LOREX Live Snap - video baby monitor

Yes... We do have this monitor as well. In fact, it replaced the other two monitors when our daughter was old enough to be moved into our son's room. At that point she didn't really need the Angel Care Deluxe monitor anymore, and let's just say that the Graco Secure Coverage Digital Monitor only made a brief pit stop in our household. 

And now of course, we wonder how we ever made it one day without our Lorex video baby monitor??

So here's the scoop. If you are looking for a video monitor, this is truly a great one to get. Lorex actually makes video security cameras and other security systems, so it's hard to go wrong with this company when it comes to "surveillance" of your precious ones... We have two cameras, and although the kids now share a room, we still use both cameras. One points towards the older one's bed, the other towards the younger one's. You can have up to four cameras hooked to it, and you can see all of them on the monitor, either individually or together on one screen.

The sound is great, we haven't had any issues with static. The picture is very clear both day and night (it has a high contrast, bright 2.4" LCD screen) and even more importantly, it is private and secure. It doesn't get any interference. This was actually a huge issue for me and one of the reasons why I felt that I didn't want a video monitor before. I had heard plenty of stories of video monitors getting interference from the neighbors video monitor to the point where you'd see the neighbor's child on your monitor and they'd see your sleeping baby on theirs. I guess that's fine if you know the neighbors. Creepy if you don't. And even creepier to think that pretty much anyone can start keeping an eye on your baby through their video monitor... Anyway, that is obviously not an issue with this particular brand.

It comes with rechargeable camera/s (just like the video monitor) so you can unplug them for a few hours and move them wherever you want them. You can talk to your baby/child through the monitor, which has come in handy a few times for us now that our older one is 3+. You can also snap images with the monitor if you want. We've never done this so to us it's not a very useful feature but it also doesn't make this product any less great in my mind.

The only thing that has occasionally bothered me with this monitor is that the digital wireless signal only goes up to 450 feet with a clear line of sight, which means that concrete walls and dense objects reduce signal strength. We can't be outside in our yard with the older one while the younger one is sleeping and still see her. But in the grand scheme of monitors, it's not a big deal. I love this monitor and we've found ways to work around it (for example, I leave the monitor on the stairs or near the front door and turn up the volume so I still hear her, even if the monitor is not in my pocket).

Finally, I'd say that the monitor and the camera/s are quite small in size and they work overseas as well with a different electrical plug, so you can easily pack them up and take them with you on trips.

If this monitor had a temperature display feature as well, I'd be over the moon :)

Pros:

- Private and secure.

- Great sound, zero interference.

- You can attach up to four cameras to it.

- Rechargeable cameras so you can move them around for a few hours.

- You can talk to your child through the monitor.

- Great picture day and night (in the day time it's full color, in the night time it's black and white for a clear image).

- Small in size.

- Easy to travel with.

- You can snap pictures of your baby with the monitor...

Cons:

- "Only" 450 feet digital wireless signal with clear line of sight.