| Graco imonitor Digital Color Video Baby Monitor | 
| Brand: Graco
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $87.99
You Save: $112.00 (56%)
New (6) from $87.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2497
Color: White
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 4.5 x 11
Model: 2797VIB3
UPC: 047406096824
EAN: 0047406096824
ASIN: B001B8Y3X0
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED PACKAGING. I SHIP WITHIN 24 HOURS.
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| Features:
| • | Digital technology provides crystal clear clarity and privacy | | • | Rechargeable batteries and docking station and ac adapters | | • | Lightweight, compact design that's truly portable and wearable up to 50% smaller than other video monitors | | • | Flip design offers screen protection and durability | | • | Camera includes automatic infrared night vision technology and battery back-up |
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Product Description
Monitors have come a long way and the imonitor video vibe digital baby monitor is the most advanced way to stay in clear, constant contact with the little person you want to see and hear from most. Graco introduced the first 100% digital baby monitor, and now we?ó?é ?äóve raised the bar again with exclusive vibe technology, which makes Baby?ó?é ?äós naptime more relaxing for Mom too. This vibration feature frees you up to do housework, listen to music, work out, or even nap, knowing you?ó?é ?äóll always be able to feel when your baby wants you. And, thanks to advanced, 100% digitally encoded technology, you can see and hear your baby with crystal clear digital picture and sound clarity; with complete privacy. The high resolution, 2.0-inch color video screen has real-time digital zoom for a clear, up-close view. Its sleek, compact flip design is truly portable & wearable, and the maximum 600 ft video range means you can enjoy dinner on the deck or movies in the basement while still keeping an eye and ear on baby. The camera has night vision for a clear picture even in total darkness. Mount it to the wall or sit it on a shelf, and swivel the camera up, down, left or right to view baby?ó?é ?äós best angle. imonitor video vibe also has rechargeable batteries, a low battery alarm, a/c adapters, a belt clip, and a power saving screen to prolong battery life. The digital age is a great time to have a baby, and imonitor video vibe digital baby monitor helps make the best time of your life even better. Features: 100% Digital: the best performing monitor technology Exclusive vibration so you can feel your Baby's call Maximum video range up to 600 ft?ó?é ?Ç double the range of most video monitors Lightweight, compact design that's truly portable and wearable - up to 50% smaller than other video monitors Complete privacy so you can?ó?é ?äót hear or see your neighbors and they can?ó?é ?äót hear or see you R
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| Customer Reviews:
Okay but not as good as Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor 1.8" Screen November 20, 2008
Devine Love (Charlottesville, VA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought both this Graco color video monitor and the Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color video hand-held monitor 1.8". I had to test each one alone (not both running at the same time, because they interfered with each other's reception). The Summer worked better as described below: They booth worked pretty well, but the Graco was not really showing the color, even in broad daylight next to a sunny window with bright colors on my test subject (my husband), whereas the Summer had great color. Also I asked him to take some deep breaths: Graco didn't show the movement in his chest, but the Summer monitor did. I walked across our house, out the garage, down the driveway, across the street, and into our neighbor's driveway with each hand-held monitor. The Graco lost reception at the garage door of our house (about half a soccer field length away). The Summer still had reception at our neighbor's drive way (about one soccer field away from the video monitor). We have wireless internet and 5.8 GHz phones and had no interception problems with either monitor. I would not have been unsatisfied with the Graco, but the Summer was much better.
Not as good as the Summer October 13, 2008
W (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have the Summer video monitor and are having a second child. The summer one doesn't seem to be compatible with two in the same house so we tried this Graco video monitor.
The Graco is alright. The sound and video have a distinct delay. The video quality is grainy and when you use the zoom it only gets worse. The concept of the vibration and zoom are great, but they are implemented poorly. The video is the worst at night, but isn't as bad during the day.
The Graco does not get interference with other items like the Summer sometimes does, but I would still recommend the Summer.
 Great Video Monitor, give it a shot! September 18, 2008
Rhody Parent (Rhode Island)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My wife and I decided that we wanted a video monitor. We were on the fence about just an audio versus a video, and with some of the horrible reviews of the different video monitors, we really weren't sure. But we decided to take a chance on the Graco iMonitor Video Vibe. Yes, it is expensive...but so are all decent color video monitors.
The Graco monitor was super easy to set up. The best thing is that the video is crystal clear and the audio is nice and loud and clear as well. This monitor does operate on a 2.4ghz signal, so some people have expressed concerns of it interfering with their wireless internet. We have not had that issue and we live in a building with a bunch of people with wireless. We don't have a 2.4ghz phone, so maybe that is why it is so good. Either way, the belt clip monitor is awesome.
