Fisher-Price Sounds 'n Lights Monitor with Dual Receiver
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Baby Products Reviews of Fisher-Price Sounds 'n Lights Monitor with Dual Receiver
Customer Review: Need a LOUD Monitor?
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought all 3 of Target's Baby Monitors to assess for my hard of hearing father. He is unable to hear my disabled mother call for him from the other end of the house.
All 3 moniters came with a transmitter an two receivers.
1. Graco's Imonitor Vibe 2: Digital Technoligy, the most expensive, the least static, dim pulsating lights react to sound, most importantly NOT LOUD ENOUGH for Dad to hear.
2. Fisher-Price's 900 mhz Private Connection: Medium priced, light hum at full volume, great blinking RED LIGHTS react to sound, louder than the Graco Unit, but not the best of the bunch.
3. Fisher-Price's Sounds 'n Lights Monitor: Surprisingly the cheapest at $37.59 plus tax, slight hum that Dad can't hear anyway, great blinking red lights react to sound, and most importantly BOOMING SOUND that is easy for my Dad to hear at 8/10 of maximal volume. The transmitter is so sensitive it picks up sounds from the bathroom across the hallway from my Mom's bedroom.
I even bought a second set of this model so my Dad can hear Mom clearly when she sits up during the day in a different room. The second monitor can not be set to the same frequency as the first unit and all recievers must be spaced apart from one another to avoid interference.
This monitor has a 500 foot range which is plenty for use in a large house.
Customer Review: Not worth the price
Summary: 1 Stars
We were given this monitor as a baby shower gift. After less than two weeks, we had to return it. As indicated in other reviews, the static was unbearable. We've used another monitor with our older child (are still using it# and it is fine #if the model hadn't been discontinued we would have just bought a second one of those). The static literally kept us up much of the night the last night we used it. We exchanged it for a different brand which so far seems to be better.
Two other things to be aware of on this model if you are shopping for a monitor:
1. The on/off switch is also the volume. I've discovered that it is sometimes very difficult to find that "sweet spot" in the volume where it is loud enough to hear your baby before he goes ballistic, but quiet enough not to be disturbed by every breath he takes. Once you find that perfect volume, you want to be able to leave it there, so for us, it was much better to find a monitor that has an on/off switch separate from the volume.
2. This version did not have a built-in rechargeable battery with a base. So, either you had to leave the parents' receiver plugged in all the time, or you had to use SIX rechargeable batteries that you would then have to remove to recharge using a separate charger. Most monitors we've looked at have a rechargeable base for the monitor which obviously makes the receiver much more portable.
I do not recommend this product!
Customer Review: lots of static
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the only baby monitor that I've used so far and I've been pretty unhappy with it. Our house is fairly small (1600 sq ft) and I get lots of static when the baby is in her room and we're listening in the living room. It's not that far... in fact, if i leave the door open I can hear her cry without the monitor if things are fairly quiet. I was hoping to use this for when we sleep as she gets older but honestly the static would keep me awake as opposed to offering me the peace of mind that I was hoping for. I know there are other monitors that reach further... i just haven't tried any of them yet b/c this one was purchased for me as a gift and I can't bear the thought of wasting it and spending even more money on another one that I might hate just as much. Customer Review: Great company, poor product
Summary: 3 Stars
We purchased this monitor after using the older lights and sounds monitor for a year because it was smaller and less clunky. It worked well for about 6 months and then began having a lot of static and interference. We tried switching channels and outlets several times and then it developed a new problem...complete loss of signal until we would jiggle the ac adaptor or just use batteries. Two weeks after the one year warrenty expired, we realized we could not take it anymore and called customer service. Not only were they completely apologetic for our trouble, but even though the warrenty had expired, they sent us a voucher of more than we paid for the monitor and sent us a postage-free label so we didnt have to pay for shipping! Not a great product, but we are really happy with Fisher Price in being so willing to make things right! EXCELLANT CUSTOMER SERVICE!Customer Review: This monitor kept me up all night (even though my baby slept great)
Summary: 1 Stars
This monitor is horrible. My baby has outgrown his bassinet and spent his first night in his crib in his own room last night, and we used this monitor from our bedroom a short way down the hall.
First, the monitor buzzes loudly, constantly. To the point I put a pillow over my head to shut out the noise till I could fall asleep. Then there are random clicks and pops and odd noises...over and over the monitor woke me up with screeches and odd noises, and I got up to check on my son...and he was sleeping soundly and silently. The noises from the monitor were NOT coming from the base of the unit in his room.
Worst of all, when he finally did wake up for a night feeding, I could hear him just as well 2 rooms away as I could over the monitor.
From my experience, this unit is better at torturing exhausted new parents than functioning as a baby monitor.