VTech - 1080p Smart WiFi Remote Access 360 Degree Pan & Tilt Video Baby Monitor with 7” Display, Night Light - White

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• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  High tech monitor, but wifi connection is iffy

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  My wife and I are quite impressed with this baby monitor. Not only was it incredibly easy to set up initially out of the box with the baby monitor display, but we got both of our phones hooked up to it via the Vtech Baby Pro app in no time at all! The phone app was absolutely free and yields an incredible picture and control of the camera, almost intuitively so. The HD picture of the camera unit itself is great. So much so that it almost can pull double duty as a decent live security camera if that is how you are inclined to use it when your little one gets old enough to no longer need it directly monitor their sleep and other activities. However, the night vision is not exactly fantastic. It is perfect for monitoring the audio and movements closer to the camera, but it gets pretty blurry and pixelated about 6 feet away in true night vision mode. Ergo, if you are going to wall mount it above your baby’s crib, ensure that you check its night vision quality first in your specific positioning and use case. There are a few little issues with the camera that I have noticed. One is that the temperature gauge is completely uncalibrated, and you cannot do it manually. I have a calibrated, good quality thermometer in a few of my pictures next to the baby monitor, and you can see that there is as much as a 3-degree F difference in temperature. Ergo, I do not think we are going to relying on this as a temperature monitor, but that concerns us very little as our house has good HVAC and doesn’t suffer from crazy temperature swings. A couple of thoughts that I feel I should share are as follows. First, this device in its full functionality depends on a really good wifi signal. If you have struggles with either speed or good signal coverage with your wifi, you may be better off with a different model. We used this over at our sister-in-law’s house for our nieces and found that with their wifi, we had terrible lag and image quality that made it almost unusable. Also on the note of wifi, a consideration for some is that this device, while having some security built in, is wifi-dependent in its best use and therefore may be susceptible to the security risks like hacking. There is good information out there about the security risks of baby monitors. Altogether, my wife and I love this baby monitor with our great wifi and will be using it with our little one! Thank you for reading and I hope this review brought up some good points! My wife and I are quite impressed with this baby monitor. Not only was it incredibly easy to set up initially out of the box with the baby monitor display, but we got both of our phones hooked up to it via the Vtech Baby Pro app in no time at all! The phone app was absolutely free and yields an incredible picture and control of the camera, almost intuitively so. The HD picture of the camera unit itself is great. So much so that it almost can pull double duty as a decent live security camera if that is how you are inclined to use it when your little one gets old enough to no longer need it directly monitor their sleep and other activities. However, the night vision is not exactly fantastic. It is perfect for monitoring the audio and movements closer to the camera, but it gets pretty blurry and pixelated about 6 feet away in true night vision mode. Ergo, if you are going to wall mount it above your baby’s crib, ensure that you check its night vision quality first in your specific positioning and use case. There are a few little issues with the camera that I have noticed. One is that the temperature gauge is completely uncalibrated, and you cannot do it manually. I have a calibrated, good quality thermometer in a few of my pictures next to the baby monitor, and you can see that there is as much as a 3-degree F difference in temperature. Ergo, I do not think we are going to relying on this as a temperature monitor, but that concerns us very little as our house has good HVAC and doesn’t suffer from crazy temperature swings. A couple of thoughts that I feel I should share are as follows. First, this device in its full functionality depends on a really good wifi signal. If you have struggles with either speed or good signal coverage with your wifi, you may be better off with a different model. We used this over at our sister-in-law’s house for our nieces and found that with their wifi, we had terrible lag and image quality that made it almost unusable. Also on the note of wifi, a consideration for some is that this device, while having some security built in, is wifi-dependent in its best use and therefore may be susceptible to the security risks like hacking. There is good information out there about the security risks of baby monitors. Altogether, my wife and I love this baby monitor with our great wifi and will be using it with our little one! Thank you for reading and I hope this review brought up some good points!

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  Posted 1 year ago by Bren

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Feature Loaded Clear Display and App Compatible !

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  Initial Impressions - The camera and display were well packaged. After opening and spending a few minutes figuring out which AC adaptor goes to which item, I charged the display and plugged in the camera. The two parts paired together automatically and began to display video. I moved the camera around the house to a few locations to check signal throw / distance. Prior to baby monitoring I tried poor lighting in a closed, a sunlight flooded room, pointing into bright backlighting and a few other scenarios. The camera performed well in all of them including having bright light behind the area to be monitored. Build Quality - The PTZ camera Assembly feels solid. The monitor and plastic shell are what I would describe as adequate - however I would not suspect it survive repeated drops. This is one negative I noted considering having kids around and a general lack of restful sleep means that things get dropped ! Portable Monitor - The portable monitor is enclosed in a plastic shell and has a very bright and clear display. There are settings for brightness, color control, volume etc. I spent a few minutes trying out all of the settings via the built in menu system. I was able to "do everything" intuitively - all of the symbols used made sense and no settings were obscured in any deep sub menus. MyVTech Baby Pro app - IOS - Simple Installation and signup. The controls are obvious and well placed. I was able to review a live feed with slight delay on my phone both on wifi and remotely. Overall latency was good - i.e. barely noticeable and in line with what I get from my external security cameras. What I love - - Battery integrated into received means you can take it with you or use your phone ! - Clear Screen - easy to see and good nightvision Room for improvement - - Had some troubles with the android app after updating firmware and the app causing me to have to reset cache and all settings for the app. Issue has not re-appeared since update applied. IOS version did not have the same issue and seems to work fine.

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  Posted 1 year ago by James K

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Little helper

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  This little system is super helpful. Whenever I babysit I like to make sure I can see and hear her at all times while in her crib. In such a small package you get everything you need. The monitor has a big enough screen to view when you are a little ways away and not right up looking at the screen super close. So it gives me a little room to move around and still have visibility. The quality of the screen isn’t perfect but you can make out necessary objects from afar. The antenna is there but not sure how much it helps whether up or down. But then again I don’t have a huge house. The camera is good. A little wonky looking but I like that the screen is round which allows me to have a wide angle view. Again that’s what I need to need to see as much as possible Mounting it might be a little hard if you don’t have a proper bracket. You might need to get a little creative. Also the monitor stand bends back a little too far for me. I wish it sat a little more upright. The sound is decent. I’m not having a conversation with the baby but I can hear screams and cries.

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  Posted 1 year ago by Maclemoor