Philips AVENT Baby Monitor with Temperature and Humidity Sensors, White/Blue
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Baby Products Reviews of Philips AVENT Baby Monitor with Temperature and Humidity Sensors, White/Blue
Customer Review: Not very good value for your money, but a great product.
Summary: 4 Stars
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I will compare this to this other high end monitor that I own and have used with my 9 yr old and the newer deluxe version
with my now 1 yr old twins.
Bébésounds Angelcare Deluxe Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor
The angelcare wins out for me, for the first 6 mo because of the movement sensor, I used it along with a video monitor.
Range: the phillips is a winner.
We have a 3 story house thats basement plus 5000 sq ft above ground, so the width of the house is probably a 150 feet
at the most.
Neither monitor goes from upstairs baby's bedroom to the basement. The Angelcare works fine upto
the downstairs, but not across a thick kitchen wall, only at the entrance to the kitchen. This one works on
the entire main floor with baby unit upstairs, and is totally interference free. but then so is the angelcare within range.
No humidity sensor on the Angelcare, and no lullaby, but it has a feature that saved me many sleepless nights
a baby breathing monitor. My older son ended up in our bed when plagued by recurring colds and so on,
much harder to do with twins even on a king bed. The breath movement alarm on this angelcare is fantastic and
worked well for me. my crib already had a little notice on a board that I could place the sensor pad on.
Both sound clear enough, but the Phillips has the edge,(but even picks up sounds from the landing and
neighbouring room , which is a minus in my book, but you can adjust the range downward, which I've now done.)
you can hear conversations etc crystal clear, but I've never missed the baby with either.
The Angelcare comes with two parent units which is really useful, but have to use my own rechargeable
batteries for the Angelcare -- I usually leave them on the charger, but has worked overnight with no problems,
I haven't tested out the 24 hr claim on the phillips as yet. But I love the cord that I can hang like a necklace and
the parent unit is discreetly small and adorable, about the size of pack of cards vs 2 1/2 times that on the angelcare.
The phillips has a lovely menu system that I didn't need to read the manual to get to work. The angelcare is
cryptic at best, and even with the manual totally annoying to set up. Both have out of range warnings etc.
The nightlight on the philips is a soft yellow glow, but not very bright -- the angelcare is a loud bright blue.
Customer Review: Happy with purchase, but a few things could be fixed
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall I am satisfied with the performance of this baby monitor. I conducted careful research scouring Amazon and other sites for a few months before we decided on this unit. We were going to purchase it a few weeks after our son was born as one of the last additions to the nursery, but my parents surprised us with it as a gift for Christmas.
Both the base unit and the parent unit are very small, smaller than I expected after looking at the pictures. One of the Amazon video reviews shows it being held so you can get a better idea from that. I actually like the smaller parent unit. I can hang it on the lanyard around my neck without it being obtrusive.
The connection between the parent unit and the base unit has always been excellent. I have not noticed any interference or drop outs, and our nursery is on the opposite side of the house which is a good 50 feet from out bedroom. If the connection drops for any reason, the parent unit will start beeping to notify you after a few seconds. I like this feature because if the base unit becomes accidentally unplugged (cat, dog, etc.) then you won't be listening to a silent parent unit falsely thinking everything is OK. Also, the base unit does have a battery compartment, the way most alarm clocks do, so it can run from a battery backup in case of power failure.
I am about 90% satisfied with this monitor mainly because of features that I think would be a good idea that are just missing. For example, I would like a way to control the lullabies or the night light from the parent unit, but there is no way to do that, as far as I can tell. Another shortcoming is the volume of the parent unit. It's fine if you are doing something with a low to moderate noise level, but if you have the TV up to movie-watching levels or if you are outside and a few feet away from the parent unit, then it is very hard to hear. Sometimes I have to put the parent unit up to my ear to hear effectively. The lights giving a visual indicator of your baby's noise does help with this, though. One final complaint, although I am not sure if it is with this baby monitor or with my LaCrosse alarm clock, but the temperature and humidity readings from the two devices never match up. I am not sure which one is correct, so I can't really fault the monitor.
This monitor is one of the more expensive ones out there, but I am very satisfied with the quality and do not regret my purchase. I just wish for the price that was paid, a few of the features I mentioned could be included.
Customer Review: Value for money, Best Monitor
Summary: 5 Stars
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I am really pleased with the monitor. It works perfect.
There is a base unit and the parent unit. The base unit is the small cube box, and it has a sensor for temperature and humidity. You have to place it where baby is there. It has a night light and some lullaby tunes which maybe useful for some. This one can run on electricity as well as batteries. It does not come with batteries. It has a LCD which shows temperature and humidity. It also has a Page button which you can use to locate the parent unit.
