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R. Phillips
Location: MS USA
Date
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February 22, 2012
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Fantastic Unit for keeping an eye on virtually anything!
I will start off by saying the picture on this system is crystal clear. The colors come through perfectly and are very vibrant, making it easy to see clearly. Setup was an absolute breeze - I always mention this because I hate it when I get new electronics in that take forever to figure out just how to get them hooked up and turned on. This is of the super easy variety. Another big plus about this is that the crystal clear picture is perfect with almost no light. It's amazing that picture quality can be that great without a bright light shining on the target. I looked at the view screen and thought I didn't realize that something was in the room. I turned to look and I was unable to see the details of the room with the naked eye but the camera could pick them up.
Another great feature of this unit is it's talk feature. You can mute this feature when needed as well. As you walk around and listen with your portable handset video monitor, you can choose to speak to the camera unit and it will magnify through the room. It comes through loud and clear. And I did have a good laugh when I had them close so I was able to hear myself. I thought I sounded a little like autotune (so I couldn't resist having a few moments of fun with that). It's really a great feature whether you need to give your reassuring voice to baby or put some kids or even your pups back in line if they get a little out of hand. You can add more units to this system and there is a scan feature on the video handset that will let you go through them.
This really is a quality unit with exactly the needed features (and not a lot of extras that you would never use and would just end up making the unit confusing). I highly recommend it for any monitoring you need to do. It's easy to use and has amazing video quality, and the talk feature is such a great idea so that you have the option to handle certain situations without getting up and going into the monitored room. Definite recommend.
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Becker
Date
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February 22, 2012
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VIDEO BABY MONITOR by LOREX
This is an easy to set-up and easy to operate baby monitoring system, with both audio and video. The 2.4 inch screen on the hand held monitor provides a clear picture both day and night, and the adjustable volume control allows you to listen to audio from the camera. With the talk feature on the hand-held unit you can speak to the baby through the speaker system. You can also adjust the brightness for clarity. The hand-held unit is lightweight and small with an attractive design, it measures about 4 ¾" X 2 7/8". Once charged the battery life is up to 4 hours, and 7 hours while in power save mode.
This model comes with: 1 handheld monitor and 1 camera. The system is built so that 3 additional cameras can be added. Once additional cameras are added a scan feature can be activated allowing easy flow from one camera to another.
Nice equipment for security and peace of mind.
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starstruck
Location: Iowa USA
Date
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February 23, 2012
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Just like being there!
I find this camera set up to be the next best thing to being in the same room. I must confess something though....the "baby" I monitor with this camera is my large computerized telescope! However I think that all my experiences with this would be the same for anyone else monitoring their baby. I operate the scope from a separate room and I wanted this so I can see my scope and make sure it moves as it supposed to when commanded to do so. This camera gives a very sharp image of the telescope and as you might imagine...this is done in a very dark room! The picture I see is color in daylight and black and white in the dark.The audio makes it possible to hear the sounds the scope (or your baby) makes when moving across the sky (or the crib)and to make sure that it sounds right. It was very simple to set up and has AC power packs to plug in for stationary use but the monitor also has a rechargeable battery to make it cordless so you can keep it with you as you move around from room to room. Both units seem to be well made and attractive. They are very thin and streamline. The instructions mention being able to communicate with additional cameras to view from other angles but so far Amazon doesn't seem to offer additional cameras. I can see where having a couple more hooked up might be advantageous so hopefully they will eventually. Although the name of this monitor would make you think it is only suitable for monitoring children I think it has many other possible functions to help make the invisible visible! All in all I think this unit is a quality piece with many possible uses and I recommend it for anyone needing to see what's going on in an out of sight area.
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bobbewig
Location: New Jersey, USA
Date
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February 24, 2012
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Excellent Monitoring Device!
The Lorex LIVE View Baby Video Monitor is a high quality system that is easy to set up, easy to use and provides virtually everything needed to feel secure and have peace of mind about what is going on in a room in your house when you're not in it. If you have a need to monitor your baby or to know what's going on in the basement when your kid has friends over or to know what your dog does in a room when you're not in it, this product works great.
