Summer Infant Baby's Quiet Sounds Video Monitor with 5" Screen
by Summer Infant, Inc.
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Baby Products Reviews of Summer Infant Baby's Quiet Sounds Video Monitor with 5" Screen
Customer Review: Step Away from the Monitor
Summary: 1 Stars
Bottom line: You don't want this thing.
Here's why...first, if you have any kind of radio interference where you live, you can forget about ever using the audio part of this. We had to buy a separate audio monitor and turn the volume all the way down on this one (sort of defeats the purpose of the all in one monitor).
Second, you rarely can get a clear picture. I don't mean a little static or the black and white is not crisp, I mean any picture besides a blizzard-like snow pattern. However, on the plus side, if you stand a certain distance and certain angle from the monitor part, you'll get a clear picture. Walk away and it's gone. Now, the angle and distance aren't predictable, so you'll have to experiment each night. You can actually keep your hand on the back of the unit and that also generates a clear picture. Again, don't remove your hand. This is a little awkward at first, when you try to sleep standing up with one arm raised, but you get used to it.
Customer Review: A great unit!
Summary: 4 Stars
We have had this unit for nearly 2 years and it still runs great! I feel obligated to review it. I had read a few negative reviews about interference and plug life, but have not had any of these problems. The picture is quite clear and the interference is minimal. If the monitor starts to squelch, just slide it over a few inches until the signal clears. We have gotten quite good at turning the monitor on our kitchen counter ever so slightly to improve reception - not a big deal at all!
We have also been diligent about unplugging both the monitor and camera when not in use. I read that the plugs can heat up and crack so we always make an effort to unplug when the munchkin wakes up. This just seems like good sense anyway, regardless of plug issues.
I am very glad I bought this unit and didn't let the negative reviews sway me too much. If you're looking for a monitor at a decent price I say go for it.
Customer Review: Get something else, even if it costs more.
Summary: 1 Stars
We bought one of these in spring of 2006 when our son was about 5 mos old, and it worked great with no problems. About 18 mos later, however, the cord started to fail such that the monitor wouldn't come on unless we moved the cord around to some random "magic spot." (Move around as in, turn the part that goes into the back of the monitor.) One day last week, the cord finally just died, and we couldn't get the monitor to come back on at all. The next day, we bought a new one of the very same monitor, and it's AWFUL. The picture is fine, but we were up til 2:30 am the first night, trying to find a place where the monitor didn't make this horrible, repetitive, endless static noise. I finally ended up sleeping alone in our guest room because I couldn't take it anymore. We're returning it today, and I don't care if we have to spend $300 on something else, as long as it doesn't make that noise.Customer Review: With the constant static noise, this is going back...
Summary: 2 Stars
I have researched so many monitors, I could write a thesis. We've had a Lorex for sometime now in our baby's room and screen in ours UNTIL it started clicking/popping at night. So, I decided to buy 2 different kinds of monitors at once and compare and take the 'lesser operating' one back. Well, the other brand is charging as I type, so I hooked this Summer one up -no charging needed.... GREAT picture ...in the dark (w/ nightlight in room)- kudos in that dept. BUT, it's the white static noise that we CANNOT deal with. If it were SOFT white noise, fine. But, nope, harsh static...no sleep static... sleep isn't happening static, sooo back to the store this puppy goes.
HOWEVER, if you only want to use this during the day and/or that sound doesn't bother you, then -GREAT picture, clarity & nice big screen.
Customer Review: Don't buy this product - it is defective
Summary: 1 Stars
I've had three, that's right 3, of these baby monitors. When you first buy them they work well - then they break. And, they all break the same way. The screen starts to flicker until you get a small horizontal solid line. The audio will continue to work, but you can't seen anything on the screen. Summer knows about this and will replace your monitor for $50 or give you a new one if you complain enough. This is clearly a defective product and they are just betting that most people won't complain about it. They should recall the product or take it off of the market, but won't as long as people keep buying it. Choose another video monitor or save yourself some money and buy an audio monitor instead; because that's all you'll have with this unit several months from now.