How to choose a Baby monitor
The baby monitor has come a long way over the years. In the past, monitors would transmit baby gurgles, cries, giggles and shrieks like a walkie-talkie. Today, there are many options for analog and digital baby monitors on the market. The best monitors can transmit video images, alert parents to the baby’s mood, sense movement, monitor the heart rate, check the temperature of the room and even automatically phone parents when the baby awakens!
Analog and digital are the two main baby monitor types. Analog monitors transmit signals straight across a frequency band, much like a radio, whereas digital monitors encode the signal prior to transmission for greater privacy. Generally speaking, the digital variety are top-rated, although there’s no guarantee that interference can be completely prevented. Even video monitors can fall prey to interference, particularly from microwave ovens, so it’s buyer beware for many of these products. It’s important, then, that parents check the warranty policy to ensure they can get their money back or exchange the monitor system, if need be.
There are many different brands of baby monitor systems available today, with some of the most popular being Graco, Philips and Summer Infant. The Philips SCD 589 ($200) has a ton of features and has had many positive reviews, where customers say they suffered no interference. The Graco iMonitor ($90) has two parent receivers and is also rated good for reception. Similarly, the Summer Infant Secure Sounds ($50) offers a lot of privacy, without all the special features of the more expensive Philips baby monitors. For pet owners, the Evenflo WhisperConnect Sensa ($50) will detect motion around the baby’s crib to alert parents when the cat or dog is nosing around the crib. The high-tech Mobicam ($190) lets parents tape their video monitoring or watch the videos on the TV screen.
Also see Choosing a Baby Monitor for more information.
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