The Lorex comes with an LCD handheld monitor with soft-touch controls and a vivid 2.4" color screen, a wireless camera, a stand that can be rotated in most directions and also serves as a belt clip, and a rechargeable lithium battery.
The LIVE View handheld monitor is really a neat device. It provides orange and green LED lights that light up to alert you when sound is detected, and even in darkened rooms the lights allow you to be aware of all that is going on. Further, the LIVE View screen and scan button enables you to clearly view any activity from different angles in the room. The monitor not only lets you see and hear what is going on, it also allows you to talk to the person in the room via its two-way intercom.
And if the above features aren't enough, the monitor provides a sleep mode and nighttime viewing capability. That is, by keeping the audio alert on and the visual alert off, the LCD screen turns off automatically. However, the screen will light up when sound is detected, thus providing the audio and visual alerts needed to be on top of things even when you're sleeping. Plus, the monitor features nightime viewing, as the camera will automatically switch to black-and-white in low light conditions; thus, being able to be aware of situations at all times of day or night.
Although, the instructions say that the system allows you to add up to three additional cameras, I don't see them being available for sale on Amazon (or elsewhere) yet.
If you think you have a need for this type of monitoring, I'd highly recommend you consider the Lorex LIVE View LW2004.
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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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L. Marrott
Location: Northeast Ohio
Date
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February 28, 2012
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Impressed, Great Home Monitor, Not Just for Baby.
This an awesome monitor and I think Lorex should consider taking the "Baby" out of the name because I can see how it could be used for many different things. One of the things I love is the portability of the screen. It's about the size of a cell phone and has very nice range. I was able to use it anywhere in the house and even outside in the backyard. My old monitor was like a very small old style TV monitor and not portable. I didn't realize how inconvenient it was until I started using the Lorex portable screen. I will say though that a feature Lorex might consider in the future is a screen finder signal like they have for cordless phone receivers because I have set the monitor screen down a couple times and couldn't remember where I left it. Aside from that though this unit has some very, very nice features. The screen is a nice size and the picture is incredibly clear, not at all fuzzy or grainy in any way. The sound detector is great, I especially like how it lights up when the screen is off and a it detectes a noise in the room. The talk feature is wonderful and has come in handy more than a few times. The night monitor is very good, I couldn't believe how clearly I could see even in darker conditions. They did an excellent job with this feature. I do wish the battery life was a little longer, but that is a minor, it will still work if you need to plug it in to re-charge. It's obvious Lorex put alot of thought into this monitor and really did their homework to put in features that users would really appreciate and make this monitor really stand out amoung all the other choices out there. I am just so impressed and please with this monitor, in the end I am very comfortable giving it five stars and know I will be highly recommending it to anyone in a need of a home monitor.
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Tante Maren
Location: Ohio, USA
Date
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March 6, 2012
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Lorex Has Finally Made The Perfect Baby Monitor-LW2004
Lorex is a name brand that I am all too familiar with, as I owned the Lorex Model LW2003 baby monitor. I can truly say Lorex has made such dramatic improvements with this monitor that I can't believe this is the same company. The old LW2003 monitor was made of the cheapest plastic, had poor buttons, a faded color video picture, non-existent customer support, tinny volume sounds, blurry fuzzy night vision, a docking station that never lined up and lost signals between walls. It is still working even being over a year old now and did it's job, but was overall crummy and cheap. Due to my dissatisfied experience, I wasn't expecting much with this new LW2004 model.
