Digital Baby Monitor – Spend A Little Or Spend A Lot?

Baby monitors tend to come recommended - be that through friends and family, or health professionals. And, hopefully, the one that's recommended will match the family budget.

It’s hardly practical to say to mom ‘ohhhh of course you should spend $200, it’s the best that money can buy!’, if her finances would be stretched at parting with $60.

So try and use common sense and look at what’s available, what’s the most suitable, what ticks all the right boxes.

The current favorite one of the best selling digital models, and it's one that we happily recommend. It's the Angelcare Baby Sound Monitor in White and it comes in under the 60 dollar mark, so not only is it affordable, it out-performs some of the more expensive models.

You get one parent unit, the nursery unit, a pair of adapters and the charging socket. It’s compact, well made and robust, and the digital read-out is nice and clear. And did you notice the discounted price tag ...

What's to like:

• The read out gives the room temperature and the base unit also acts as a night light

• Transmission wise, it’s pretty good for the main, clear, free of static and very responsive

• The range is excellent, and there’s a small variety of different channels, and the receiver works with rechargeable batteries

Basically you get a lot (technology, build quality etc), despite paying anything but.

What we don’t like:

• There’s only one receiver

• The clip of the parent unit isn’t anything to write home about, though it works ok

Overall, it’s got more going for it than it hasn’t, and for that reason we believe it’s one of the best digital baby monitors on the market. This is in relation to the price tag, the quality of the product and the features it contains.

If you’re wanting to spend under 100 dollars, it’s a great choice, and well worth considering. It’s also a good choice for those looking to buy a baby shower gift, or a gift for a new mom and baby that may have been overlooked when they were putting together their new-baby must-have list.