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Safety 1st High-Def Digital Video Monitor | 
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| Brand: Safety 1st
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $224.99
You Save: $125.00 (36%)
New (3) from $224.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Batteries: 3
Batteries Included: Yes
Age: 10 - 3 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 3.3 x 9.3 x 11.3
MPN: 08280SF
Model: 08280
UPC: 052181082801
EAN: 0052181082801
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Indoor and outdoor range of more than 650 | | • | Auto-night vision | | • | Auto channel selector | | • | Low battery and out of range indicators | | • | Rechargeable parent unit with belt clip |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Safety 1st High-Def Digital Color Video Monitor provides a 100% clear connection anytime, anywhere. Its state of the art wideband audio clarity ensures no static, no interference, and guaranteed privacy while monitoring. DataLock technology means no dropped picture or sound. Indoor/outdoor range is 650+ ft.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
Excellent monitor with a few 'fixable' minor annoyances December 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love this monitor, it works great. Here's my thoughts on some of the typical issues listed in other reviews which I saw prior to purchasing:
- Blinking light on camera annoying
- Splash screen "safety first" annoying
- Range
- Display slow, displaying 'artifacts'
- Monitor 'failing' by going white and not displaying a picture.
I've had this monitor for 4 months so here's my opinion on these issues.
- Blinking Light - Put a piece of electrical tape over the light, isn't pretty but very minor issue, wouldn't not buy this because of the darn light.
- Splash screen - It displays for about 1 second, again, wouldn't not buy this because if it, I don't even think it's annoying actually.
- Range is EXCELLENT. I live on 5 acres, I took it to my neighbors house and can get image/sound just great. very very impressed by the range.
- Display slow... when it is far away, yes, it get's choppy; when I'm in my house it looks excellent. THIS IS A BABY MONITOR, not a video camera, works great for its intended purpose.
- After 4 months my wife dropped the camera in the crib and the monitor went solid white. If you bump it you get a partial picture back. After some 'research' I found that the monitor is connected by a ribbon cable to the circuit board and the cable popped out, I opened the unit (4 small screws) and reseated the cable which fixed the problem. It's very deicate to disassemble and I'm quite confident this void's the warranty so I wouldn't recommend it but I didn't want to send it back and be without it as I don't know what I would do without the monitor so I fixed it instead.
That's the only issue we've had with it. Otherwise we love it and I would give this a 5 star.
 great monitor still a bit pricey November 27, 2008
My primary monitor is the summer infant video monitor. While i have no interference at home (in nyc, shocker) when we travel we find that we get some interference at various places. The worst in Florida. I went out and bought this monitor and there is no interference and it has a better range then any of the other monitors. I temporarily was using the graco audio monitor which was good as well but the range was not as good as the safety 1st. It is also a nice feature that both units can operate on batteries. I am posting this after one night of use but incase anyone is shopping for the holiday i figured i would post. While it is the most expensive monitor it is pretty cool and works well.
Best product of the market for the money November 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's packaged well. It has an easy setup. The directions for use are simple and it is easy to use. The daytime video picture is really clear and the night time video works a lot better than I had expected. I really like the zoom feature. I like the green button that flashes on the monitor once it is turned on because its easy to tell if you have the monitor on or off. The safety first that comes on when I want to view video only lasts a second so I really don't feel that it's an issue. I love the fact that it's a secure signal and I'm not seeing into another house. There is no interference whatsoever, I was really surprised on how clear the signal is. I really feel that this monitor is the best product on the market for the money right now. I really like it.
Great monitor and worth the $$ -- wouldn't want to have a little one without it November 17, 2008
I have been using this product for 7 months now and love it!. It is worth every penny we paid. I researched several models and opted to give this one a try even though it was a new product with few reviews to use to help in making my decision. I have listed the pros and cons of my experience using this device:
Pros
**Great picture quality -- We haven't seen any issues so far with blurry picture, but then again the monitor is directly above my son's crib. I haven't seen a change in the picture when he moves and crawls around inside.
**No interference from other wireless devices -- We have quite a few...phones, routers, etc...and use them while the monitor is active.
**Automatic, smooth transition from color to night vision
**Belt clip is great to keep the monitor close at hand
**Volume adjustment is an important feature -- Static from the monitor is sounds almost non-existent during the day. However, at night the sound on the same setting as used during the day is a little annoying when I first put my head on the pillow. (I tend to be a light sleeper though so this might be the issue too.) When the sound is too annoying to alleviate the problem, I turn down the volume to a one or two setting. Doing so allows me to hear my son but not hear the static.
**View button works well -- You can check on your child without getting up in the middle of the night. We have found most often that our son is either adjusting during his sleep or making noise to make noise. It's nice to make certain he is okay without getting up to check on him.
**Dorel Customer service very helpful -- The view button on the parent unit recently stopped working. Given the timeframe from my date of purchase, it was still under warranty, but I could not return it to the online store from which I purchased it. So I contacted Dorel directly. They were really helpful and only too happy to replace the parent unit for me. I received in a few days.
Cons
**Battery life -- The longest battery life I have experienced is about 5 hours tops. However, this can quickly be resolved by keeping it connected to the power cord. It's just inconvenient when you're trying to work in other areas of the house.
**Interference when using the microware -- If I am using the microwave and the parent unit is on, there is interference if I get it too close. This too is resolved if I keep the unit 10 feet or so away from the microwave.
**View button stopped working, but as aforementioned the manufacturer was quick to send me a replacement.
Overall I would recommend and have recommended this product to anyone having with a little one. It's worth the money. Even though I did not pay the full retail value, those folks who purchase it now can get a reduced price.
Great product October 5, 2008
As a VERY panicky new mom I wasn't really into the idea of my baby sleeping away from me, in a different room, but I also needed to be able to eat dinner (or do anything) with my husband while the baby sleeps. This camera adds the security of being able to see my baby in his co-sleeper for the few hours before we go up to bed, or while he naps. I have found it to have great range (we can be in the backyard, though the screen is hard to see outside and in sunlight), and literally no interference from our cell or cordless phones. The night vision is clear but the 'pan and zoom' don't actually pan the camera, but rather the digital range of what the image shows. I still love the feature though, zooming in is key for me. I have come to accept the few seconds it takes to view the image after you hear something and want to look. You can view for 30 seconds and then need to hit 'view' again to see. This feature is not a problem, though I wish I could view for longer.
My only complaint is that while the hand-held monitor has re-chargable batteries and can be disconnected often, the camera unit does not. We go through alot of batteries when it is unplugged, but honestly, this is not a real problem compared to how useful the product is.
Finally, my overall favorite feature is that it is a closed circuit digital camera, and no one can accidentally 'tune' into our channel like other monitors. That was most important, and we are very pleased. We actually bought a second so we can have two cameras in different rooms so we don't have to move them all the time when our baby falls asleep in different places.
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