motorola baby monitor: Philips AVENT Digital Video Baby Monitor

By : Philips Avent
Price : $149.95
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Product Details

Item Weight: 5 pounds
Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
ASIN: B003YC0W86
UPC: 075020010292
Item model number: SCD600/10
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 904 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
18 inBaby Safety Monitors

Product Features

Day and night monitoring includes infrared night vision and 100% private connection at a range of up to nearly 500ft
Large 2.4" color video screen provides easy monitoring with high resolution images
Automatic screen activation-turns the video screen on when noise is detected in baby's room
Cordless portable parent unit with belt clip allows for complete freedom in and around the home
Soothing lullabies and nightlight comforts baby to sleep

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Even when you're away from the nursery, you can rely on the SCD600 Digital Video Monitor from Philips AVENT to keep track of your baby. This Digital Video Monitor features a generous operating range, superb sound quality, and a high-resolution digital-quality color screen, so you'll hear and see your baby no matter where you are in your home. With the infrared night vision feature, this digital video monitor even allows you to view your baby in the dark.

SCD600 Digital Video MonitorAt a Glance:

See and hear your baby with the latest technology in video monitoring
High-resolution digital-quality color screen provides a crystal-clear view of your baby
Infrared night vision allows for video monitoring day and night
Cordless parent unit operates within a 492-foot range
Automatic channel selection ensures a 100% private connection

See and hear your baby at all times with easy-to-use digital video technology..
Infra-red night vision enables you to see your baby around the clock. .Digital Camera and High-Resolution Screen Provide Crystal Clear ViewingWhether you're working in your home office or cooking in the kitchen, you'll be able to keep an eye on the nursery with the Digital Video Monitor from Philips AVENT. The monitor's baby unit features a ball-style camera that swivels up, down, left, and right for the best shot of your child. The camera wirelessly sends real-time high-resolution video to the portable parent unit, which has a generous 2.4-inch digital-quality color screen that provides a clear image of your baby.
Infrared Night Vision for Round-the-Clock MonitoringThanks to the infrared night vision feature, this baby monitor doesn't stop at night or when the lights are off. The parent unit displays a clear night-vision image when the nursery is dark. Volume and brightness controls further enable easy monitoring of your baby.
Display Screen and LEDs Signal Noise Level in Your Baby's RoomWhen the Digital Video Monitor detects a noise in your baby's room, the parent unit's screen automatically activates and its lights indicate the level of noise.
Generous Operating Range and Cordless MobilityWith a range of 492 feet, the Digital Video Monitor lets you feel close to your little one, even when you're not in the same room. The rechargeable parent unit with hands-free belt clip allows you to move freely in and around your home, and its digital link and power indicators give you assurance that you're connected to your baby.
Automatic Channel Selection Provides a 100% Private ConnectionOperating on a frequency band of 2.4 gigahertz, the Digital Video Monitor automatically searches for the most secure connection with the least interference. You can rest assured that your monitor transmissions are 100% private, and that you're the only one who can hear and see your baby.
Lullabies and Nightlight Help Sooth Your BabyFor those times when your baby is restless and agitated at bedtime, you can select one of three soothing lullabies that will invite sleep in no time. You can also help soothe and calm your little one with the warm tranquil glow of the night light that can be activated from the baby unit.
About Philips AVENTSince 1984 AVENT has been designing and manufacturing products that are inspired by nature and developed through extensive research and clinical trials. Now, as part of the Philips Group, Philips AVENT produces innovative solutions that make feeding and caring for your baby easier.
The Philips AVENT product range includes baby monitors, breastfeeding, bottle feeding, toddler feeding, and newborn gifts. The products are designed to fit your busy life and make it easier for you to make the best choices for your baby.
What's in the BoxDigital video monitor including camera and parent unit, belt clip, user manual, and quick-start guide.

