What are Baby Monitors & why do you need them ?

Baby activities can be monitored by audio or video electronic devices, when babies are left alone. Most common uses of baby monitors are if there is a large house & few people, for parents to monitor activities in baby nurseries or baby sitter locations & most recently monitor babies using the internet.

Some of the most common types of baby monitors are

Web Based Monitors - Technology & remove surveillance has taken its uses from monitoring banks to web based baby monitoring. A web based camera can be hooked up in the baby's room & the live video can be viewed by parents from anywhere in the world using the Internet. Working parents when they leave their children in the care of baby sitters or baby nurseries. Both audio & video can be seen & heard remotely via Internet.

Audio – Visual Monitors - The Audio/Visual monitor simply consists of a simple camera in the baby's room & there can be visual displayed in a remote room. Typical uses are when in large homes when there are multiple rooms & few people in the house. Some of the technology allows to view / record movements in the dark.

Audio Monitors - This is the most common monitoring system & the least expensive. A simple radio transmitter is placed in the babies room & audio signals are transmitted to a receiver.

Most Popular Manufacturer Companies

Fisher Price Baby Monitor
Philips Baby Monitor
Graco Baby Monitor
Safetyfirst Baby Monitor
Firstyears
Evenflo
Angelcare Baby Monitor

Price Range

Monitors range in price from the low $50's to as high as $900. the price increases based on the functionality , basic audio monitors start from about $50 & more sophisticated web based video monitors range till $900.

Most baby monitors must have durable battery life & have an indicator when the battery is running low & they should not in anyway interfere with babies activities. Although no amount of monitoring can replace direct visual monitoring, its one way of replicatiing direct monitoring.

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