Safety 1st Color-View Video Nursery Monitor

by Safety 1st

Product Features

• 2.4 GHz technology provides superior clarity
• 2 1/2 Inch High Resolution Screen gives parents a clear and in-color image of baby
• Crib mounted camera (transmitter) attaches safely and conveniently to side of crib, mounts to most cribs, encases cords inside mounting fixture.
• Auto night sensor advises parent unit is on and functioning
• Birth and up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 17 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0009A4FA2
• UPC: 052181080470
• Item model number: 8047
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,317 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Today's parents are tired of looking at a fuzzy, black and white screen to view their sleeping baby. That's one of the reasons Safety 1st created the Color-View Video Monitor offering a high resolution LCD color screen to monitor your child. It's portability and multiple attachment methods offer parents ultimate convenience.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great picture; bad reception!, October 5, 2005

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Kimmaree M. Horvath - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safety 1st Color-View Video Nursery Monitor (Baby Product)

What a shame! This monitor has beautiful picture and the crib mount is a fantastic idea. That being said, DO NOT BUY IF YOU RUN WIRELESS DEVICES IN YOUR HOME! We have both wireless internet and a cordless phone. Both the router and the phone work on 2.4 GHz, but they do not interfere with each other. All three channels on this monitor, however, caused major interference with all of our wireless devices. I called the company to see if there was anything we could do. The representative said that we would need to buy a new cordless phone and router that operate at a different band. She even cautioned me that many households with satellite TV experience interference. My research discovered that the majority of wireless devices currently operate on the 2.4 GHz frequency. I don't understand why Safety 1st didn't put this otherwise fabulous monitor on the 900 MHz band, like all of their other video monitors. The bottom line... DON'T BUY THIS MONITOR IF YOU HAVE WIRELESS DEVICES OR SATELLITE TV IN YOUR HOME. It hurt me to take it back, but this monitor just isn't compatible with today's wireless home.

One other complaint I have with the monitor, is that you can only view it straight on. You loose the picture at ANY other angle. High price for a cheap LCD and limited frequency modulation.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Run...don't walk.....away from this waste of money, December 26, 2005

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Steven M. Angelini "Steve" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safety 1st Color-View Video Nursery Monitor (Baby Product)

OK...perhaps I'm being to hard on this unit...BUT...I don't think so....it's actually worse than the Safety 1st Sight and Sound 900mHz model. The Safety 1st Color View Video Monitor is just about on par with stringing 2 cups together with string and giving it a shot to see if you can see or hear anything. What is seemingly a wonderful concept just does NOT come together here with this model. Absolutely horribly reception.....I even turned OFF my wireless network and unplugged all of my 2.4gHz telephones...and yes, the same crappy performance. In fact, I've found that most of Safety 1st's products are extremely overpriced and even moreso over rated....even though they get sooooo many bad ratings here. We are steering clear of them from now on. The screen takes a long time to warm up a display true color.....the flickering is just not tolerable....I can understand a little but it's non stop. The sound is masked by the constant background noise of static.....YES, I've tried to change channels...it goes from bad to worse. This unit costs $200.....you can go to Best Buy or some other store and purchase a high quality surveillance camera for this amount and get musch better results...Actually, that is what we are doing. Just because it doesn't say baby on it...doesn't mean you cant use it you know.. ;)....this is going back to the store TODAY.....just as the last Safety 1st monitor I tried did a few weeks ago.....overpriced....poor performing product. Don't say I didn't warn ya ;) :)

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good baby monitor, October 22, 2005

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New Mom "Melissa" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safety 1st Color-View Video Nursery Monitor (Baby Product)

I tried this monitor and the compact summers video monitor and the safety first one worked best. I have a 2.4GHZ wireless network and a 5.8GHZ wireless phone. The reception was better with the safety first 2.4GHZ monitor versus the summers. However you have to keep in mind that your neighbors wireless systems might interfere. The visibility was better however the Summers screen is more advanced and lets you see at different angles. The Summers product is also easier to carry around and the camera is easier to set up and adjust. The safety first isn't made to mount on certain cribs that have a thicker rail. However I had no clear reception with the Summers monitor. Too bad cause it was cheaper and the picture quality is supposed to be better. With these monitors it's all about the reception depending on the interference. Overall, having a video monitor is great and highly recommend it. Now that my baby is four months and can roll over, she gets stuck and can't roll back up. I worry at night because of SIDS, but with the video monitor I can hear her complain and see when she's stuck. I get up and switch her on her back. Also it's easier to judge when to get up with a video monitor because you can see if you're baby is just complaining while moving around in her sleep or if she's wide awake and crying. It helps a lot at night if you have your baby in their own room. I rate if four stars because the summers one is rated at 3.5 and I didn't get a clear reception with that one.