Philips AVENT DECT Baby Monitor with Temperature Sensor and New Eco Mode, White
date : October 25th, 2011Babyphone
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List price : $ 149.99
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Tags : AVENT, Baby, DECT, Mode, Monitor, Philips, Sensor, Temperature, White
- 100% interference-free dect technology provides extra long range of up to 1,000ft - new eco mode helps reduce energy consumption when monitoring baby from a shorter distance
- Temperature sensor
- Soothing lullabies and nightlight comforts baby to sleep
- Volume control and talk back−two way communication at all times
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A Video Review of the Philips Avent Baby Monitor,
Customer Video Review Length:: 4:06 Mins
The Philips Avent Baby Monitor offers both a crisp sound and exceptional range in a audio-only baby monitor.
A few notes
- Offers you the ability to set a temperature range for the monitor. If the room is outside of the temperature range you will get an alarm. This could be helpful for parents who are worried about cold winter nights (or hot summer nights!).
- Very crisp sound – resemble a phone call
- Nice intercom system -
- Base unit play lullabies and has a built-in night light, however neither feature can controlled by the hand unit. This the main reason why I am removing 1/2 star.
- Price – It is odd that an audio only system is in the same price range as audio + video units such as Levana BABYVIEW20 Interference Free Digital Wireless Video Baby Monitor with Night Light Lullaby Camera and the Lorex LW2002W Portable LCD Wireless Surveillance System (White)
- Hand held unit comes with rechargeable batteries. The base unit takes 4 AA as a battery back-up.
- Range – I have never had an issue with range. I have perfect clarity even when I in our front yard.
Final verdict – Probably the best audio-only baby monitor that I have ever used (and I have tried several). I am a little disappointed that the hand unit can not control the lullabies and the night light, but as a whole I am very impressed.
4 1/2 Stars
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|Philips AVENT SCD525 is not as good as the SCD520, 530,
I was very disappointed in this monitor. We have a Philips AVENT SCD520 that is about 2 years old and it’s a wonderful product. So much so that when our second child was on the way we decided to get another Philips monitor so we could have one in each child’s room. We ordered the SCD525 thinking that it would be pretty much the same as the SCD520 — after all it’s just an updated version, and looks almost identical, right?
We have made a lot of use of the lullaby feature on the SCD520. It plays for about 15 minutes and then shuts off. On the SCD525, the lullaby plays for only about 3 or 4 minutes before shutting off. This is not nearly long enough — not many kids are going to be soundly asleep after only a few minutes most of the time. Also, unlike the crystal clear sound quality of our SCD520, the SCD525 had a significant buzz/hum (and yes I tried it with the other monitor shut off as well) — not what I’d expect from an expensive digital monitor. I called Philips customer service and they were very helpful. They agreed that the lullaby should play for more than a few minutes and sent me a replacement monitor.
Well, the replacement was exactly the same as the original, both in terms of the short lullaby and the poor sound quality. I called Philips again, and after waiting about 2 weeks for a response from higher-level tech support the word came back that the lullaby is only supposed to play for a few minutes — in other words, it’s a “feature.” Uh-huh. Sounds to me like they have a bug in the firmware. So I returned the replacement to Philips, the original to Amazon, and subsequently purchased the SCD530, with which I am very pleased (I didn’t buy that one in the first place because I didn’t need the hygrometer feature and wanted to save a little money).
Bottom line: the SCD520 and SCD530 are good products, the SCD525 not so much.
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|No complaints whatsoever,
When I first discovered that this unit had temp/humidity alarms, I was temped to monitor my basement where I brew beer, but I then remembered why I ordered this unit. Worry not, I didn’t put the baby in the basement with the beer to accomplish both aims, but the thought may have crossed my mind. The problem is that this unit does such a great job at monitoring sounds and sending them magically over with a clear crisp sound, so it would be a waste to just use the temp/humidity ability. So few monitors get this basic ability to send clear sound all wrong, so kudos to Philips for doing it right. The lullabies and light on the base is another plus, and before you know it, you’re wondering why you looked at anything else.
$100 is a lot, but it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind.
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