Infant Optics DXR-8 480p Video Baby Monitor, Non-WiFi Hack-Proof FHSS Connection, Interchangeable Lenses, Pan Tilt Zoom, LED Sound Bar, Night Vision, and Two-Way Talk.

I did a lot of research before making this purchase. We just had our first child in January. We wanted something that would give us a quality image with temperature monitoring. Of the monitors out there, it seemed that various models had something I wanted--but not the whole package. I loved the idea of a Nest Cam because of the superior video quality; however, it does not pan or tilt, and it does not display temperature. The iBaby series monitors came with stellar screen resolution (on the higher models), yet many complained about connectivity--especially when trying to stream 1080p video. Various monitors had this and that problem. None really seemed to be excellent in all or most areas. And then I had to decide on whether I wanted a wi-fi monitor or a closed-system monitor. In the end, I liked the reviews I read for this monitor. What stood out the most to me was ease of use and consistency of connectivity. Now that we own and use this monitor, I can agree that it is VERY easy to use and stays connected without issue. It was easy to setup--I could have done it without instructions it was so common-sense. And since it is a closed-network system, there were no potential wi-fi issues to worry about. The range of the camera's ability to pan and tilt is HUGE!!! I could not believe how much of the room I could view while moving the camera about using the arrows on the parental unit. So cool! What I would also love to see: - I would love to see this come in a higher resolution. The current screen resolution is more than adequate. I just happen to be a gear junkie and would love an HD screen. This is not a deal-breaker at all. I am just being picky. The option to have the higher resolution would be cool but certainly the lack of it does not take away from the excellence of the current product. - Is there a way to have alarms that correspond to temperature? Maybe this is already available, and I just overlooked it. If not, it would be a great feature to be able to be alerted to temperature swings outside of a preset range determined by the user. (Perhaps include a temperature guide for safe sleeping by the American Academy of Pediatrics?) - While I understand this intentionally is a closed-system, would it be possible to produce an app should the user decide to connect via wi-fi? Again, not a deal-breaker because I bought this knowing it wasn't wifi compatible. But again, for techies like me, options are always a good thing. The ability to decide whether to use open or closed connectivity would be really cool. (Make both options available in the same model--not two separate unit style.) In summary, none of the above points are problems. They are merely suggestions for future models. This is a great baby monitor, and I absolutely love it thus far. Thank you!

We've been using this product for a little over 4 months for our LO and it has been pretty perfect for our needs. We did shop around a bit to look for a possible wireless option afterwards, but ultimately ended up sticking with Infant Optics and purchased an add-on camera so we could cover both the baby room and our room. Thought we had a battery issue at one point, but that was quickly resolved by checking the battery and seeing that the cable had somehow come unplugged. Picture quality is great, love the features. Really the only thing I would love as an extra feature would be the ability to have a second monitor - I've been hogging the one monitor and I know my wife would love to have one also. When she demands it, she'll get it - but that will leave me without one! ------------- *update* We've been using the DXR-8 for over a year now and it's been the perfect solution for us. We've come to expect all of these features as standard, and recently even tried a different brand and found it lacking several of the features we assumed would be standard such as camera movement and temperature gauge. Anyway, I contacted customer support because we were thinking ahead to our next child (not even pregnant yet) - I worded my email in a way that merely said our existing unit was "starting to show some effects of use"...nothing terrible, just that we've had it over a year and wanted to see what it would take to purchase another monitor because currently amazon only offers the combo of monitor/camera and we already have three cameras for it. So in theory we should just be able to buy another monitor for a cheaper price. Anyway, customer service immediately asks what I meant by "starting to show some effects of use". I explain that I had dropped the unit recently and the antenna had popped out a little, didn't think it affect the functionality. The camera is working - but every so often it would pop an "out of range" kind of message. Usually normal when we're in the basement but it happened a few times recently while in the room directly below the camera. Long story short, customer support said we were just out of warranty service period, but that they understood our issues and would be willing to send us a warranty replacement. They detailed the process - which involves us sending back the unit first. This was the only tricky part because we'd have to find a temporary solution in the meantime since we only have one monitor at the moment. We gave it a couple days to find a temporary solution then mailed the unit back. I just got word that they're 2-day shipping the replacement to us. And, again, after using the temporary solution we're finding out just how much we appreciate all the features on the DXR-8 unit. I couldn't be happier with it. We'll probably still buy a second unit to have two monitors going for two kids (they detailed an option to buy just a monitor for half price of the amazon combo with a 50% discount coupon they would send us). Highly recommend this product and this company!

Great product honestly

Perfect for small houses

Pros: This is a great, easy to use product. The range easily covers my average sized house. The mic picks up everything and the video quality is good and pretty smooth. Pan and tilt works great. It is very clever of them to market early 2000s computer hardware as a security benefit, which it is. No one is going to traumatize your child over the internet with this hardware. I like to use the speaker to wind up my wife but I'm not sure what other use it has. Thermometer in the camera is a great idea. Cons: The screen is very bright, even on the lowest setting. If you use it beside your bed you will need to turn it off. The buttons are hard to read even in good light. In low light it is impossible. Small white text on a grey background is not a good choice. The power supplies are both wall wort moulded plugs with barrel connectors. International buyers will need to replace them and this is tricky and will add around 30% to the total cost. I find this almost unforgivable because both units could run on standard USB power. The display power cable even has USB on one end but it plugs in to the unit with a barrel. Non USB power supplies for low voltage low power appliances need to stop.

Tiene muy buena señal por toda la casa, la imagen es muy clara. Y con los controles del monitor se puede ajustar la cámara si bebé se mueve por toda la cuna.

We have twins so the remotely moving camera allows us to check both babies. I can not fault this monitor, brilliant day and night vision, excellent sound. Would give this 6 stars if I could!