Customer Reviews

Graco Digital Deluxe iMonitor Baby Monitor

5 star:		(48)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(18)
2 star:		(27)
1 star:		(38)

 

 

We bought this monitor after having our third child and moving to a new neighborhood. Our old monitor worked well but picked up our neighbors' monitors and conversations. The design is excellent, very small and portable, and it drops into a charging cradle like a cordless phone, so nothing to plug in. Since two parent units (and chargers) are included, we leave one upstairs and one downstairs - a great convenience eliminating the need to tote one unit back and forth. Even though our house is chock full of cordless phones and has a wireless computer network, we have virtually no static or interference of any kind, and the monitor picks up every sound with great clarity. It has a few minor drawbacks, though. Light sleepers will find that the lowest volume setting is not low enough in comparison to other monitors, making the baby's every move sound very loud in the middle of the night. The battery time, while acceptable, could be better (and is noticeably less than our prior monitor). Also, the LED lights are bright and may keep some people awake at night (and may contribute to battery drain when off the charging cradle). All in all, though, this is a great monitor and I recommend it highly.

I have two children and am always on the lookout for the best baby monitor around. We bought the Baby Call Nursery Monitor (27 Channels) by Sony and thought that we were going to be very happy with it after having read such glowing reviews...wrong. Seeing as how we live in such a close-knit community, this monitor was picking up EVERY noise possible and making VERY loud humming noises in the middle of the night that made us jump out of our skin. So, I took a chance on the iMonitor by Graco. I cannot even begin to tell you happy I am with it. No interception at all and while the monior indicator light is a bit bright, I will take that any day in place of radio interference. Yes, it is more on the expensive side, but worth the buy.

After reading a few of the reviews on this site; we wanted to make sure there was not any confusion with your imonitor? baby monitor. As the instruction manual states; please remember to open your parent units (behind the belt clip) and plug in the battery pack before usage. The units are shipped without the battery attached; to prolong your battery usage. Thank you. Here at Graco, we appreciate your loyal support as a customer. Please check out wwww.gracobaby.com for more information.
(By the way- in order to post this comment, we had to select a rating. We put 5 stars; given the product performance. This is not intended to sku any reviews.)

We got these to add in addition to our video baby monitor.. The video monitor is great because we can see our baby, but has too much static to use the audio function at night.. The Graco iMonitor works great for our situation.. No static.. All we hear is the baby at night.. We love the fact that the baby unit has backup batteries and the fact that the parent unit sits like a cordless phone to recharge. Simply turn on the parent unit and they chose the best channel for the least ammount of static.. Works great every single time! Wish I could find the single parent unit as we don't really need 2 parent units, but it comes in handy when one is being charged.. Very happy with this purchase

We bought a regular monitor for our first child three years ago and we loved it at the time, but now we have a new house and a heat pump between us and the kid's rooms so we get a lot of interference. The new iMonitor gives us crystal clear reception and a huge 2000 ft range which lets me mow the lawn while I watch for the lights to flicker. One piece of advice: the battery is not connected, so when you charge for the first time remember to open the battery compartment and connect it. I left one of mine unconnected because its always plugged in next to the bed. I can save the battery for the one I use for roaming.

We purchased this after our Fisher-Price Sounds and Lights monitor drove us past the point of sanity.
We've had this monitor a couple of weeks and so far we love it!! We have found it to be very quiet, yet we can hear the slightest noise our daughter makes.
One of these reviews says the lowest setting is a bit loud and might bother light sleepers. I have not found that to be the case personally, especially after the last monitor we had, where the static was awful. Also, I find the green lights to be soft enough to not bother my sleep either.
We have wireless internet, 2 cell phones, and cordless phones, and have seen no problems with this monitor system.

We tried numerous monitors (3 to be exact) for our 4 month old daughter. There was so much interference and backround noise that it was unbearable! Fisher Price Lights and Sound was the worst! We live in a rancher (all 1 floor) but many rooms. The nursery is across the house. It was VERY important that my husband and I could hear our angel. The iMonitor was quite pricey, but the BEST decision we ever made! You can hear EVERYTHING, very clearly. THere is no backround noise, or interference. They are also very portable. We HIGHLY recommend it and rest assured it is an investment you will not regret!

