Last time we talked about another VTech baby monitor, the DM111 audio baby monitor. This time, we will go a step further and review the VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor, a more advanced version of a very reliable monitoring device and see how it compares to its predecessor. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is one of the best audio baby monitors on the market today, and it certainly can go toe to toe with many top brands that can be compared with it. But let’s cut the chitchat, short here, and see what VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has to offer you.
Design and Features
Like DM111 baby monitor, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is an audio monitor that has two units – the baby unit and the parent unit. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has been refurbished and now has a lot of top features, some of which appeared on the DM111 model, but some of them are new and certainly very useful when keeping your eye on your child.
One of these recurring top features is the DETA 6.0 digital system for enhancing the audio feed. DETA is truly a miracle when it comes to audio baby monitors such as VTech DM111 baby monitor and VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor as it seriously upgrades the audio quality the monitors put out, as compared to analog based baby monitors. One of the best things about DETA system is that encrypts the code and does a superb job of eliminating background noise, as well as increasing the strength of the signal. One of the things that were inconveniencing about the old analog audio monitors when compared with the new, digital baby monitors, such as VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor, was the inconsistency of the signal and constant interference. The problem was that the analog signal was easily intercepted and interfered with, and you could easily tune into your neighbor’s baby monitor (and they to yours) to the point you could hear their baby. DETA eliminates this by strengthening the signal and putting the best possible encryption on it, so no one but yourself can hear your child, as only your own parent unit is capable of decrypting the signal.
One other recurring feature in both the DM 111 and the VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is the 5-level sound indicator. This indicator allows you to see changes in the volume in your child’s room more visually. This goes best with the feature that lets you tone the device down, as you can mute the device if you’re not able to listen at the moment, but you can still keep track by looking at the indicator on the top of VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor. One more thing about VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is that it doesn’t “listen” at all times, but watches out for changes in volume level, and alert you to those changes. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor can also be made to vibrate to gently alert you to any changes.
One of the new features on VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is a top LED screen which, compared to the DM111 audio baby monitor, you did not have. On the screen, you can track the battery level, the signal strength, and volume. The language on the monitor can also be changed from English, and you can set the device to be in Spanish or French. Compared to the DM111, you don’t have this feature. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has a two-way intercom installed, and you can see if the intercom is transmitting on the screen.
Another top feature you might find very nice to have is the nightlight installed in the baby unit. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor’s baby unit can double up as a best possible gentle nightlight. This is a great addition to the VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor, as compared to the DM111, as you can approach the child and look over them without having to turn the light on in the room, which could wake the child.
On other note, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is very powerful, as compared to other monitors in its class. The range on the device is set to 1000 feet. However, this is the maximum range provided there are no obstacles between the units. In the house, where obstacles are plenty as compared to the outside, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has a range of 150 feet. This isn’t bad at all, as VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor can cover most regular sized family homes.
In comparison to DM111 which only takes AAA batteries, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor can take both the AAA batteries or can be powered by rechargeable batteries. These batteries are the best, as they can have the monitor operate for a total of 18 hours on a single charge. This puts VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor well above as compared to others when this parameter is concerned, making it one of the most widely regarded, both VTech and generally speaking, baby monitors of this kind.
One more thing VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has kept as compared to the previous model is the portability in the form of a belt clip. This is a very useful little feature, as it allows you to take VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor everywhere with you. The matter of the fact is that you will move around the house, and cannot stand over VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor all the time, so being able to carry the parent unit with you is the best convenience.
Bottom Line
All in all, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is a top notch device with a wide array of excellent features. The good thing VTech has done is that they did not change the model completely, but rather upgraded. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor has many features you will find on DM111, most notably the excellent DETA 6.0 system that encrypts, and thus, protects your signal, and improves the audio quality of the device by eliminating background noise as compared to analog devices.
Overall, VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is a must-have device for any parent that has a small child. VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor is one of the best on the market as compared to its competition, and the only way you could top it is to acquire a video monitor. However, video monitors tend to get expensive, while this audio monitor can keep up with them easily, all the while offering you a better price. So, if you are in need of a baby monitor and don’t want to spend too much money, do check VTech DM221 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor out.
