Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price Private Connection Monitor with Dual Receivers - White and Grey

5 star:		(41)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(29)

 

 

Monitor itself works fine -- but not if you plan on using the AC adapter.....

Fisher Price customer service recommends that the AC adapter should not be plugged into the reciever for more than 13 hours at a time or the rechargeable battery and/or unit will be damaged. In my mind that makes the product useless if you intend on using the AC adapter -- you'll have to remember to unplug it every morning or risk wrecking the thing! (the fisher price rep actually told me I'd "fry it").

My wife and I have 3 children ages 3 and under so we've got baby monitors all over the house. We've used I think in total 5 differet models from 4 different manufacturers including Fisher-Price, Graco, Summer, and Sony. We've used both audio/video and audio only. This Fisher-Price model is by far the best we've used.

- Range. We have approximately 1500 sqft on the floor where we sleep. Our bedroom is on the opposite end of the floor as the youngest baby's room. Other receives either didn't pickup at all or when they did they were full of static and background noise so much so that there was a continual hissing of static that we had to constantly endure. This receiver can be set at a very low volume so that background noises are almost silent but the baby can still be easily heard.

- Rechargable. With the other monitor receivers it was a hassle to move from room to room. You have to unplug the receiver and find somewhere else to plug it in. One of the other models did offer a battery backup but we didn't use it for fear of going through batteries all the time. This receiver has a built in rechargable battery. Unplug it and take it with you. When you're done plug it back in and it charges and is ready for the next use.

We're very pleased not only with the quality but also with the price. Amazon's price was nearly $30 less than Babies R Us.

We have been very happy with this product. We used to have to move our one receiver around with us when we wanted to hear if the kids woke up in the night. The two receivers make the logistics much easier. The choice of channels also reduces interference and makes getting good reception pretty easy.

I have had this monitor for four months and am very happy with it. It's easy to use and it doesn't interfere with my cordless phones or wireless network. It does pick up some static when we use the microwave, but it's not horrible. I was really surprised when I took one of the receivers outside to do yard work and realized I could go anywhere in the yard (which is over an acre) and still get reception, even with the base unit inside the house. It warns you if the reception is lost, which is also smart. The rechargeable batteries last a long time and you can plug it in while using it too. I do believe there is a design flaw though -- why is the channel button so big and in such a prominent spot? It seems to me you just set that once and then never touch it again, so the placement of that button seems odd to me. But overall it's a great product, no complaints.

UPDATE: one of the receivers quit working after four months of use. I called FP and they are sending a new one. Since it was a shower gift I didn't have a receipt showing the purchase date so I was expecting them to give me a hard time. Happily, they didn't seem to need it, which is impressive. Very good customer service. So I guess I'm still happy with this product.

I have an average size 2 floor house (1700 ft) Works great for us. Lets my wife and I do other things when my daughter sleeps. We hear ever peep she makes.

This is a great monitor! My husband and I live in a two story house (2200 sq ft) and this works great! We have one receiver in our bedroom and one in the living room downstairs. We hear every sound my son makes and can get to him when he wakes up before he starts crying. This is great because it has taught him that he does not have to cry to get our attention. So now when he wakes up he will just babble and coo instead of crying-much nicer to wake up to!

Also, my next door neighbor has the same monitor. We thought we were going to have a problem with them interfereing with each other. But mine is on channel A and her's is on channel B and we have never had any interference or static.

This monitor has been great for us. We have been using it for over 10 months, and the only complaint I have is sometimes there is a little static, but even then we can hear our son stirring, and often we can even hear him breathing! I love that we know he's up before he starts screaming. These are also very small and light, and very portable. We throw them in the diaper bag and take them with us so we can move about or go outside while he's napping. The two receivers are great to keep one in our bedroom and one in the living area. We're very happy with this choice!

I purchased my first set of Private Connection monitors after I dropped my cheap one and broke the receiver. I loved that I didn't have to carry this one around so much because it came with 2 receivers and they had rechargable batteries. I leave one next to my bed and one downstairs--they have been on constantly for 2 years and I've NEVER had one problem with them. We have a large home (3000sq ft w/ basement) and can take it outside anywhere and still have crystal clear reception.

We're expecting our second child any day now...but my daughter is just two and I don't feel comfortable with her not having a monitor as well. I did a lot of research and came up with nothing when it came to the compatability of using 2 monitors, but I took the leap and bought a second set and it works perfectly just setting it on a second channel. Granted, I will have to deal with two receivers, but I barely ever carry them around anyway. I just put girlie stickers on my daughter's and more manly ones on the one for my son to tell them apart quickly.

I took back many monitors that were static-y and hard to work or constantly drained batteries. I highly recommend these!!!

This monitor set is ok. We got our unit on sale at Target. It gets three stars because the cons outweigh the pros and this unit could function a little better.

Cons-
Too much static on every channel. We have no other devices in the house on the same frequency as the monitor and all of the channels have static. Our house is only 932 square feet and baby's room is next to our room. This unit shouldn't be struggling with static.

The battery life of the receivers is terrible. Even though the instructions say not to leave the receivers plugged in all the time, this is the only way to make it through the night without them quitting on us. This doesn't speak well of the dependability of the receivers.

The receivers have a nice green backlight so you can see the screen in the dark but the backlight doesn't stay on long enough to be useful (like at 2:30am when you start getting too much static and need to switch channels and you don't want to turn on every light in the house so that you can see the screen).

The receivers are big and bulky, though better than a lot of other products out there.

Pros-
The monitor actually picks ups breathing sounds from the baby, even if there are other noises in the room such as music. It's nice to know that they made this product extra sensitive to baby's noises.

The unit is easy to operate out of the box and the controls are easy to understand and use.


Shop around a little bit more and look at the rest of the reviews on this site. There is a really good review that outlines what frequencies your different electronic devices should be on (your wireless network, cordless phones, etc).

Maybe we got a lemon, but out of the box this monitor acted irratic. The primary concern is with the base. When it displays the channel, it's working. But sometimes we have to unplug it for quite some time to get the base to work. And when the base doesn't work, the receivers sound like a weather alarm. Not fun at 3 am. I checked Fisher Price web page and it didn't mention a problem exactly like ours.

We are going to return it for another brand.