A baby monitor is the best piece of equipment for any parent who has a small child. Babies are our future, and it is vital we protect them. This is what was probably going through the minds of the people who first came up with the idea of baby monitors, and, boy, aren’t we glad they did. Baby monitors are a great way of constantly being in contact with your baby, and constantly keeping watch over them, because, as parents, it is hard to leave our children out of our sight.
So, if you’re looking for a baby monitor, we’ve got your back. In this article, we’ll review the VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor.
Design and Features
Last time we reviewed Infant Optics DXR-8 baby monitor. DXR-8 is a video baby monitor and, as such, it comes with a camera. However, video monitors can be quite pricey, and you may not want to spend that much money on a monitor. After all, not all of us live in large mansions to have a need for video surveillance – a simple audio monitor will do. This is the best advantage of VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor, and all comparable monitors – low price, and simplicity.
However, it is important to note that the low price of audio monitors shouldn’t be taken for lack of quality. Comparably, audio monitors offer high-level monitoring capabilities to you as a parent, just as high as a level as compared to video baby monitors. The only difference is that they operate on different principles, but both device types are equally capable of providing vital information about your child when compared to one another.
One of the best features that support this claim is the DETA 6.0 digital system VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor uses. This system is highly effective at eliminating background noise. This enables you to track changes of the noise levels more accurately. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor does not get distracted by various sounds in the background, such as music, the sounds the toys make and other sources, but “listens” exclusively to your baby.
One more thing DETA 6.0 offers is signal encryption. Old analog baby monitors didn’t have encrypted signals as compared to the new ones, and anyone could latch on to them and listen to your baby. Not only that, but such signals would mix with each other, and you would accidentally pick up audio from your neighbor’s baby monitor, or they would pick up yours, causing you to lose signal between your own units. The encryption that the DETA 6.0 system utilizes prevents anyone else to home in on your signal and highjack it, and it also prevents signal loss or interference, purposeful or accidental.
Other features VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor includes is a 5-level sound indicator. The indicator is represented by a set of LED lights. This indicator is best used with the noise canceling DETA 6.0 system. The indicator tracks the change in noise levels in your child’s room – it does not listen all the time, but only when there is a sudden and abrupt change of sound. This is much better than listening all the time, as you can be alerted more efficiently, more quickly and more accurately. In addition to VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor’s indicator, you can also fine-tune the volume by increasing and decreasing it. This is a top addition, as some people will find it unappealing if the monitor is way too loud.
VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has also been made extremely portable. The parent unit of the VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor comes with a belt clip. This allows you to carry VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor everywhere with you and keep it on your person at all times. In this manner, you will never be far from VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor, and, thus, never be far from your child.
Finally, we will say something about powering the device. VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor uses two AAA batteries. The product doesn’t have that many features and can, thus, run more efficiently. The monitor will be able to run at full power for a total of 10 hours with a single set of batteries, which isn’t as much, compared to other audio baby monitors, including the one’s we reviewed. However, VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor offers you one more convenience. VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor comes with a cable that goes into a standard electrical socket. If you keep the monitor in one place all the time, and if you have a nearby outlet, you can plug the parent unit in and keep the device running at all times.
Bottom Line
All in all VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is a top audio device that will definitely be to your liking. It has top notch features, and the addition of DETA 6.0 digital system that adds encryption and eliminates background noise truly make VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor a high-quality product. Add to that the fact that VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor costs under $20, and you have yourself a top tier.
The only bad thing that we can say about VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is that you’ll constantly need to buy new batteries, since the model doesn’t use rechargeable ones, but regular AAA. However, VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor does come with a cable that you can plug into an electrical outlet and keep it on all the time. This, in turn, sacrifices VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor mobility. In the end, this is a minor flaw in our opinion, and we warmly recommend VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor as your number one choice for keeping an eye (or ear, should we say) on your baby.
