Best Video Baby Monitor Reviews 2018

We all love those little munchkins who brighten up our days with their beautiful smiles and gorgeous laughs, so it’s important to invest in a product that will keep them safe and sound. Our featured products come in the range of about $130 up to around $230. Although this sounds like a lot of money, it’s worth it to ensure you’re getting the highest quality product. There are cheap video baby monitors on the market, but we cannot promise their consistency and high performance.

Most video baby monitors now come with a color screen and a two-way talk-back mode, so even our more reasonably priced monitors can give you a clear image of your little one. The price starts to rise with HD quality screens, touch screen control and more personalized functions, such as lullabies, soothing lights, and an adjustable noise level from your bubba before you can hear it, so you get to choose from hearing their every breath to just their cries when they’re sleeping.

We might be the adults, but it’s still a big, confusing world out there! So here are some things to look out for when trying to pick the best video baby monitor for you:

• Screen Size - Screens can vary from 2.8” to 5”.
• Screen Quality - HD or LCD screen
• Display Modes - Infra-red camera and display, night vision, LED lights for night viewing
• Sounds - Two-walk talk, adjustable noise alerts, lullabies
• Controls - Touch screen, play lullabies remotely
• Range - From 150-1000 feet range
• Battery - 6 to 10 hours before recharging or new batteries
• Set up - Wall mount included, video and monitor sync up, secure connection

If this all still sounds like baby talk, keep reading below, and we’ll explain it all in more detail!

The construction and design of a video baby monitor is super important. You should definitely consider at least the screen, display modes and battery life when making your decision.

The Screen

As you are planning on buying a video baby monitor, the screen is one of the most vital aspects to pay attention to! Some parents may just be looking for a small indication of what their child is doing, rather than just hearing some muffled sound over a baby monitor. Other parents may want a clear, HD picture to make sure you can see exactly what’s going on. The largest screen from our featured monitors is 5” of HD clarity, which will give you a clear image of your baby in the other room. On the smaller side are screens of 2.8” which will still project a color image for you to check up on if you’re concerned. Consider how far away you might be from the screen and what would do best at giving you peace of mind around the house.

The quality is also important. You can choose LCD or HD screens. Both of which will present a great picture for you, but HD is definitely the best. But then some may argue if you want to see your baby in HD, step into the next room (don’t wake them up, though!)

Display Modes

All this HD talk is all good during the day, but what happens when the lights are out and you want to see how your newborn is getting on? There are plenty of options! Infra-red cameras pick up on the temperature. Although it’s not a realistic image of what we see with the naked eye, you get a clear color depiction of your child so you can see what position they’re in and if they’re okay. Other monitors offer night vision or gentle night lighting so the camera can still pick up a more natural image in the dark. You can choose depending on whether your child is better at sleeping in complete darkness or with gentle lighting as to which environment would be best to have the camera in.

Battery

Make sure you are aware of how long the battery will last when it is being used constantly or on standby. You don’t want the monitor to lose power in the middle of the night when you want to see your baby sleeping peacefully. Some monitors also have warning lights so you know when it needs to be recharged or to change the batteries. It’s the little things that can make your life so much simpler!

A video baby monitor with great sound, easy to use controls, a long range and is easy to set-up will be the ideal monitor. Here’s why each of these things is an important consideration factor.

Sounds

Some cameras have a standby mode where the screen will turn off to save the battery. But if your baby makes a noise above a certain volume level, it will turn the screen back on automatically so you can have a quick check to see if everything is as it should be.

The two-way talk-back function that most monitors have is a comfort for both you and baby. Sometimes to get to sleep they need a reassuring “hush hush” from you, and this way you can give your baby exactly what they need and want from where you are.

Let’s face it, not all of us are gifted with a voice of an angel, and even for our baby, us singing might not be the most soothing noise in the world! Many monitors have several lullabies you can choose from so your little one can be sung to sleep in sweet harmony.

Controls

Choose from touch screen or buttons on the control pad. Through these controls, play a lullaby, or turn the lights on as the sun goes down.

Set up

When you are bringing a newborn home, you have enough things to sort out and do. You want your video monitor to be easy and simple to set-up and start using. Make sure to check the connection is suitable for your home and that the instructions are clear and concise to sync up however many monitors you decide to have around the house.

You can even get a wall mount so that the screen is right there for you to see and doesn’t take up any space on shelves or tables dotted around the house.

Range

Check the range of your house and ensure the video monitor you want to go for will be able to reach easily from where your baby sleeps to anywhere in the house you might be when you want to check up on them. The monitors have ranges from 150 feet indoors to some that can reach up to 1000 feet.

Before you purchase, you will want to check to make sure your baby monitor comes with a warranty to protect you against any manufacturing faults.