Philips Avent DECT-baby monitor (Model SCD843/01)

The Philips Advent baby monitor has come on a lot of years since I was a baby, now I can see.No instructions came with the monitor, but fairly easy to set upI charged both units overnight, then one is plugged in my bedroom, the other in the lounge.I have no small children now, but I have two dogs, and one is 16+ the other 4years old.My eldest one a Staffie is hobbling a lot now, and because both dogs sleep in the living room, I wanted to keep my eye on them both and where they are at night.I like to hear my older dogs breathing at night, or rather snorting as Staffies do.Because we sleep downstairs, I do like my security, all my home outside is covered in security lights and the dogs can walk around my building if any intruders.The monitor is very good at picking up anyone in the living room, and I can see everything day or night.As I am disabled and cannot move very quick, this monitor alerts me to sounds in the living room, so if anyone breaks into my home, I will know before the culprits reach my bedroom which is locked, so can ring the police if necessary.So basically as well as intended as a baby monitor, there are some extra ideas in which I wanted this monitor for.Charge up overnight or the company state 10 hours.Keep the video with you, the other unit wherever you wish. Can be dipped up or down to see clearly.Made very well and I have not seen any cut outs of power, nor hazy unclear pictures.If the screen needs more light or maybe darker this can be done.Can be silent if necessary, or a good volume on the unit.Very clear images, not the clearest as more expensive models, but clearly you would see the baby, or in my case my dogs and whether I am broken into.The range really good, can be used if in the gardenAn excellent monitor and one I will gladly recommend. A great comfort to any new Mum and Dad.⭐️Thank you to the seller⭐️I hope my review helps you

There are basic features you want from any baby monitor and this device from Philips excels in video and audio quality plus the connectivity is very solid with no freezes or dropouts. As you would expect from such a well known brand the build quality is very good. On top of the basic features, you can use the monitor as a walkie-talkie and let the little one hear your voice without needing to go to the room. It will also play a selection of lullabies to help send them off or back to sleep.The second consideration for me personally is security. I don't want a device that sends video and sound to the internet and back to an app. The Avent camera and monitor are uniquely paired (already in the box) so the signals can't be intercepted or viewed offline from cloud storage. It's not the cheapest product around but you get what you pay for here.

This is just plug and play as No setup is required, just turn on the power of the camera and monitor to connect right away. The camera setup is amazing and the quality is impressive, the desktop standing monitor has a large viewing screen giving you a continuous monitoring of your kid.It can monitor at night, synchronize video and sound, and choose to play music remotely and you can have two ways means of communication which means you can have it inform of Two-way walkie-talkie, although the camera has to be on standby power source but the you need to ensure that monitor is well charged to be able to use it on battery

Image quality is good, but monitor’s battery life not that great.

The media could not be loaded. What an excellent baby monitor! Perfect to monitor naps and nighttime sleep. Ideal if you don't want to have to get out of bed and check on them after every little sound.It's just so easy to operate. Plug in the camera, set it up in a place of good vision to the cot and then switch on the monitor. They pair in a second, immediately and automatically.The camera quality is very good and clear both in the daytime and nighttime. There's barely any difference in visibility. I like that it has built in lullabies but it could have done with white noise too. There's various features to choose from.The range is good, my toddler can be napping upstairs whilst I'm cooking in the kitchen downstairs. There's also talkback for reassuring them.I think this is great quality and so much easier than cheaper cameras that work with apps. You can have this on you whilst being able to use your phone. I definitely recommend it!

Don’t buy this product from Amazon or from Phillips directly. We were emailed by Amazon saying that this product was recalled due to it being a fire hazard from overheating. Many models were in this recall, however, when I tried to ask Amazon for help getting a replacement or a refund they told me I had to contact Phillips, but when I contacted Phillips, they said that they weren’t to be held responsible because I didn’t buy it direct with them. What horrible customer services! Especially with something so important as a baby monitor.

This baby monitor set works very well. It's easy to set up and doesn't connect to wifi, which is the main reason we wanted to order it. The connection is quite good, and we can watch the video from anywhere in our medium-sized house. This is especially useful to use when travelling as we dont need to connect it to a random wifi. The night vision is good, which is what we use most. It has 2 way audio, and we can speak into the monitor for the baby to hear, but it never helps settle our kiddo. The monitor's battery life could be better, it doesn't make it till the morning without plugging it in, on the normal mode. It has VOX and ECO modes which are better for the battery life, it turns on the screen only when there is sound. We find this very useful. It would have been nice if it showed the temperature and humidity in the room too. Overall this is a very well made product, which works perfectly. I would definitely recommend it.