I was very worried about *any* baby monitor in our high-tech home. Many reviews of other monitors raised red flags about interference with wireless networks and cordless phones. So for reference, scattered around our two-story home are a cordless digital phone system, an Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, and two Apple Airport Express Base Stations connecting a wireless network of several machines. Initially when we set up the system we didn't experience any problems, but after a week or so, both receivers would randomly beep as if they were "out of range." Luckily, the first attempted solution was the last -- we simply rearranged the position of the monitors with the cordless phones' and Voila!, problem solved. Battery life is acceptable, as I've left the receiver(s) off the charger for at least two hours before being beeped at. The iMonitor is very sensitive; we have an iPod set up in her room more than 8 feet away from the monitor and even on the receiver's lowest setting, we can hear the low-volume music. Last but not least, if you're debating between the "2 Receiver" and the "1 Receiver" models, only go with the latter if you don't have a lot of square footage in a one-story home. Having a child taxes your memory enough without having to remember yet another thing -- and you will inevitably forget to bring receiver with you, leave it downstairs when you're upstairs and vice versa.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: DOT NOT TURN ON SYSTEM BEFORE READING THIS.
You have to open up the parent receivers and plug in the battery pack before usage, then Charge the system for 16 hours. DO NOT TURN SYSTEM ON WHILE CHARGING FOR THIS FIRST TIME!!!

I did a lot of research on monitors and found this one to have pretty good feedback on several parents' websites. With most items, there are pros and cons... see below:

Pros:
-You will not pick-up any feedback from the neighbors. This is a significant improvement from monitors in the past. ABSOLUTLY NO INTERFERENCE!
-Great reception. You will have no problems picking up your child with this. I can take it outside and work in the yard, with confidence that I will know when my baby needs me.
-Interchangeable AC power cords make it easy to move the system around to different rooms in the house.
-Lightweight and compact system.

Cons:
-The biggest issue is battery life. HORRIBLE BATTERY LIFE, TYPICALLY ONLY 3-4 HOURS at a time! The battery drain on this system is almost a deal breaker in my husband's opinion. This system comes with the options of 1 or 2 docking stations, I HIGHLY RECOMMED the one with two stations because the system is constantly running low on batteries and and can recharge while the parents portion is on the dock. Or the second receiver can be used while the other is charging on the dock.
-With any power interruption the child's unit shuts off. The parents unit beeps and flashes red to inform you of the issue, but it can be irritating at 2:00 A.M. to have to get up to turn it back on. Graco really needs to find a way to have the system stay on at all times that it is plugged in.
-Belt clip does not work well with normal amount of movement. The system is better left unattached to belt, unless you want to be constantly picking it up from the ground.
-A bit expensive.

A little of both... Pros/Cons:

-Sound: Pro: Great sound, very clear. In fact I can often hear dogs barking outside with this monitor. Con: Picks up on every little sound because it is so sensitive. For the light sleepers, on the softest level still can be very loud.
-Loud, every 5 seconds, parents warning: Pro: Beeping will let you know that system is not functioning correctly so you can fix the system. This was nice for us one day when the baby's system had fallen and came unplugged. If the system had not beeped, we would not have known. Con: Annoying beeping while searching for signal... a startling fact in the middle of the night.

*Overall the system does what it should, but there a few area's that could be improved. I gave it 3 1/2 stars but rounded it up.*

I have literally tried a dozen monitors in our house...we have two small children and therefore need two monitors. I've tried multiple brands and styles and none of them would work well around the monitor that we already have...until I found this one! It is totally clear with NO static or interference at all. We have cordless phones, wireless network, another baby monitor, and live in a closely packed neighborhood...still NO static or interference.

The rechargeable batteries with the docking bases are a great feature as well as the battery back-up for the nursery unit. You have to remember to CONNECT the rechargeable battery packs in the battery compartment of the parent units before you charge them and do the initial set up. The directions don't mention that in the set-up section. (It is in a separate section)

This was well worth the money!