If you read different reviews on different websites of this product, it is amazing to see what some people are being super critical about. Here's some examples:
1) The batteries for the parent unit only last 3 hours per charge: People, this is a small device about the size of a cell phone streaming constant video over a digital signal. Of course it only lasts 3 hours. If you don't need the video all of the time, it lasts much longer. Otherwise, leave it plugged in by your bedside at night.
2) There is a 2 second delay on the audio feed: Is that really a big deal? Can you really react to your crying infant in another room in less than two seconds? Not unless you're superman, so relax, the audio is clear, the video is clear, who cares if there is a 2 second delay!
3) Pricey: Have you seen the price of other color video monitors? Yes, you can buy a Summers Infant black and white video monitor for less, but it has a giant tv screen you have to lug around. This monitor is right in the middle of its range for the features and size.
4) Poor Graco customer service: I haven't had to use their customer service yet, but I find that most companies have decent techical support or customer service if you're just patient. It's people who hang up after being on hold for 3 minutes to complain that no one helped them.
That's it. Give it a chance. Normally I don't care much for Graco products. I find their strollers/car seats cheaply made and boring, but this is a nifty little device and worth a shot.
 Terrible Monitor September 8, 2008
Susan M. Charles (FL USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the Graco Digital iMonitor and have used it for lack of anything better on the market for 1 1/2 years. This is a terrible monitor. I can now recommend the Safety 1st High-Def Digital Video Monitor 08280 instead.
Due to the layout of my home, without a monitor, I cannot hear a crying child unless that child is in full-blown, screaming hysteria (especially if I am alseep myself). For each of my kids, I wanted video and audio monitoring in order to give myself the greatest peace of mind possible. I prefer digital technology to 900 MHz for safety reasons (don't want someone else looking into my kids' rooms or listening to the happenings inside my home).
First, my complaints with the iMonitor. The parental unit shuts itself off with no warning of any kind and at any given time. At first I thought that perhaps the battery was dying, but as it turns out, the battery beeps loudly when it is running low, so that wasn't it. I wondered if it had to do with having the monitor open or folded closed, but that wasn't it. Graco's customer service was very unhelpful when I repeatedly called to ask for troubleshooting assistance. They essentially denied that I was having this problem. The monitor experiences frequent interference resulting in severe tiling of the image, so that you cannot see the child at all. The monitor also tends to show the child for a few seconds or minutes, then the screen goes blue and a message comes up that reads, "initializing video..." No video or audio monitoring is available during the initialization process. Since this process can take 10 seconds for every 1 second of actual imaging, the monitor can be completely useless for extended periods of time. It also loses its connection to the nursery unit and must paired-up again. This also happens for no apparent reason, and without warning. Knowing that the iMonitor has these problems has caused me to sleep very lightly, even after my son started sleeping through the night. I frequently jerk myself awake to check to see if the monitor is still on, and if so, to make sure that the monitor is working properly. I paid $200 including shipping/tax for the iMonitor.
Now the Safety 1st monitor. I paid $192 including shipping/tax for this monitor in July, a few months after my daughter's arrival. I love this unit and have only 2 minor complaints, so those complaints before the long list of pros. The unit interferes with my wi-fi. If I use my laptop within a few feet of the monitor, I lose my wireless connection. I have found that my laptop must be at least 10 feet away from the monitor to keep my wireless connection. This is somewhat annoying, but I can live with setting the monitor down 10 feet away from my computer workspace, confident that I can hear my child through the monitor at that distance, even if I can't see her. Also, the light on the nursery unit is a large light in comparison to the light on the iMonitor. The light flashes and is very bright. Once my child is old enough to be annoyed by the light, I'll have to do something about it, but right now she is oblivious to the light.
This monitor is amazing. The monitor has a crystal-clear image, and has never tiled on me. The monitor nevers shuts itself off (unless the batteries die), and has never yet lost its connection to the nursery unit. The monitor can be set so that the image is always on (even when using battery power, which the iMonitor does not offer), or to remain on for a set number of seconds, up to 25 seconds. When using this option, the monitor can be set to bring the image on if the child is making noise (parent sets the noise-level sensitivity). If the child is not making any sounds, but you want to look in anyway, a push of the Video button on the front of the monitor immediately brings up the video of the child. The Safety 1st is very sensitive to sounds, so I rate the audio component as superior also, even when using it on its lowest setting. The monitor displays a color image when there is adequate light in the room, and then displays a night vision image when the room is dark. Both types of imaging offer superior quality video.
I have been using the Safety 1st monitor and the Graco iMonitor side-by-side for a few months and have noticed that when the two monitors are near each other, the Graco iMonitor absolutely cannot get past the "initializing video" stage, which means that it does not work at all. Even in close proximity to the the iMonitor, the image on the Safety 1st monitor has never so much as flickered. The Safety 1st is rock solid.
I have just ordered a second Safety 1st to replace the Graco iMonitor in my son's room. This time, the best price I could find was $230 including shipping/tax.
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