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Q. I was wondering if anyone has used a Fisher Price Sounds n' Lights Monitor with Dual Receivers??? My grandpa is very hard of hearing, and we were wondering if anyone thinks it will be loud enough for him to hear my gma (they sleep in seperate rooms) if she needs help in the middle of the night. She fell out of bed once and had to wait until morning to shine a flash light through a mirror to get his attentions across the apartment!!! (they're in an assisted living facility, but if no one knows she needs help....so please don't tell me its time for a nursing home)
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Spend more money on a better-quality monitor. We have one and it's okay because we only use it for brief periods here and there; if it was on all the time I would've thrown it out in a rage long ago.
It is very static-y, prone to picking up other people's conversations and radio and so on, and generally kinda cheap.
Turned up loud enough to hear your Grandma, he will also be getting a boatload of static much of the time.
Note the less-than-glowing reviews on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Sounds-N-Lights-Monitor/dp/B0009T2CB2
One thing about it that I find sucks is that the button to turn it on is something you can press and think you've turned it on, but sometimes it turns out that you needed to press it a bit harder. It's fiddly and irritating and, given its purpose, not terribly safe; there should be no ambiguity about turning a baby monitor on or off.
Consider this one: http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Avent-SCD-589-Zero-Interference/dp/B000I1Z04C
Spend more money on a better-quality monitor. We have one and it's okay because we only use it for brief periods here and there; if it was on all the time I would've thrown it out in a rage long ago.
It is very static-y, prone to picking up other people's conversations and radio and so on, and generally kinda cheap.
Turned up loud enough to hear your Grandma, he will also be getting a boatload of static much of the time.
Note the less-than-glowing reviews on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Sounds-N-Lights-Monitor/dp/B0009T2CB2
One thing about it that I find sucks is that the button to turn it on is something you can press and think you've turned it on, but sometimes it turns out that you needed to press it a bit harder. It's fiddly and irritating and, given its purpose, not terribly safe; there should be no ambiguity about turning a baby monitor on or off.
Consider this one: http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Avent-SCD-589-Zero-Interference/dp/B000I1Z04C
What is the best baby monitor?
keikei
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I'm looking at this book "Baby Bargains" (a must-buy!!!). They have a section that tells you which monitors they think are best. Here's what they say, broken down in good, better, and best:
GOOD: Fisher Price Sounds 'N Lights (starts at $20), no fancy features but a really good starting point
BETTER: Graco's imonitor ($55 single, $90 dual receivers), has digital technology, rechargeable batteries, and 2000 foot range.
BEST: Sony BabyCall NTM-910 is the top rated and starts at $40. Does a lot of fancy stuff, which you might like or not.
My advice is to go online and read customer reviews as well. I got Summer's video monitor for my shower, but this book doesn't happen to endorse these kind because of too many parent complaints.
I'm looking at this book "Baby Bargains" (a must-buy!!!). They have a section that tells you which monitors they think are best. Here's what they say, broken down in good, better, and best:
GOOD: Fisher Price Sounds 'N Lights (starts at $20), no fancy features but a really good starting point
BETTER: Graco's imonitor ($55 single, $90 dual receivers), has digital technology, rechargeable batteries, and 2000 foot range.
BEST: Sony BabyCall NTM-910 is the top rated and starts at $40. Does a lot of fancy stuff, which you might like or not.
My advice is to go online and read customer reviews as well. I got Summer's video monitor for my shower, but this book doesn't happen to endorse these kind because of too many parent complaints.
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