| Baby monitors are one of the most important purchases you will make when preparing for your new baby. Baby monitors are the perfect answer to give parents an audio awareness of their baby's sounds, movements and safety. We have a variety of baby monitors with different product features and price range. |
Baby monitors are a modern day nursery accessory many parents rely on. They really come into their own if you've got a two-story house, or your baby's room is some way from the kitchen or living areas of your home. A monitor can also be useful if you're visiting with baby and want to put them down to sleep in an unfamiliar environment.
They’re easy to use: you simply place the monitor around one metre from your baby and then make sure the receiver (parent unit) is in a place where you can hear and see it, or clipped onto your belt.
These days baby monitors do more just let you know when your child is making noise. Some models have extra features like temperature monitors, night lights, tunes and features where you can talk to your baby while you’re not in the room. One of the monitors tested by CHOICE, the Oricom SC610 Secure 610, even comes with a lightshow where images are projected onto the ceiling.
Other parents enjoy using monitors that can tell you if your child is moving. More and more now have video capabilities so you can watch your baby, too.
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But before buying a top-of-the-range model, ask yourself if you really need all those extra features – the top performing model in the CHOICE test is quite basic, easy to use, and also has a reasonable price tag.
What to look for
On the baby unit:
• Mains operation, and battery operation if you want to use it in areas without mains power (say, out camping)
• A night light, if you intend to use one anyway
• Mains operation, and battery operation if you want to use it in areas without mains power (say, out camping)
• A night light, if you intend to use one anyway
On the parent unit:
• Mains and battery operation, so you can take the unit with you in and around the house
• A belt clip
• Volume control
• A light display to indicate the sound level, if you want to see the noise your child makes rather than hear it – for example, when you’re watching TV or vacuuming, or if you (or your babysitter or other carers) have problems with hearing
• Mains and battery operation, so you can take the unit with you in and around the house
• A belt clip
• Volume control
• A light display to indicate the sound level, if you want to see the noise your child makes rather than hear it – for example, when you’re watching TV or vacuuming, or if you (or your babysitter or other carers) have problems with hearing
On both units:
• At least two different frequencies to choose from
• Power-on light
• Battery condition indicator
• Automatic battery back-up is useful in areas where power failures are common
• A cord long enough for your set-up
• At least two different frequencies to choose from
• Power-on light
• Battery condition indicator
• Automatic battery back-up is useful in areas where power failures are common
• A cord long enough for your set-up
Video below gives indepth details on Baby Monitors-
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