the cheaper models, customers say.
You can certainly pay a lot for your digital baby monitor, so you’ll need to spend a little time considering which features you absolutely need and which you can live without. Most people just want a basic, baby monitoring system that provides clear reception, has mobile handsets and picks up the sounds of the baby. Once you’ve had a basic system for a while, you may decide you’d like some special features, such as multiple handsets, talk-back/intercom functionality or lights-only mode. If you’re a paranoid parent, then you may need to know the temperature and humidity levels of the baby’s room or when your baby is moving around. You may even decide that actually seeing what your baby is up to on video monitors can be part of the joys of parenthood. Get more helpful info at www.babyheartbeatmonitors.org