Customer Reviews

Summer Infant Day & Night Flat Screen Color Video Monitor with 7" LCD Screen

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

I HAVE A UNCLE WHO IS CONFIND TO A BED AND HE SPEAKS VERY SOFTLY AND I HAVE TRYD MANY OTHERS FROM VISIAL,SOUND THE 2 COMBIND AND HAND HELD EVERY ONE I COULD FIND AND NOT 1 OF THEM CANT STAND UP TO THIS ONE, NO INTERFEARANCE NO STACTIC, ITS BEEN THE BEST INVESTMENT YET FOR THE HELP IN MY UNCLES CARE.

I purchased this monitor for my daughter. She was having a lot of problems with getting our grandson to nap. She had a audio monitor and when she heard him wake up she would go to him. With the video monitor she can now see if he is really awake or just fussing in his sleep. Naps now are a tremendous improvement!

Pros: Excellent video images even at night.

Cons: Position needs to be adjusted to eliminate interference.

Got the first one as a baby shower gift. It looked great at first, then after 4 1/2 months the screen quit working. We thought we got a lemon and desided to give it another chance. We went out and bought the same one. This one only lasted 7 months when the ON/OFF button suddenly quit working. What a waste of money. In less than 12 months two separate problems on the same model. Also there was interference with the portable phone. Long story short. Save your money and look into other models.

For what you pay if you buy this monitor you could buy two, TWO, others. I just ordered a older b/w "Summer" video/audio system and a "Bebe" colour video/audio system. Why do I say that? Because my 7 inch colour "Summer" video/audio system just broke. The on/off button broke. On other older "Summers" this switch is a dial. On this new model, and there are two offered here at Zon, the on/off switch is a spring loaded push button. It cannot be taken apart to be repaired, there is no warranty after this much time, and it is simply ridiculous that the on/off switch on an otherwise competent working system, was not designed to be more reliable. After all, being able to actually USE this system is why we buy it! Right? The screen of this model, however, is large but intrusive at night. You can actually read a book by it! The reception is good but can be interfered with by anything prompting a constant moving about of this model to maintain reception. The picture is crisp and good and so is the sound. But what good are these features if you can no longer turn the darn thing on! Talk about built in obsolescence. I recommend staying away from any model with a push button type on/off switch. Starting with this model. I intend to from now on. As I said, buy the two I revealed above that I bought as replacements for this big waste of my money. Not only do these other models NOT have push button switches, together they cost only a few dollars more than this model I'm reviewing. You'll have one for the bedroom and one for the living room or family room. It's really stupid and such bad business to make a good product with some faulty engineering details such as an unreliable on/off button. That is sooo stupid.

Purchased as a replacement for our now defective Safety 1st 900 MHz Sight and Sound Nursery Monitor System (after 4 years of service), we are absolutely amazed and impressed with the quality of the image during the day and the brilliant infrared-lit night vision of this camera / monitor combination. Once you have *color* video (only when not using night vision), you will never contemplate getting a black and white one.

At 75 feet and three walls away, our kids' images and voices are perfectly clear when monitored from our bedroom.

Despite what one reviewer mentioned, we have had absolutely NO interference with our 802.11g wireless setup at home. 802.11g operates at 2.4 GHz, and this monitor is at 900 MHz. There should not be interference. Our monitor is literally 3 feet away from the access point, and our computers at 50 feet away and even out to the backyard remain connected and working just fine.

We highly recommend this product.

Stopped working after a year. The on/off button does not work anymore and the manufacturer will not repair or replace it. Totally disappointing. Waste of money.

We bought this monitor on clearance a few months ago. We currently have the regular hand held video monitor but with a two year old and a baby on the way, we wanted another monitor to go in our two year olds room now that she is in a big bed and gets in and out on her own. This video monitor was perfect for us because we just needed something to be able to see what she is up to... we didn't need anything very portable. The video on it is very clear and I love having the big screen. I do have to turn the screen off at night though (the audio is still on) because it is very bright. But after a few months, the on and off button stopped working. Currently, we can't even turn the monitor on anymore. I called customer service and they are sending us a brand new system with a brand new one year warranty! It was a no-hassle call and they were extremely helpful and accommodating. I don't have the receipt from the store or anything so I was surprised that they offered this to us. We will be sending in the broken one and getting a new one free of charge with shipping on them. So even though the monitor was not very reliable for us, they are fixing the problem and will continue to fix it as long as it doesn't go past the one year warranty.

I boought this product to monitor my two newborn baby girls. the quality of the video is good, although the lcd monitor has a lot of interference with a 2.4 ghz uniden cordless phone I own. it causes a lot of white noise and sometimes makes the image blurry.

Pros: allows you to watch your siblings and lets you sleep and be more confortable in your bedroom. the camera and microphone can be placed in a distance of about 10 ft and still have a good definition.

Cons: a lot of interference with other wireless devices in the house. comes only with two channels which give you little space to scan for a noise free channel.

Just received this camera and monitor today, hooked it up in a couple minutes and am very pleased so far. Picture quality and color are good, not like cable TV but very acceptable. I'm not monitoring a baby I have it setup on an inside window sill and am watching for butterfly's in my butterfly garden. With the large 7" screen it's like having a small window into my back yard. I have the monitor about 70 feet away here beside me at my computer desk. I have a 2.4 ghz wireless router and get no interference from it but when the 5.8 ghz cordless phone is in use it interferes badly. I get a better quality picture using the B channel not sure why. Hope this helps.

We bought this monitor and were excited to set it up. Unfortunately the on/off button was broken and did not work. After reading a number of reviews on this model we noticed that many people have had the same problem. If shopping for a monitor you may want to purchase a monitor that has an on/off switch rather than an on/off button that you push. The spring system that makes the button turn on and off was broken before we even got to use it once. I plan on returning this item tomorrow.