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Stay always close to your baby with the latest technology in baby video monitoring. The Philips AVENT Digital Video Monitor SCD600/10 enables you to see and hear your baby, giving you the confidence that he or she is safe and sound, day and night. With advanced digital technology, the SCD600/10 provides crystal clear vision at a distance of up to 500ft, allowing you to stay connected to your baby from anywhere in the home without disrupting his or her sleep. Infra-red night vision allows for round the clock monitoring. Built-in nightlight and soothing lullabies help lull baby to sleep.
Price : $149.95

Customer Reviews

In general, I think this is a very good quality monitor: the image and sound are at least as good as other video baby monitors, battery life of the parent unit is good, the range is quite good... We actually bought this and the Summer Best View and tried them both out and in most ways I found them to be similar in performance.
The three hang-ups I have with the Avent monitor (and why we returned it):
1) The designed of the base makes it very difficult to view anything that is essentially below it. For instance, if you want to have a bird's eye view of your baby's crib, it will be tough to manage. Since the camera cannot be wall-mounted it has to go onto a shelf and the camera angle cannot be directed low enough to make this work. For other types of applications this may not matter but for us it made a big difference (being able to see directly into the crib versus looking through the bars of the crib).
2) The battery life on the amera (if not plugged in it runs on 4 AAAs) is not very god. We set it up in our baby's room to try it out and the batteries did not last through the night (we set it up around 8pm and when I checked at 4am it was dead). I checked to make sure it was fresh batteries, same story. If you are going to plug it in this won't matter but our child likes to grab and shake anything that looks like a cord, so having the camera near his crib with a cord is not a great thing. This wasn't necessarily a huge issue for us (it can be worked around) but since there was nothing else that separated it from the Summer monitor and the Summer was wall mountable, there was no reason to spend an extra $20 on this one.
3) This system is not expandable. Many monitors have the ability to link more than one camera to the same parent unit, this one does not currently have that capability.

My wife and I already own a Philips Avent Basic Baby Monitor w/ DECT Technology, but wanted to try this product out too and I was able to do a direct comparison. We did not originally get a video monitor as we felt uncomfortable with the Big Brother factor of watching our baby via video. However, we have grown to like it and it saves us unnecessary trips to the nursery to see if our baby is babbling and playing safely or is in need or help.
Here's what we like and dislike about this digital video monitor after a couple months of use:
POSITIVES:
1. No interference with WiFi networks and cell phones: We have a large WiFi network with 4 wireless routers, and we live in a dense neighborhood where there are several WiFi networks within range. We had no problems with reception on either monitor even when it was close to our iPhones, computer, WiFi routers, and so forth.
2. No cross-talk between DECT monitors: Even side-by side and set up in the same room, the two Phillips AVENT monitors caused no interference with each other. There is no cross-talk with the neighbor's baby monitor either.
3. Good range: I've walked about 50 feet from baby's room with the video monitor, and the signal is still good through several walls. The range may be farther still -- I haven't tested the full range yet.
4. Decent battery life: On standby mode, the rechargeable battery lasts at least 5-6 hours. I have achieved about 3 hours of battery life with the monitor continuously on. However, in both cases I haven't tested the full battery life of the unit and the performance may be even better.
5. Simple setup: Plug it in and turn it on. You don't have to be a rocket scientist.
6. Night vision: Doesn't light up the room and is surprisingly good. It has a bit of that security camera, black and white look to the video, but it's perfectly good to see baby in low-light conditions.
NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT:
1. No 2-way communication: My wife and I like the 2-way communication feature on the Philips Avent Basic Baby Monitor w/ DECT Technology, but this AVENT Video monitor has no such 2-way feature. It is a handy feature for my wife and I to alert each other from baby's room rather than yelling through the house.
2. Size: In the age of iPhones and the like, the parent video monitor seems like an oddly large unit. It's too big to fit in a pocket, and too awkward to hang from a belt loop. Don't plan on carrying this around the house too much.