subject: Choosing a Baby Monitor [print this page] You might remember the time when the most complex thing a baby monitor could do was pick up on the conversations your neighbors were having on their cordless phones. However, if you were to review baby monitors today, you would find that they can do much more than simply transmit or pick up sounds. You'll find some that include video monitoring. Therefore, when you are picking out a monitoring system for you and your family, you may actually end up finding it to be very difficult to choose and might even find it to be rather confusing, because there are so many options available. With the technology advances we enjoy these days, you don't have to worry about a monitor which will keep you awake all night, with feedback squeals and static sounds. But before you go ripping your hair out in frustration, just consider these tips as a general guideline to help you and your family pick out the best baby monitor.
What kind of frequency and channel range do you need?
If you live in an apartment building, or any area where there are a lot of people living close together, you will want a unit which will give you a larger range frequency wise, because you don't want to have to deal with the hassle of interference from monitoring systems in other homes/apartments near by. This is important to consider, because you don't want to be picking up on the frequencies from other people's devices, and even other's baby monitors, which can prevent you from hearing what is actually happening in your own baby's room. If asking friends and family don't provide you with a solution, go to the library, bookstore or online. Find publications and websites that rate consumer products and look up baby monitors. Here you can find detailed information about what is good or not so good about any product. With these type of reviews you can find out what brands truly represent the best value and which are overpriced or poor quality. This is the best way to sort out which brands give you the best value and which have a poor performance record. Using periodicals and reporting agencies like this are best because they are independent. If you go to the website of the company who makes the product you'll only be getting the positive reviews.
How much battery life do you need? Consider the kind of battery life that is required for your family. Consider that there are systems which have the rechargeable battery option, while some simply utilize regular batteries and others which allow you to plug the receiver itself into an outlet overnight as a backup system. You can use many different criteria for picking a baby monitor. You can pick the brand that has the most or best sounding features. It's possible to get helpful advice from those you trust. As we have seen, you can get good objective reviews by reading consumer publications By visiting a variety of websites you can find lots of product reviews. Another tactic is to go to the store and compare the different products that are available. However you make your choice, be sure it is the best one for you. You are, after all, relying on this device to watch your baby! You definitely want a product you can count on!