The parent unit is the small unit with the LCD showing the temperature and humidity obtained wirelessly from the base unit and you are supposed to carry it with you using attached belt clip, or just place in room where you are. This unit has 5 light indicators which go in increasing from left to right lighting up depending on noise in baby's room. You can adjust volume from low to high (5 steps possible). You can setup alerts for temperature and humidity respectively. For example, you want alarm when temperature increases to be 80, you can do that. There is a TALK button, if you press that and say into the unit, your voice can be heard in the baby's room on the base unit. This parent unit has a built in rechargeable battery pack, and from my experience lasts long time. There is a power cradle supplied which you can use to charge it. You can also continuously leave on the cradle, there is no danger of overcharging.
Setup is very easy. Turn on base unit, then turn on parent unit, they both find each other, there is a light on the parent unit which turns green and soon in few seconds you can see temperature and humidity as reported by base unit. The reception is great and works across 3 rooms in my house.
There is VIRTUALLY NO NOISE AT ALL. No hissing sounds or static even on max volume. This is the best feature. No more annoying static and disturbance and me and my wife can sleep peacefully.
I carried it with me in the supplied pouch to a trip. There was a big party, and lot of noise. My baby was sleeping in a room, and even in the noise of the party, the parent unit alerted me clearly to my baby waking up as soon as she woke up.
I think this is a great product. Worth the money absolutely.
Customer Review: Outstanding Monitor, and More
Summary: 5 Stars
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The first baby monitor we purchased was a color video monitor, and we spent aver $150 on it. I won't get into the details, but we relied so heavily on the video aspect that one day my wife and I didn't realize that the picture had frozen up, and our sixth-month old, upstairs and on the other side of the house, had been crying for who-knows how long. I felt horrible, and right away we ordered this Philips AVENT Baby Monitor to, at the very least, supplement the video monitor.
We had both monitors working simultaneously for a few weeks. The video monitor kept "locking up" on one image of my son, while on the AVENT monitor, I could clearly hear him (mind you, the video monitor also had sound, and apparently it wasn't very good. If I can ever find that monitor, I'll write a review for IT, too!). Soon, we just ditched the video monitor (which was quite a novelty for a while) and kept the AVENT.
It works wonderfully. It is extremely clear, and the lights on the top of the receiver light up in bright white from left to right when our son makes noise; this is handy because it confirms the audio, so you know you're not hearing something more locally. It is a sensative unit, obviously much better-built than the video one had been, both the transmitter and the receiver. The receiver also has a walky-talky feature on it, and often we have calmed down our now 13-month old by holding that button down and talking softly into the handset. We can also clearly see the temperature and humidity level in the room, both of which are handy when your little one has a stuffy nose or the croup, for example.
The base unit also plays a variety of lullabies. We haven't used that feature very often, but when we have, it has been quite pleasant. The battery life of the rechargable handset is excellent; it can stay on for more than a day at a time, and it will quickly recharge.
I am very impressed with the Philips AVENT; it is a bit steep for the $150 range, but as I learned from my experience with the other monitor, quality is very important with baby monitors, and this unit has commendable quality. I do recommend this product, gladly.
Customer Review: Incredibly quiet
Summary: 4 Stars
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This unit replaces an almost six year old Summer Infant video monitor. The video display on that unit stopped working several months ago, but we've still been using the audio to monitor our three year old. Thankfully, she still stays in her bed and just calls out when she wakes up.
The most noticeable feature of this set is its quietness. I kept checking to see if it was on because the old set definitely made you aware when was on; it had a strong hum. This set also has a five level sensitivity control that doesn't transmit unless a threshold is reached. Nice feature and it appears to work well. The volume is also five levels and can cover a reasonable range. In addition, there are five white LEDs which light up according to the sound level. Other good features are the compact size of both the baby and parent units and the automatic charging of the parent unit.
The temperature and humidity readings are useful for a baby's room. The temperature sensor (1°F resolution) read the same as an Oregon Scientific EB313HG. The humidity sensor (1% resolution), however, read about 8-10% higher than the EB313HG as well as two metal spring hygrometers. I am not sure why but since the other three were in agreement, I'm guessing this one is a little out of calibration.
For the lullabies feature, I find it curious they keep repeating until it is stopped at the baby unit. Every other system I've used timed out after 10-20 minutes. I also wish this feature was remotely controllable. The five lullabies are pleasant chime melodies. The travel pouch is a nice bonus but I don't know how useful it really is. The system price is a bit more than others but the quality is apparent. Overall, for parents who don't need or want a video monitor, this is an impressive monitoring system.