Customer Reviews

Sony 900 MHz BabyCall Nursery Monitor with Receivers

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We had a Sony BabyCall with our first son and loved it!! We loved it so much the receiver was very well worn when we had our second son 28 months later. We were holding it together with a rubberband...and it was still working! (We had dropped it too many times. We were VERY rough on it and I doubt any other monitor would have held up as well.) When pregnant with our second son, we ordered a Graco dual monitor system to monitor both rooms. It did not measure up to the standard we had come to rely on with our Sony! (I will not get into all my issues with the Graco monitor.)

I ordered the Sony BabyCall with two receivers when our second son was a few months old. We use one receiver with the new monitor and the second receiver with our old monitor so we can effectively monitor both our sons' rooms. Works great. If both are sleeping, you do have to carry two monitors (but I was sleeping with two of the Graco receivers because they weren't reliable.) They are set on different channels and do not interfere with one another. The BabyCall is sensitive enough, that I could rely on only the monitor in our baby's room to hear our older son during naptime.

The positive things I rely on: 1) you can hear them breathing through this monitor it is so sensitive!; 2) the battery life; 3) range. It is as clear as if you were in the room...but, actually magnified.

The negative things that don't bother me: 1) so sensitive it will interfere w our mobile phones so we have to keep them separated; 2) so sensitive the receiver can sometimes scream at you if you aren't accustomed and walk too closely to your child's door while carrying it. Our first Sony would interfere with the microwave but I have not noticed it with this one and I frequently have both receivers in the kitchen (note: new microwave as well).

For me, the reliability and sensitivity far out weigh any interference issues!!

My wife did a ton of research and came to the conclusion that this monitor was the one for us. Unfortunately, we hate the thing. Even with the adjusting of the channel to try to find a clear one, there is no use as there are too many signals criss-crossing this building. The monitor beeps and crackles all the time, even when you just walk passed. There is an alarm feature on the receivers so you are aware if the signal is not being received. Most annoying sound on earth and the alarm can go off if the dog is too close. If you use a cell phone anywhere near this thing, it has a conniption fit. You don't even want to know about the sounds it makes when the microwave is on. This was an expensive experiment and we will be getting a different monitor when we have the next kid.

DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU LIVE IN APARTMENT BUILDING.

The overall quality of this monitor is good. Very good sensitivity, and volume. You will definitely hear what is going on. The reception range is disappointing though. With a couple of walls in the way, it barely makes it down the hall. I have been using this for two weeks, but will probably be returning it once I find one that works better. Even with the voice activated mode, it makes a lot of static. Every time it loses it's link, it beeps and makes noise when it reconnects. We don't know if our baby made a little noise that triggered it, or if it was a lost connection. The parent units will operate portably on the rechargeable batteries, but they are rather large and clunky. Also, I was very disappointed to find that it doesn't have an accommodation in the nursery unit for batteries in case of power loss.

I have never found the time or energy to write any review on anything. However, if I convince just one person to buy a different monitor, this is worth my effort. I have been extremely disappointed with it. It's range is much smaller than other monitors than I have used at my sister-in-laws or friend's houses. Not to mention, every time my cell phone rings, it causes loud interference noises that wake the baby. Also, it manages to click just as I'm falling to sleep and I'll have to get out of bed to rearrange it on my dresser just prefectly so it doesn't click all night. Please buy another monitor. I am on this website right now to buy a different monitor and to throw this thing away.

I am a parent of two toddlers and needed to replace an exceptionally good 900 MHz Fisher Price monitor (which has been discontinued) that performed wonderfully for nearly five years until it was dropped one too many times.

The Sony BabyCall does a outstanding job picking up the children's voices and movements while minimizing (likely by design) many background noises. This is probably a plus when monitoring an infant, but for keeping tabs on two active toddlers some background noises (i.e. a jiggling door knob) can be rather helpful. These other noises can still be heard, just not as prominently. This is the only "deficiency" that I have observed. I have had no range or static issues with this unit whatsoever.
Overall, the Sony BabyCall monitor is quite good and, considering that it comes with two receivers, it's an excellent value.

**As a sidenote, a week before purchasing the Sony, I ordered and returned the Graco Ultra Clear II 49mhz Baby Monitor--don't waste your time or money on that one, the sensitivity was horribly deficient.

Bought this to replace our aging (3yo) analog The First Years monitor but the range on the Sony is significantly less than our old monitor. Sound quality is good as are the rechargeable batteries. However, the range as well as the poor quality of the clip to attach to clothing would make me not recommend this monitor.

My husband and I are so thrilled with the quality of this monitor. We have a 2 yr old little girl and a 8 week old baby girl. We have been using a Graco 2 channel monitor for our oldest since she was an infant and have had no problems minus a few static issues here and there. We just weren't comfortable not monitoring our 2 yr old at night still so we needed another monitor for our baby's room. We purchased a First Years monitor and returned it immediately! It had horrible interference with our Graco monitor not to mention it was very cheaply made. We looked into purchasing a digital montior vs. an analog (channel) one and we just could not see paying well into the $100's for a baby monitor w/ just one receiver. We finally settled on the Sony Baby Call and just prayed that it would work. Viola! it has been wonderful. We can put the Graco receiver and the Sony receiver next to one another and there is absolutely zero feedback. We live in a townhouse and we are in the center of the row and we don't not get any interfernce from cell phones, other monitors, etc...The Sony monitor has such a clear sound and an unbelievable mic on the base. I love the voice activation feature; my baby is such a noisy sleeper that I was not sleeping at all with her in our room. So when we moved her into her room I was nervous that the voice activator would not turn on when she cried however it picks up all her little grunts and groans w/o being so loud that I can't sleep. I would recommend this monitor to anyone, especially parents who have more than one kiddo and need to monitor both. It fit into our budget and met our high demands...Overall, fantastic :)

I bought this to replace my First Years monitors that died after a year. I researched SO many, I thought my head was going to explode. I decided on this one because of the reviews. Well I am only 4 months or so into having them and one of the monitors has the worst static blurps. In the middle of the night it is so loud and scares the *^&% out of us. I have tried every channel possible. I guess I will just have to live with it. I use the bad one for going ouitside to do yard work. Outside it isn't as loud.

These monitors work well for inside and outside use since they are portable and have excellent range. The voice activated option is nice as well since there is no need to listen to static when there is no noise coming from out baby.

We have had these monitors for a month now, and they are great. We have had no interference, and we live in a townhouse. I picked a channel and haven't had to change it since. The monitor works on all three levels of my house. It picks up every sound when it is switched to "on". The "voice activation" mode will only pick up cries or other voices. The battery life is excellent on the receivers, I have only charged them once since the initial charge (not used everyday though). I would highly recommend these to parents!