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The Summer Infant Day and Night Flat Screen Color Video Monitor is the large LCD screen version of the highly successful Day and Night baby video monitor range and the proud Award Winner of Best Digital Video Monitor for 2010.
LCD Screen
The Summer Infant Day and Night Flat Screen is an ample 7 inch size, which is larger than a lot of monitors in this price range.
The overall look and design of the monitor is highly functional, intuitive and neutrally appealing.
It is nice to see that this particular model of screen has actually got a tilt and swivel base that actually tilts and swivels more than the usual so that you can angle it all the way down to get a proper view from a lying position in your bed, without the need to poke your head up to get a proper view.
Not that I’m overly lazy or anything!
There is no fancy touch sensitive buttons or overly complicated menu systems, which for many is a huge simplicity plus and also means less things to go wrong and need repairing.
The sides of the LCD screen house two front facing speakers, so positioning it in the natural forward facing position to you provides optimal sound as well.
The LCD screen unit can either be just stood on its incorporated fancy base stand, mounted on the wall or mounted underneath a cabinet, such as in the kitchen.
The quality of the video is very good on this screen and considering its size, beats many other handheld 2” screens on the market today.
The screen is of course full color during the day time and switches to black and white for the night.
The black and white picture that you get is exceptionally clear and provides probably unrivalled digital video at night time.
The larger screen at night lets you see the smallest of details as your baby sleeps or awakens, so you don’t need so many unnecessary false visits to your baby’s bedroom, like annoyingly is the case with so many other less clear video units.
At night time you can shut off the video display and go to sound only mode, as most parents do when they have the unit by their bedside.
Should you need a quick check in during the night, simply hit a button and the video reactivates.
Sound
The clarity of sound is as good as you are likely to find in any baby video monitoring system in this price range.
Summer Infant has earned a solid reputation for producing monitor systems that have exceptional sound quality and lower levels of unwanted background noise and the Summer Infant Day and Night Flat Screen Color Video Monitor system continues this high quality.
The screen itself also has the standardized LED light display to alert you of increasing sound levels, which is particularly handy at night.
Camera
The camera that comes with this system incorporates the higher end microphone to produce high sound quality.
The camera itself can be either wall mounted or simply placed on a flat surface.
The base of the camera has a full tilt hinge, so you can get the ideal full view of your baby.
Other Features and Functions
The Summer Infant Day and Night Flat Screen system works on the 900 MHz frequency with a channel selector dial in case you do get any interference.
The distance that this system works at has now been extended to 400 feet, from the previous 350 feet, so for those that are buying the newer models of this system you may be able to benefit from this.
Most people will not need that extra 50 feet, as 350 feet in the standard home seems more than enough.
Some people like to keep the LCD screen in their bedroom at night and then move it into the kitchen or main room downstairs during the day.
For ease of transport and so that you don’t damage the LCD screen with your nails, a handy carry handle is built into the screen unit. |