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R. Hammer "rhammer"
Location: FL, United States
Date
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February 25, 2012
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Great baby monitor solution with high-quality video
I have tested out this product and found it to be one of the best video baby monitors to date. We had twins and there was always something going on in the nursery and yet we never found a great video monitor. This would have easily fit the bill. Highly recommended. Hope you find the video useful and if so, please click the YES box. Thanks!
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R. Hammer "rhammer"
Location: Florida
Date
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February 25, 2012
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Great baby monitor solution with high-quality video
I have tested out this product and found it to be one of the best video baby monitors to date. We had twins and there was always something going on in the nursery and yet we never found a great video monitor. This would have easily fit the bill. Highly recommended. Hope you find the video useful […]
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Karen Holtz "NJ Book Girl"
Location: Woodside, New Jersey
Date
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March 13, 2012
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Gives Me Piece of Mind
This was almost too easy to set up. Take the camera and the receiver out of the box, charge them and you're good to go. They automatically pair up. The reception is very clear, both audio and video. I have the camera set up in my daughter's bedroom, with the USB charger permanently connected, so I never have to worry about charging it. The receiver, however, I move around the house, depending on where I am, and charge it during the night.
I have two children. A three-year-old boy and a nine-month-old daughter and oh how I wish I would have had this the first time around, because I was constantly checking on my son. If anybody was a Nervous Nelly, it was me.
But with my little girl, I can just look at the monitor while I'm busy around the house or at my computer and just seeing that she's alright and safely asleep gives me more piece of mind that I can say.
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Karen Holtz "NJ Book Girl"
Location: Woodside, NJ
Date
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March 13, 2012
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Gives Me Peace of Mind
This was almost too easy to set up. Take the camera and the receiver out of the box, charge them and you're good to go. They automatically pair up. The reception is very clear, both audio and video. I have the camera set up in my daughter's bedroom, with the USB charger permanently connected, so I never have to worry about charging it. The receiver, however, I move around the house, depending on where I am, and charge it during the night.
I have two children. A three-year-old boy and a nine-month-old daughter and oh how I wish I would have had this the first time around, because I was constantly checking on my son. If anybody was a Nervous Nelly, it was me.
But with my little girl, I can just look at the monitor while I'm busy around the house or at my computer and just seeing that she's alright and safely asleep gives me more peace of mind than I can say.
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Anthony Wang
Date
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March 31, 2012
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Excellent baby monitor
I purchased this baby monitor when it was on sale as a Gold Box deal. After seeing all of the negative reviews from people who also purchased this product as part of the Gold Box deal, I was very eager to receive the product and test it out for myself. After the first 3 hours, I'm very pleased with the product.
The monitor did beep when I first used it, but that was just because the battery was low. It took me 2 minutes to figure this out. The problem is that the battery indicator looks full when it is actually almost out of battery. It is only full when you see the multiple bars.
Pros:
1. Extremely clear color picture. Resolution and picture quality was excellent.
2. Low light and night vision quality was excellent.
3. The reception quality was perfect. I have Wi-Fi and a cordless phone system and there were no interference at all.
4. Look and Feel of the white plastic on both the camera and the monitor was great. It reminds me of my white iPad 2. I completely disagree with the other reviews that it felt like cheap plastic.
5. The stand for both the monitor and the camera works well. It had a simple, minimalist design. Again, this reminded me of the Apple products that I have. This over all "look and feel" was the reason why I purchased this monitor over the others.
6. VOX (voice activated sleep mode) works exceptionally well. The monitor and volume is turned off until the camera picks up noise. The monitor was completely quiet. I used this for hours, and there were no beeping sounds like some reviews stated (again beeping occurs only when the battery is low. Keep it plugged in at night and you're okay. You can change the sensitivity of this, and in my test it picks up the slightest sound, which cases the monitor to turn on. I like the camera button that easily turns on the monitor for a short time when it is in VOX mode.
7. The buttons on the monitor was extremely intuitive to use. I have to disagree with the other reviewers who had a difficult time. It took less than 2 minutes to figure out all of the features on the monitor without even reading the manual.
8. Compared to my first video baby monitor 6 years ago, this is a huge improvement in technology.
Cons:
1. It can be a bit difficult to get the right angle for aiming the camera over the crib. Lucky for me, I was able to put this on a tall TV stand that was converted over to use in the baby room.
2. The intercom feature was poor quality because the audio on the camera isn't very good. This is where I would agree with the other reviewers that this is more likely to scare the baby.
Overall I give this a 5-star review because it has all of the features that I'm looking for, it works extremely well, and it reminds me of the iPhone/iPad with the clean white design.
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whoopitydoo
Date
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March 31, 2012
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Bought it for my sister
Bought this for my sister and her newborn twins. Works perfectly! Definitely the way to go if you have multiple babies or even toddlers in the same room.
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Anthony Wang
Date
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March 31, 2012
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Excellent baby monitor
I purchased this baby monitor when it was on sale as a Gold Box deal [on amazon.com]. After seeing all of the negative reviews from people who also purchased this product as part of the Gold Box deal, I was very eager to receive the product and test it out for myself. After the first 3 hours, I'm very pleased with the product.
The monitor did beep when I first used it, but that was just because the battery was low. It took me 2 minutes to figure this out. The problem is that the battery indicator looks full when it is actually almost out of battery. It is only full when you see the multiple bars.
Pros:
1. Extremely clear color picture. Resolution and picture quality was excellent.
2. Low light and night vision quality was excellent.
3. The reception quality was perfect. I have Wi-Fi and a cordless phone system and there were no interference at all.
4. Look and Feel of the white plastic on both the camera and the monitor was great. It reminds me of my white iPad 2. I completely disagree with the other reviews that it felt like cheap plastic.
