Bought this baby monitor as a replacement for our analogue baby monitor (we were quite annoyed by the signal disturbance), for our now 3,5 months old daughter. It is a great baby monitor, not at least when the price is taken into consideration.
The sound is really good and very clear. The ability to switch between "always-on" (where you hear everything) and "mute" (where it only activates at higher sounds) function is a great function, that we use very often. At some times, you just want to hear everything, at other times (e.g. when she is sleeping outside) you just want to be alarmed when she wants attention :-)
The light signalling sound level a nice function. When the "mute" function is on, the light still shows sound level and it allows you to be alarmed before the monitor turns on the sound. When we are out and about, it is even more useful - e.g. at parties, where the monitor itself can be difficult to hear.
When she sleeps outside, it is nice to have the thermometer function to quickly check the temperature in the trolley. We have actually also used it a lot in the spring period, where the temperature changes from day to day, even inside.
All in all, this is a great monitor compared to the price (~40 pounds) - I would definitely recommend it.
So why not 5 stars? Well, there is still room for improvements. Some small bugs needs to be fixed, to reach a 5-star rating:
- The sound level is not that high, even with volume set to max.
- The parent unit uses a specially designed battery pack rather than standard rechargeable AAA batteries. It means that replacements are expensive, and prevents you from using spare batteries at occasions where it is not possible to recharge using a electricity outlet.
- The parent unit has a green light signalling when the alarm is on. When the alarm is connected to a power outlet, and charging, this light flashes green - if it the monitor is turned on or not. So when the alarm is used while connected to a power outlet, you really can't see whether the monitor is on or not - this is annoying.