Customer Reviews

"THE HOME SENTINEL" Digital Wireless 3 Camera Handheld Baby Monitor; GUARANTEED FREE FROM INTERFERENCE!!!

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If you need a monitor for a baby or small child, do yourself a favor and do NOT buy this system. Buy the Home Sentry instead. This same seller has both units for sale. The Sentry is much better for picking up the faint sounds of a baby.

As for the Sentinel, I ordered this three camera system as it sounded like the perfect system for my needs. The problem is the sensitivity of the mic when the unit goes into power saving mode. There is a dial on the side of the camera to adjust the sensitivity, but even with it turned all the way up, and the camera only a few feet from my 3 month old, it will not detect her crying, even when she is screaming. I have to yell at the camera to get the system to wake up. When it is on and awake, I will admit the clarity of the picture and sound is top notch. The fact that I can't actually use it as a monitor, however, makes this system completely useless to me or anyone else who wants to use it in this manner. I tried the other cameras and they made no difference. For my needs, this system is not suitable. Again, DO NOT BUY for a baby monitor.

As for the seller, they were very gracious and sent me a Sentry model out right away. I tried it and it worked great. Then I sent back the Sentinel and they sent me a check for the difference in price. You can buy from this seller with great confidence.

JJ

I ordered the Home Sentinel 3 camera digital wireless monitor from Amazon/Pegasus. This item was to be used for an 84 year old Alzheimer's patient. It arrived with only 2 out of 3 cameras. While apparently there was some confusion about how to resolve the issue it was resolved to my satisfaction and I appreciate the efforts of this supplier.
As far as the Home Sentinel 3 camera digital wireless monitor it is performing great and we find a sense of comfort in knowing the caregivers can monitor the patient in any of 3 rooms.

We bought this monitor reluctantly because the seller is exclusive and the system was pretty expensive compared with other monitors. Much to our delight we are thoroughly thrilled with it. The picture and audio are great, the range is better than other systems we tried, and THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO INTERFERENCE!!! Why would anybody purchase a different system when tnhe Sentinel is available.

I have had this monitor, with 2 additional cameras, for about 2.5 years now. It's just ok.
Pros:
* good video quality
* no interference
cons:
* handheld unit no longer holds a charge & must be plugged in at all times
* charging base broke (tiny wire contacts fell out), so only way to plug in is via a direct
* plug frayed near connector & stopped working. had to buy a universal a/c adapter, as finding one that matched the specified voltage/amperage exactly was impossible. Replacement adapter doesn't fit in the hole perfectly, so it's constantly coming unplugged if the unit is bumped.
* scan mode is useless as it won't pick up any audio unless my kids are screaming at the top of their lungs. sensitivity adjustment doesn't help at all.

In summary: Not bad for actively watching my kids, but I have to use it in conjunction with an old audio-only monitor in order for me to know when the baby wakes up (then I can check the video monitor to see what's up). The technical quality is pretty good (picture & lack of interference), but the physical housing feels cheap and doesn't hold up. I'm expecting baby #3 and am looking at alternate systems. Sadly, many suffer from interference issues that this unit does not, but I don't expect my current unit to hold up much longer at all.

In the world of baby monitors digital technology is in the process of rendering analog monitors completely obsolete. This system is solid and attractive. More importantly, though, it works great. We were thrilled to turn on the system and actually see and here our baby without any interference. As far as I'm concerned this is the best product on the market. I recommend it to anyone who is searching for a hand held baby monitor.