5. The stand for both the monitor and the camera works well. It had a simple, minimalist design. Again, this reminded me of the Apple products that I have. This over all "look and feel" was the reason why I purchased this monitor over the others.
6. VOX (voice activated sleep mode) works exceptionally well. The monitor and volume is turned off until the camera picks up noise. The monitor was completely quiet. I used this for hours, and there were no beeping sounds like some reviews stated (again beeping occurs only when the battery is low. Keep it plugged in at night and you're okay. You can change the sensitivity of this, and in my test it picks up the slightest sound, which cases the monitor to turn on. I like the camera button that easily turns on the monitor for a short time when it is in VOX mode.
7. The buttons on the monitor was extremely intuitive to use. I have to disagree with the other reviewers who had a difficult time. It took less than 2 minutes to figure out all of the features on the monitor without even reading the manual.
8. Compared to my first video baby monitor 6 years ago, this is a huge improvement in technology.
Cons:
1. It can be a bit difficult to get the right angle for aiming the camera over the crib. Lucky for me, I was able to put this on a tall TV stand that was converted over to use in the baby room.
2. The intercom feature was poor quality because the audio on the camera isn't very good. This is where I would agree with the other reviewers that this is more likely to scare the baby.
Overall I give this a 5-star review because it has all of the features that I'm looking for, it works extremely well, and it reminds me of the iPhone/iPad with the clean white design.
This is my first product review on Amazon, so I hope it helps others who are concern about the negative reviews on the product.
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BabyMomma
Date
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April 2, 2012
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This Monitor is Great!
With LIVE View we have you covered no matter how busy things get. Audio and visual indicators help keep you aware at all times. Bright orange and green LED lights light up when sound is detected. Even in a noisy room, the lights will catch your attention so you won't miss a thing.
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D. Vance "NinjaKnittingGramma"
Date
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April 2, 2012
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A blessing to all care givers!
I LOVE this baby monitor! It was crazy easy to set up, and has worked perfectly from the very beginning!
I am a grandmother who not only cares for the little ones, but fills in as a homeschool teacher with the older kids. It's such a blessing to be able to concentrate on schoolwork and relax knowing that I can see everything going on with the babies.
It does sometimes flip between color and b/w, but I don't see that as a major issue. I absolutely LOVE the night vision! Who hasn't wanted to check on the kids without having to open the door and wake them?
This would be a great gift for the grandparents who keep the kids over the weekend!
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Penguin Chick
Date
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May 16, 2012
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Works great!,
I used this for something that was a bit more unconventional. I had some sort of critter that was wreaking havoc in my front yard digging up things and I couldn't figure out what it was. A security light would sometimes come on, but by the time I went to look whatever it was would be gone. I set this baby monitor up as sort of a security camera and it works great! I love having the screen so that I can really keep an eye on whatever is happening. It would be great for any room or area where you just want to keep an eye on what is going on. I love it.
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irish quilter
Date
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July 3, 2012
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awesome!
this is the 2nd video monitor I've bought this year as both my daughter and son had their first children. They both love their monitor, say they are easy to use. And it's great for me because they take pictures with it and share them on facebook!! so even though I can't be there in person, I get to part of my grandchildren growing up. thanks for a great product.
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Infant Camera
Location: Indianapolis
Date
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April 3, 2013
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Great cameras, clear and the colors are great. The sound quality is excellent. We now have eyes all through the house on our little ones.
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K. Swanson
Location: Austin, TX
Date
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March 13, 2012
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Value goes up as price goes down for this monitor set
Most everything about this set is solid, the picture is better than expected (especially the night pic), the talk feature is great for parents or even if you're watching your dog in the yard. Everything feels pretty well-made (LCD monitor is a bit light, but we'll see) and this is that rare product that not only does what it should do well, it will surprise you with other uses (watching boiling pots, or birds in their nest, or or or...).
The main negative is that the battery lasts only four hours on full and seven on save-mode. After a while those numbers will be much lower and that's just too little time for a full night's sleep/not sleep if an outlet isn't nearby. The ball joint is also a little finicky but tighten it hard and it should be fine. But other than those things this is a good little unit that's bound to end up in a lot of households.
And if Lorex is smart, they'll market this as the Ultimate Baby Shower Gift! Which it pretty much is. Though they really do need to provide longer battery life. But as the price keeps coming down on this (dropping about 10 a week for a month now, presently at 120), the value does go up. For less than 100 this would be a very good deal indeed, but it's still a fair price right now.
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5fish
Date
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April 25, 2012
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Lorex Video Monitor
Bought this camera to keep an eye and ear on the playroom. We mounted it from the ceiling easily. We get a pretty clear picture of the room. If sound sensitivity is turned all the way up you can here static, but there isn't a need to have it up that loud. Otherwise it's clear. The night vision works great, you can still see everything going on very well. The screen is small, but they are on most of these monitors. The only downfalls would be. You have to study the manual to figure out how to change the setup. The other would be the stand is flimsy, not the unit, but the stand, so it falls over easily. I am very pleased with it for the price, it serves its purpose well. I can here them clearly, see them clearly, and if I push talk I can tell them from the "voice in the camera" to settle down. Great for a mom of three.
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sigep185
Location: California
Date
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April 16, 2013
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This is a great baby monitor. We just had twins and needed a multi camera system. You cannot get a better price. The picture and sound quality are great.
My three issues are as follows:
1) It seems to go into scan mode on its own sometimes. Lorex could not tell me why and are looking for a solution.
2) The mounting brackets are not very good, but you can get them to work.
3) The talk feature scared the crap out of my son. There is no sound level adjustment, so it is very loud.
With that being said. It is a better product than most monitors out there and its a great value for the money.
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