Wow, was I surprised at this LW2004 model! When I opened the box, the plastic used on both the camera and monitor was no longer cheap. It's a heavy duty plastic and is made really sleek and compact. Both the monitor and camera are a mere 1/2 inch thin and measure 4 3/4 inches by 3 inches. The small size and light weights of these means you can mount the adjustable bracket camera anywhere- on the ceiling or wall corner or crib and you can carry the monitor in your hand or stand it anywhere with the small stand that doubles as a clip for your pocket. The camera's adjustable mounting bracket is heavy duty metal and comes with 2 screws to mount it anywhere- it's designed as a bracket that also fits over the crib without screws or can stand on a dresser as well. The buttons on the monitor are no buttons! You merely touch any of the 4 words- menu, talk, scan or cam and hit the arrows for your choice of set up, then hit the only button- OK, to save your set up. On the Menu, you can set the voice trigger from off to high which even hears a tiny whimper. Scan is used for other cameras, where you can adjust the time frame from how many seconds to view before the next camera shows up on the monitor. You can adjust from 5 to 20 seconds and you can view up to 4 cameras on your monitor. Lorex now has the extra cameras you can buy for this LW2004 set- the camera is sold here on Amazon and is model # Lorex LW2004AC1 Add-On Digital Wireless Color Camera for Lorex LIVE View LW2004. Pairing adds a new camera to the monitor. The camera number you are viewing shows up on the monitor as 1, 2, 3, or 4.
The arrows let you choose screen brightness from low light 1 to bright light 5. The picture you see on the screen is clear, sharp color during the day no matter what the brightness is. At night, again the picture is clear and sharp, only in grayscale. When you touch the word Talk on the monitor, you can speak to your baby. The volume sounds are clear, loud and not tinny sounding. The monitor battery life is 4 hours with the monitor on constantly or 7-8 hours with the sleeping mode on. The sleeping mode lets you hear any sounds without the visual, and also lights flash with any sounds from your baby, so if you are in a noisy room and can't hear, you will see the flashing circle of lights when your baby makes any noise. If you use the camera plugged in all the time, which I do, you can remove the battery and save it. There is no docking station with this set. The 6 1/2 foot cords plug directly into the outlet for recharging. The camera recharges all the time when you leave it plugged in. The monitor needs 6-8 hours to recharge. There is a battery life indicator on the monitor screen, so you will see when it is ready to recharge.
We tested the distance for viewing on the monitor. You must keep the camera at least 3 feet away from baby and the directions say you can view your baby as much as 150 feet away inside or 450 feet away outdoors. In our test, we have a ranch home with a basement. Even at 150 feet away inside, on either floor, the picture and sound were crystal clear. Outdoors, we went into our garage completely closed at 100 feet away and the picture and sound were perfect. As for how far we could go outside, we could not see any picture or sound after 300 feet down the street. I called Lorex and had great customer support tell me our signal cut out shorter than usual due to interference from other homes, trees and utility lines. (We have a lot of trees.) 300 feet of perfect viewing is still great though, which means you can talk to a neighbor without worry. The signal never broke up while walking and stayed strong for the entire 300 feet. The strong signal is also completely blocked so other neighbors cannot view your baby or your home from their monitors. This is truly a great peace of mind, as otherwise your signal could be picked up by a bad intentioned or snoopy neighbor. Should you ever misplace your monitor, you just press the page button on the side of the camera and a beeping sound will let you know where your monitor is.
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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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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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Michael DENNISUK "cc coach"
Location: Trenton, Michigan USA
Date
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April 7, 2012
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Very Nice!!!
The Lorex LW2004 Baby Video Monitor is outstanding. Our first grandchild is on the way and we ordered this for our daughter and son-in-law. They set it up with ease. The picture is crystal clear. The sound is great. It has a number of functional plusses. It appears to be the gold standard!!!
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Kim Cantrell "Soap Box Bandit"
Location: Tennessee
Date
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April 18, 2012
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THE Baby Monitor I Would Recommend
In 20 years of mothering, I've used all sorts of baby monitors and the Lorex LW2004 Video Baby Monitor has to be the best by far.
Combining video and audio over WIFI, Lorex is the contemporary way watch keep watch over infants and toddlers when you can't be right there with them.
Super easy to install with just a couple of steps. Audio is crystal clear. Video displays sharp images in daylight or nighttime mode.
I absolutely love this video baby monitor and highly recommend it to any parent looking for such a device. It may be considered a bit pricey on the whole, but it's well worth every penny.
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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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