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If you've got a baby you almost certainly want a baby monitor to keep tabs on your little darling while you're not in the same room. Here Ursula Seymour, who writes for a range of magazines and newspapers including The Sunday Times, picks five of the best Click to view Top 5 Baby Monitors.
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Best All-rounder (Tomy Walkabout Premiere) |
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 The Tomy Walkabout Premiere Advance consistently scores well in consumer and expert tests. It provides all the features you need from a baby monitor; measuring sound and temperature, a rechargeable, wireless parent unit - which you can carry around or plug into a base unit - and a good, clear range. |
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The Walkabout Premier Advance monitor offers four channels to guarantee interference-free reception, even in a built-up area. It also boasts a 300m range, so it's ideally suited to larger houses. There is also an out-of-range alert feature that lets you know if you are too far from the child unit.
It has a two-way intercom, so as well as hearing the sounds coming from your child's bedroom, you can speak to them – a handy feature with toddlers and older children.
A sound-sensitive light display warns you if your baby is crying even if the volume is turned down, which is useful if you are using the monitor in the evening while watching TV. A privacy feature means that you can stop sounds from being transmitted when you don't want them to be – so no more embarrassing overheard conversations from the baby's room.
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Light up the Night |
 There is a remote control nightlight, which you can switch on and off from the parent unit, so there is no need to switch on the main light in order to check on your baby. An LCD display gives you a temperature readout so you can ensure that your baby isn't too hot or too cold.
It has 11-hour battery life and the parent unit will automatically recharge when placed in the base unit. A warning light will let you know if the batteries are running low.
Thanks to its range of features and good value pricing the Tomy Walkabout Premiere Advance has won high praise. Which? awarded it a Best Buy in its latest round up of baby monitors, while it came out top in Babycentre's consumer tests.
One of Babycentre's testers, gave the monitor ten out of ten saying: "It was easy to set up with clear instructions. The sound quality is very good on every channel. Its 300m range is a definite plus, while the out-of-range indicator is reassuring. For me this product offered the best value for money. I would definitely buy it."
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TYPICAL PRICE: £64.99/$125.00
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