Baby video monitors are used by millions of families all over the world as a device to help them watch over baby while they are in a different room. A baby monitor is a special radio transmitter device with two parts: a transmitter and a receiver. If you place the transmitter close to your baby's bed and keep the receiver near you, it allows you to keep tabs on your baby if you're wandering from room to room, or even out in the garden. Some people think of baby monitors as an extra pair of eyes and ears watching over your baby, with the added ability to alert you if your baby needs your attention when you're in another room. No matter what your baby's age, the baby monitor will continue to warn you if he/she starts crying or becomes unhappy.
Features to look for when buying a new baby monitor include:
Size - nice and small means you could put the receiver in your pocket or purse as you move around the house, but at the same time, small monitors mean small, harder to view screens. A larger monitor may not fit in a shirt pocket, but certainly offers a more viewable picture and better detail, color and clarity. Also, larger monitors offer more Video Out capabilities so they can be connected to recording devices or external monitors.
Low power light - a warning to let you know when your battery is running down is a handy feature to have, although it's recommended you plug your baby monitor into the provided AC power adapter as often as possible.
Audio Alerts - a sound-activated visual display or audio alert can be a bonus if you're doing a noisy activity that might block the sound made by the baby monitor.
Two receivers - this can be a good idea if both mom and dad want to keep watch on baby at the same time, or if you're worried you might lose a receiver! One can even be designated as a back up if the battery on the other suddenly fails.<...
