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Select up to 5 items below. Then click the compare button CompareClear	Price ($)	Overall score	Sound performance score (%)	Ease of use score (%)	Picture performance score (%)	Sound range score (%)	Sound sensitivity and sound quality score (%)	Immunity from interference score (%)	Video monitor	Motion (movement) monitor	Visual sound indicators	Baby room temperature monitor	Night light	Belt clip on carer unit	Plays a tune	Two way audio communitcation (talk to baby)	Low battery indicator (baby unit/carer unit)	Weight of carer unit (g)*	Dimensions of carer unit, H x W x D (cm)**	Origin	Contact	Good points	Bad points	Brand
Motorola MBP10 Digital Baby Monitor	80	86	87	82	na	100	80	90	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	na/yes	129	14.5 x 6.5 x 4	China	cnpbrands.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Very simple and easy to use. • Very easy to set up.	• Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Motorola
Angelcare AC401 Movement & Sound Monitor	279	82	86	73	na	100	78	90	no	yes	yes	yes (B)	yes	yes	no	no	yes/yes	168	13.5 x 6.5 x 4.5	China	angelcare-monitor.com	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Motion monitor. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • Night light.	• None to mention.	Angelcare
Safety 1st 08814-1 High-Def Digital Monitor	98 (A)	82	84	76	na	100	75	90	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	na/yes	147	12 x 6.5 x 3.5	China	igcdorel.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Very easy to set up.	• Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Safety 1st
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature 441000/1082 Simply Intuitive Monitoring	180	80	83	74	na	100	78	90	no	no	yes	yes (C)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes/yes	136	12 x 5.5 x 4.5	China	tommeetippee.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Temperature monitor. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Night light.	• None to mention.	Tommee Tippee
Roger Armstrong Sleep Easy 689 Digital Audio Monitor	99	77	78	76	na	90	50	90	no	no	yes	yes (C)	yes	no	yes	yes	no/yes	145	12.5 x 7.5 x 4	China	rogerarmstrong.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Very easy to set up. • Temperature monitor. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Plays a tune. • Night light (but is very faint).	• Borderline in detecting and reproducing soft sounds. • No belt clip on carer unit.	Roger Armstrong
Oricom SC610 Secure 610	199	76	74	81	na	100	78	90	no	no	yes	yes (B)	yes	yes	yes	yes	na/yes	181	12.5 x 6.5 x 5	China	oricom.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Very easy to set up. • Very simple and easy to use. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Plays a tune. • Night light. • Lightshow (images projected to ceiling).	• Sound volume at carer unit may not be loud enough. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Oricom
Philips Avent SCD525 DECT Baby Monitor	190	74	73	76	na	100	75	90	no	no	yes	yes (B)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes/yes	118	10 x 6 x 4	China	bpmchildcare.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Plays a tune. • Night light.	• Sound volume at carer unit may not be loud enough.	Philips Avent
Signet QC-3638 2.4GHz Digital Wireless	299	73	75	68	65	60	78	90	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	na/yes	179	16.5 x 7 x 9.5	China	jaycar.com.au	• Very easy to set up. • Sound and picture monitor. • AV out and earphone sockets, RCA cable and mono-earphone. • Picture zoom and camera pan control on carer unit.	• No belt clip on carer unit. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Signet
Signet QC-3621 2.4GHz Digital Wireless	70	69	68	71	na	100	48	90	no	no	yes	yes (B)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes/yes	105	12.5 x 6 x 4	China	jaycar.com.au	• Excellent sound monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Plays a tune. • Night light (but is very faint).	• Borderline in detecting and reproducing soft sounds. • Very soft sound volume at carer unit. • Poorly written instructions.	Signet
Roger Armstrong Sleep Easy 338 Compact Digital Video Monitor	199	69	67	73	50	50	80	90	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	na/yes	143	7 x 12 x 4.5	China	rogerarmstrong.com.au	• Sound and picture monitor. • Night light. • AV out socket and RCA cable.	• No visual sound indicator. • No belt clip on carer unit. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Roger Armstrong
Sony Baby Monitor NTM-V1	300	66	59	82	57	40	70	90	yes	no	yes	yes (B)	no	yes	no	no	na/yes	136	16.5 x 7 x 3	China	sony.com.au	• Good in detecting and reproducing soft sounds. • Picture, sound and motion monitor. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • Picture zoom. • Very easy to set up. • Night vision.	• Poor sound and picture monitoring reach through indoor walls. • Only OK for picture performance. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Sony
Oricom SC700 Secure 700	249	64	59	76	58	50	75	90	yes	no	yes	yes (C)	yes	yes	yes	yes	no/yes	171	15.5 x 7.5 x 5	China	oricom.com.au	• Sound and picture monitor. • Temperature monitor. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Plays a tune. • Night light.	• Sound volume at carer unit may not be loud enough especially if you're in a noisy room.	Oricom
Angelcare AC1100 Video, Movement & Sound	399	60	58	66	54	40	80	90	yes	yes	no	yes (B)	yes	yes	no	yes	yes/yes	150	12.5 x 6 x 4	China	angelcare-monitor.com	• Picture and motion monitor. • Temperature monitor with alarm. • "Talk to baby" feature. • Night light. • Picture zoom.	• Sound volume at carer unit may not be loud enough especially if you're in a noisy room. • No visual sound indicator.	Angelcare
Fisher-Price V4340 Sounds & Lights Monitor	70	57	50	72	na	20	55	90	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no	no	na/yes	180	25 x 6.5 x 4.5	China	fisher-price.com.au	• Very easy to set up. • Night light.	• OK in detecting and reproducing soft sounds. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries. • Long protruding antennas.	Fisher-Price
Motorola MBP30 Digital Video Baby Monitor	250	58	52	72	58	50	68	90	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	yes	na/yes	151	14.5 x 6.5 x 4	China	cnpbrands.com.au	• Sound and picture monitor. • "Talk to baby" feature.	• Sound volume at carer unit may not be loud enough. • Visual sound indicators are tiny. • Baby unit cannot run on batteries.	Motorola
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Using the table

The overall score is made up of:

• Sound performance 70%
• Ease of use 30%

Table notes

* Including batteries supplied with the set, otherwise alkaline batteries.
** Dimensions measured and rounded up to the next cm or half a cm, including all protruding parts; where applicable, the unit was set-up such that any adjustable components created the largest possible dimensions in normal use; mains adaptor and cables are excluded.
(A) This is the price we paid.
(B) Displays the temperature, and sounds an alarm when the set upper or lower limit is exceeded.
(C) Displays the temperature.

How we test

Performance Our tester, Antonio Bonacruz, assesses each baby monitor for performance for the following aspects:

• Sound range gives an indication of how well the baby unit and carer unit can maintain acceptable sound monitoring at various distances with obstacles separating them.
• Picture range gives an indication of how well the baby unit and carer unit can maintain acceptable picture monitoring at various distances with obstacles separating them.
• Sound sensitivity and sound quality gives an indication of how well the baby unit can pick up soft sound and how well the carer unit can reproduce the sound (and produce visual indication if applicable).
• Picture sensitivity and picture quality gives an indication of how well the baby unit can capture images at various light levels and how well the images are displayed on the carer unit.
• Carer unit sound volume measures the highest sound level that the carer unit could produce. This gives an indication as to how loud the sound could be at the carer unit.
• Immunity from interference this describes how much interference the baby monitor could cause to a common household appliance, and how much the baby monitor could be affected by interference from a common household appliance.