| | |  | Baby Accessories | Home » » Graco Digital Deluxe Video iMonitor Baby Monitor | | | | | | | Description: | | Monitors give you the ability to be in two places at once. In the den after baby's bedtime or down in the living room catching up on a little reading. Just take your monitor with you and you'll be able to hear what is happening with your little one. Monitors provide peace of mind! Features: - Digital signal and security for static free clarity and complete privacy
- Digital power witn range of up to 600 feet
- Wrap around sound lights and flip style for screen protection
- Lithium rechargeable battery and A/C adapters included for both units
- Camera has automatic infrared night vision thechnology to see baby at night, swivel design and up and down for best view
- Dual use audio and video, hand held or belt clip
| | | Features: | |
• Digital signal and security for static free clarity and complete privacy
• Digital power witn range of up to 600 feet. Wrap around sound lights and flip style for screen protection
• Lithium rechargeable batteryand A/C adapters included for both units
• Camera has automatic infrared night vision thechnology to see baby at night, swivel design and up and down for best view
• Dual use audio and video, handheld or belt clip
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 11.1 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.85 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 17 reviews |
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27 of 29 found the following review helpful:
Great Idea, not so great designJan 23, 2007
By R. Calabro
"slipgate"
We got this 1 week ago and thought it would be geat for monitoring our toddler in her new bed. It would be better for a baby in a fixed crib. The screen is fixed focal length and has a very narrow field of view, so to see the entire bed (a toddler's bed - same size as a crib) we need to move it to the other side of the room. There is no focus and it is a little blury. The reception is ok with frequent "artifacts" that are common to digital images. The night vision does not have enough infrared lights so being across the room does not provide enough illumination to see the image very well at night. Aftermarket infrared illuminators are available ($50 plus). The picture quality of both day and night modes is very poor.
Design Flaws:
1. There is a bright red LED light on the front of the camera. This is a dumb place to put a light - our 2 year old noticed it immediately. We covered it with tape.
2. The volume control is fixed in 5 increments. It beeps when you change it. Dumb.
3. The volume never shuts off like most baby monitors, it always has a low hum.
4. When changing the volume (a seemingly simple task) the screen changes from a picture to a volume screen. Why?
5. There are (bright) green LED lights on the monitor unit - not sure for what, they don't seem to change when the unit picks up noise like most monitors.
6. The digital zoom is useless. The picture is already too large. All you can choose is the center or 1 of the corners anyway.
7. All of the monitor options are useless (a clock, brightness (does very little), zoom?). Just broadcast the image and shut up!
I am not sorry to buy this and try it as I like trying new things. I was considering an IP based 802.11g (wireless) camera. That would have been better quality but would have lacked the secure communications that come with this camera although many of the IP cameras are password protected. I will now get one of these. They can be seen on any computer/laptop.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
picture wasn't in color?Jan 23, 2007
By dad of one
I do like the overall design of the product but was disappointed with the picture quality, especially for $200. The menu option and zoom feature are pretty neat but the picture was very blurry and I couldn't make out any details of what was being monitored. I also thought the picture was supposed to be in color? It wasn't, even when the room was well lit? There was a delay in the audio portion but it was the overall picture that disappointed me. Another thing that I disliked was that when adjusting the volume the picture of our baby went away. Unfortunately I will be returning this product.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 It's awfulAug 23, 2007
By beckieforg
This monitor is awful, you can barely see the picture because its so dark and warbled looking, its not in color and the reception is not good. The screen loses the picture a lot and the sound is delayed. I returned it and bought one made by Summer and it was cheaper and works great. Would NOT recommend this product.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Don't buy this product...Aug 08, 2007
By Diana Hebben
After reading some of the POSITIVE reviews of this product, I bought this monitor. BIG MISTAKE! The picture quality is very blurry during the day and night and the screen is not in full color during the day like the box shows. It is a very poor image. Sometimes I can't tell if my baby is turning his head or if the image is just blurring at that moment.
This unit claims to be able to have a 600FT range. I have a 3,600 sq ft house so I figured I could at least go down stairs and have the ability to see my baby. NOPE! The monitor is constantly searching for the image and it has a tiling effect when it does this. I even put the monitor in my room which is less than 50ft from my baby's room and it still has a tiling effect while the monitor is on. Things like microwaves, computers, cell phones and cordless phones interfere with the picture on my monitor. I sent back this unit to Graco thinking mine was defective and when I got the brand new one a few days ago, I had the same problems!!
The positive reviews I saw on Amazon prior to my purchase of this product were probably written by someone who worked for Graco or owned some of their stock.
I would buy another product besides this one if you are in the market for a video monitor.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
design trails well behind desirabilityMay 05, 2007
By Daniel B. Curtis Curtis
"Dan"
The other reviews I read have been consistent with my experience with this product. The ideas are good and, if executed even 50%, would make this a good product. However, I should admit this is the first monitor I have tried. The picture clarity, delay in audio/video signal, interference or green/blue clusters in picture, short range (no where near 600 ft, more like 100 ft), appearance of volume bars in place of child when adjusting volume, and frequent loss of "pairing" between monitor unit and parent unit.... all made this a frustrating purchase and effort, especially for $200.
Dan
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