Customer Reviews

Lorex SG6331 2.4 GHz Wireless B/W 4-channel Monitor and Camera System

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I first bought whatever they had at toysrus for $149.99 with 900mHz. The reception was terrible, whether from interference from other electronics or what I have no idea.
I bought this one to try, and it's great. The picture is clear.My daughter is 13 months, and I wish I'd bought it 12 months ago. the only negatives are that the camera is top heavy and really needs to be screwed in - we manage by packing stuffed animals around it on a shelf. The "night vision" is not much - at night with lights out I can't see much, though to be truthful I never read the directions, so maybe I am missing something. Also the sound monitoring isn't as good as our fisher price sound monitor, so often we'll leave the sound monitor on, and just turn the video on intermittently to see what she is up to.

I bought this to replace my second Summer monitor, both of which lasted only 1 year. This one had lots of interference - and the interference was very loud crackles! I couldn't leave it on at night without the frequent crackles keeping my wife and I awake. Even though it runs at 2.4 ghz, my 5.8 ghz portable phone caused huge video and audio interference - it was unviewable while using the phone. Night vision was also poor - much poorer than the Summer. (Note: you can put two cameras next to each other, and the IR's from each are additive - you get a much brighter night vision picture.) The four-channel auto-view setting (where the monitor automatically scrolls between channels) is only usable if you have four camereas; otherwise, you get this really loud static when it scrolls to channels that don't have a camerea.
Overall, very unimpressive. Would love to find one as good as Summer, but with more longevity (see other reviews of the Summer video monitor regarding it's longevity issues).

Two fundamental facts I've come to learn about video monitors:
1. Interference is very much house-dependent. There's no way to predict which system will work in your house and which one will be just a sea of static. It's like a box of chocolates - you just have to take one and try it.
2. None of these monitors are made very well - based on the reviews (and my confirmatory experience), most of them seem to break in a year or so. So be gentle to them, and turn them off (or at least turn off the video screen) when you don't need it, and just plan on their life being about 1 year. If you get longer, then you're doing real well. And if your merchant offers you a replacement protection plan, for heaven's sake buy it!