Summer Infant Secure Sounds Digital Monitor Review

My wife and I purchased this monitor due in part to a recommendation from a sales associate. We were told it was, in their opinion of course, superior to many other makes and models and given the price, we were sold on it.

Several months went by and when our son turned six weeks old and started to sleep in his own room, we were finally able to use the baby monitor. To our dismay, it was a bit noisy with an overbearing and constant white noise, even at the lowest volume possible. You may as well leave a TV or radio on an empty station and enjoy the static. When my wife and I watch TV or a movie in the evening after our little man has gone to bed, we have to bury the monitor under a throw pillow or cushion!

On the plus side, it's a very compact and somewhat stylish device that will blend in like a cordless phone, unlike so many multi-colored, toy looking monitors. The pickup end in the nursery is nicely concealed behind his books and works without interference. Another good feature is that the monitor is rechargable and very portable while the pickup end can be plugged into a standard socket or run on batteries. This has come in handy when he's been tended at a relative's home.