Fisher-Price Sounds'n Lights Monitor
by Fisher Price
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Baby Products Reviews of Fisher-Price Sounds'n Lights Monitor
Customer Review: just the lights ma'am
Summary: 5 Stars
after having one very good monitor for several years (which broke right before our 3rd baby was born) we had to go out looking for something new. i purchased an expensive graco monitor that was on sale thinking i fell into a great bargain but was disapointed. the volume was very loud, even on the lowest setting and distracting since i could hear all the tansmitter noise from it just being on. it went right back to the store! the sound and lights monitor allows me to turn the volume all the way down (which is not silent but very very soft) and just use the lights to keep an eye on the baby. i can hear everything when i turn the volume up, including the whir of computer in my room where the baby is also. it is so sensitive and clear that if the window is open in the room where the transmitter is i can hear what is going on outside through the monitor from downstairs! but it's nice to be able to turn the volume all the way down and not be hit by a constant barrage of noise that i do not need to listen to, e.g.: dogs barking outside, geese honking (though the only interference i get is a slight static from my under-cabinet halogen lights -- moving the receiver away takes care of the problem)! as an experienced mom i can often tell by the lights if the baby needs to be picked up, and if in doubt, i just turn up the volume! it's perfect and so is the price!Customer Review: Frustrated w/ what we thought was the perfect monitor
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading all the wonderful reviews from this site we decided that this would be the perfect monitor. It was inexpensive and everyone spoke so highly of it. We've purchased two of them in less than 2 months - the first one worked for about 1 whole month before it went to nothing but static - before the static it was a perfect monitor...very sensative, we could hear everything, but once the static came across that was all you could hear. Our second monitor (the same exact model)worked for the first two weeks and now, depending on the channel and the time of day, we tend to pick up more static than anything else. Just recently the monitor has begun to "mute" out any loud, hi-pitched sounds (like a crying baby) I'm beginning to feel that this monitor is not a reliable one, at least for our area - maybe we're getting interfearance from other homes in the area - I don't know - we're going to return this one and try a 3rd one of the same make and model - hoping that the 3rd time will be a charm we'll see how long this next one will last - I do agree w/ the other positive responses that it is a great monitor and very sensitive - but only for about the first 2 weeks - at least in our household.Customer Review: What we didn't think about...
Summary: 2 Stars
We purchased a model of this Fisher Price monitor which was replaced recently by this newer model seen here. But we learned something I wanted to pass along to new moms who are overwhelmed by all the choices out there. I think you get what you pay for with monitors. At first, the monitor worked great...until about 5 months. After that point, we picked up about 40% static. The static sometimes wakes us at night it's so loud. But the feature that was most annoying was the volume button (I'm not sure if they've changed this or not on this newest model). There are no numbers or "levels" printed by the volume dial. Only a sticker showing which way to turn the dail for loud or soft (which was stuck on backwards by the manufacturer!!!). Since we move the monitor around the house depending on where we are, we change the levels all the time. But since there are no "markers" on the volume knob, we never know what volume level we are at. So it's a guessing game at night, when we want it turned low, but don't know how low we've turned it. We have to perform nightly sound checks to see if it's at an appropriate level for sleep. Choose a monitor that has volume levels printed! It's a MUST feature!Customer Review: So much static!
Summary: 2 Stars
This monitor is decent for the price, I guess. But I think I would have rather spent a little extra to get something a little better. The pro to the monitor is that it picks up the smallest sounds. But the problem is that there's so much static that you can barely hear the sounds that it picks up. There's so much static that it almost completely drowns out my crying baby! If you run the monitor on just the batteries alone ( and unplug the AC adapter), then the monitor is pretty crystal clear. The only problem with that is that the battery life in that monitor is only like 1-2 nights (tops!). So, if you have the money to spend on a new 9V battery every night, or every other night, then I guess this monitor would be okay. But if you have that kind of money, I would suggest that you invest in a monitor that is better quality than this one. I think I am going to return this for something a little better. I'm very disappointed in Fisher Price. They usually have such great quality products. I can't believe they would come out with something this poor of quality. My suggestion: don't [spend] your money on this monitor.Customer Review: Don't Waste Your Money
Summary: 2 Stars
We registered for this and received it as a shower gift. After only 5 minutes of use, it went right back into the box. The static it picked up was terrible. Not only did it mask any low sounds coming from the baby but it was simply annoying to sit and listen to that static. I suppose we would have gotten used to it, like the hum of lots of flourescent lights. You have to turn it up to hear the baby which only increased the volume of static.Needless to say, it went back to the store.
We found a 900MHz model made by Sony (model 910) which is excellent. It's the only 900MHz model that I've seen that has 27 different channels to avoid static and interference with any cordless phones at the same frequency. I didn't find many reviews for this product but I went ahead with the purchase, relying on my past satisfaction with Sony products. It works great with no static and it picks up the slightest whisper from ten feet away, if desired. You can turn down the receiver volume if you only wish to hear baby crying. If you can find it, buy this baby monitor.