Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price Sounds 'N Lights Monitor

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(16)

 

 

I bought 2 sets of these monitors because I wanted one in my 2 year olds room-he just moved to a twin bed, and I wanted one in the babies room. I stupidly took them both out the box before the baby was born, I set them up-the one in my oldests room worked great for what I needed it for...for 2 weeks! Then it just stopped working-i thought it was just a fluke and at the point he was used to being in his big boy bed so I didnt bother getting another monitor-or using the other one. The other monitor had so much static i wanted to throw it out the window. I used it for 4 nights, then went and bought a sony baby call. The extra money is worth it. These monitors where terrible and i had to eat the money unfoutunitly for me. I should have read the reviews before I bought these

This monitor is so bad it won't let you sleep at night. The static is horrible and I have to put my ear on the receiver to see if it was my son crying or just static.

The Sony is far superior. The only thing I liked better about the Fisher Price is that the lights are more sensitive on the F-P model. In every other aspect, the Sony rocks!
The F-P picked up an AM radio station in my apt complex, along with a lot of static if not placed in exactly the right spot...

I picked this up as an inexpensive replacement for an old monitor that my toddler broke the ac adaptor on. A replacement adaptor was going to cost more than a new monitor, so...

The static isn't too bad for us - not any worse than the last monitor. Range is good. This is a good basic baby monitor and works for us.

HERE'S A TIP ABOUT STATIC FOR ANY BABY MONITOR - another appliance plugged into the same current can cause static, even if that appliance isn't running. That means ANY plug connected in the same line, such as all the outlets in a bathroom, all outlets in a kitchen, all those in a bedroom, etc. With my old monitor, for example, if we had it plugged into the same line as our cell phone adaptor across the room, there was HORRENDOUS static. (Ironically it was clearest if you wre running the toaster on the same current.) My electrical engineering hubby had to explain it to me!

While sometimes this works well, I'm frequently woken up in the middle of the night to static that wasn't there when I went to bed. It doesn't matter what channel it's on. I also get a random drumroll sound frequently.

If you like being woken up in the middle of the night because your monitor is a piece of crap, then I highly recommend this.

Great if ou want to listen to AM radio as you sleep, but you will have to compete with whatever station or static you pickup just to hear your baby screaming. Will be returning/exchanging to try something different. Anyone who is getting crystal clear signals on this is lucky, as the Am bands that this unit is prone to receiving are not broadcasting anything in their area(s). I live in a large urban center that is inundated with all sorts of wavelengths at high amplitude 24 hours per day. The engineers who designed the manufacture of this product obviously were overruled by the accounting department.
Pay more money...you may get the same problem, but you can always exchange and try again.

As the others have said...don't even bother with this monitor. We used it for almost 2 weeks, and had to return it. It was awful...so much static...and it ate batteries like crazy.

This monitor was initially indispensable in caring for our twins. The default channel had too much static to use, but once we switched over to the 'B' setting, that stopped being a problem. I can hear everything through the monitor, even being able to distinguish between my two children breathing. I love the option to turn off the sound and see whether the babies are noisy - one of my girls HATED bedtime until she was a few months old, and this allowed us to let us see whether she was still crying after 5 minutes without having to go in the room or listen to the I-hate-bedtime screaming. After nine months of daily use, the receiver stopped working, but this is decent value for the price. I found that the Safety First monitor I bought picked up the sounds from this one's base, but with increased sensitivity. It would have been nice if the nightlight could be turned on without the monitor relaying sound, but the option to turn the nightlight off is fine.

I returned the first monitor with power problems. Unless held just right the power supply to the receiver failed. The second unit has even more problems. Any subtle movement near the transmitter causes a loud crack from the receiver. The antenna is loose and reflects any movement to the microphone through it's rattling. The receiver has steadily picked up more and more static from it's power source. After three weeks the only way we can get even marginal reception is to use batteries. If the box and receipt had not been thrown away this unit would be returned as well. I'm purchasing a new (different brand) monitor and will consider crushing this unit and sending it to the manufacturer to let them know how I feel about their products. "Fisher Price" is for toy's not electronics.

We have had this monitor for 4 years and it just now stopped working. We have used it 24/7 for all 4 years in both a one story and two story house. The night light is not too bright which is really nice. We never experienced any problems with feedback or picking up any odd sounds. We will be buying a replacement one in the next few weeks for baby #3.