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Video monitors?! Help! (reviews drive me nuts)

ashleyzeffiroashleyzeffiro member
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Hi all,

 

Any recommendations on a great video monitor? I will find one I love, and read reviews, and the reviews drive me nuts because I can only focus on the negative ones even with all the good ones. My husband and I are "tech savvy" And I was looking into Babyping (Where you can monitor through iPhone/iPad), but after reading certain reviews it makes me too nervous.

 

That being said, do you ladies love any of your video monitors? I like the idea of night vision, and want it to be most of all RELIABLE! We just started our registry and its the most overwhelming thing! 

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  • kkss357kkss357 member
    We have the Motorola MBP36 Remote Wireless Video Baby Monitor with a 3.5 inch Color LCD Screen.  We LOVE it!  We've had it for almost 2 years.  You can set it up with up to 4 cameras.  They cameras move so while you're watching on the screen, you can rotate, tilt, or zoom the camera or switch between the other cameras.  It also shows the room temp on the display.  It is so great.  There is so much about it that I just love!  And when this LO is born, we'll be able to have 2 cameras in her room and 2 in DD's room and keep an eye on them both with the one screen.  It also has safety features built in to help prevent others from tapping into the video signal.
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    Also, I should mention that my DH is VERY tech savvy and did all the research and picked this one out.  I was skeptical when he bought it because it was expensive.  We have added additional cameras later...so we sort of budgeted to get those and bought them as we could.  My review above is really only based on my experience using the monitor and not necessarily the many technical details and features that my DH could very excitedly tell you about!  :)
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  • coronitaextracoronitaextra member
    @kkss357 does that model have the ability to watch outside of the wifi as well? For example I am looking for a video monitor as well, but I would like to be able to watch when I am at work or otherwise outside my home. 
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    @kkss357 does that model have the ability to watch outside of the wifi as well? For example I am looking for a video monitor as well, but I would like to be able to watch when I am at work or otherwise outside my home. 

    This model doesn't but I think they do have one that has that feature.

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  • JRanalli10JRanalli10 member
    We have the Motorola one as well and love it!!!
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  • Mama2be12345Mama2be12345 member
    I haven't researched video monitors yet. So you set it up in the nursery and would watch from another room during nap time, nighttime, etc. Our home is 3 floors so I could see this being handy, but is it that much better then the audio type of monitor? Also when you are at work you would only see baby when they are in the crib correct? Forgive my ignorance I am intrigued by these products but I'm not sure I get it?
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    I haven't researched video monitors yet. So you set it up in the nursery and would watch from another room during nap time, nighttime, etc. Our home is 3 floors so I could see this being handy, but is it that much better then the audio type of monitor? Also when you are at work you would only see baby when they are in the crib correct? Forgive my ignorance I am intrigued by these products but I'm not sure I get it?

    The video monitor that we have doesn't allow you to watch the baby when you are outside the house but there are some that let you do that.  You would only be able to see the areas that are within the monitor's line of sight either way though.

    We got ours when DD was an infant.  I liked the extra peace of mind of being able to see her rather than just hearing her.  Also, with the monitor that we have, I can actually see her breathing!  For a nervous new mom, it was nice to have that extra reassurance without having to go into her room and risk waking her.  Also, if she was just stirring, I could see whether she was settling back to sleep or whether she was really awake.  You can't really do that with the audio-only monitors.

    Now, DD is 2.5 years old and we still use the monitor.  I like it because she often likes to play alone in her room.  So, I can be in the kitchen making dinner or something and I can just peek in on her without leaving what I'm doing.  It gives her some independence and gives me the ability to keep an eye on her without hovering.  Also, because we have multiple cameras and the cameras move, we can pretty much see her whole room.  So, during nap or at night, we can always see where she is in her room even if she gets out of her bed.

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  • AjoydAjoyd member
    We wanted one that you could watch over WIFI but when I talked to someone at Buy Buy Baby about them I ended up registering for a Motorola model that sounds like the one PP mentioned.

    I don't know if all WIFI models are the same, but with this one only one person could watch at a time, so in order for someone to look at the baby away from home, the person in the home would not be able to monitor baby. That didn't make a whole lot of practical sense to me.


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  • terpchristyterpchristy member
    I registered for the top rated one on amazon. I think it's called Levana? It's the only one that has an average of more than 4 stars. Not as fancy/high tech looking as some of the others, but, like you, I would rather have one with high user ratings!
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    I haven't researched video monitors yet. So you set it up in the nursery and would watch from another room during nap time, nighttime, etc. Our home is 3 floors so I could see this being handy, but is it that much better then the audio type of monitor? Also when you are at work you would only see baby when they are in the crib correct? Forgive my ignorance I am intrigued by these products but I'm not sure I get it?

    The video monitor that we have doesn't allow you to watch the baby when you are outside the house but there are some that let you do that.&nbsp; You would only be able to see the areas that are within the monitor's line of sight either way though.

    We got ours when DD was an infant.&nbsp; I liked the extra peace of mind of being able to see her rather than just hearing her.&nbsp; Also, with the monitor that we have, I can actually see her breathing!&nbsp; For a nervous new mom, it was nice to have that extra reassurance without having to go into her room and risk waking her.&nbsp; Also, if she was just stirring, I could see whether she was settling back to sleep or whether she was really awake.&nbsp; You can't really do that with the audio-only monitors.

    Now, DD is 2.5 years old and we still use the monitor.&nbsp; I like it because she often likes to play alone in her room.&nbsp; So, I can be in the kitchen making dinner or something and I can just peek in on her without leaving what I'm doing.&nbsp; It gives her some independence and gives me the ability to keep an eye on her without hovering.&nbsp; Also, because we have multiple cameras and the cameras move, we can pretty much see her whole room.&nbsp; So, during nap or at night, we can always see where she is in her room even if she gets out of her bed.



    Oh that makes sense, I think I'll check them out thanks!
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