Top 5 of best cheap baby monitors

When open the box, I see simple parts like it should be: a baby unit with power cord, a parent unit with power cord and a user’s manual. The base unit cannot be used with battery and you have to plug it into an outlet. But the parent unit can be used with AAA batteries or plugged into an outlet.

Now, I list out some pros and cons of this VTech DM111

Pros:

• Perform well

In this attractive price range, around 20$, VTech DM111 really works well. The range is good (around 1000ft) and clear sound. I can hear clear what is going on even when I am in down-stair and I place the base unit in up stair.

Moreover, when the surrounding is noise, I can increase the volume to clearly hear the sounds, and decrease again if I want. Another remarkable point I really appreciate is that LED sound indicator with 5 levels. When I have to mute the monitor unit, this function is really helpful. I can visually monitor the level of sound in baby room.

• Compact and portable

This best audio baby monitor is very compact with only 1 pound in weight. Moreover, I really like the belt clip which lets me easily move around home.

Cons

• Not very long lasting battery

The only one thing I don’t like about this is not very long lasting battery. Manufacturer says that battery life can be up to 20 hours but in actual, it just last around 13 hours. However, AAA battery is cheap and easy to buy so you don’t need to worry about this. Moreover, you can plug it into outlet, so there is nothing terrible with battery issue.

In conclusion, when talking about this VTech DM111, I just use three words: compact, affordable and work well to describe about it. With how many I have pay for it and what I receive from it make me so amazing.

This model VTech DM111 has another style called DM111-2. This offers two separate parent units. This style will be helpful when your partner also wants to have his/her own device to “double” monitor your baby.

Pros:

• Work well

VTech DM221 is added with many advanced features in comparison with previous model DM111. One of that, DECT 6.0 technology is very helpful in reducing interference sounds in baby room. So parent will hear baby’s sound clearly. Moreover, 1000 ft range is really impressive. Hence, you can walk around home, and still hear your baby.

• Convenient

One more thing brings further comfort and convenience to me is two-way communication function of this DM221 while DM111 doesn’t have. When I hear my baby is in touch time by DM111, I have to go to baby room but for DM221, I can talk back to my child to calm his down.

5-level sound indicator also helps me much in monitor sounds in baby’s room, especially when I put parent unit in mute.

• Portable

Manufacturer says that parent unit can last for about 19 hours with battery using but in fact it can last about 15 hours in constantly using. However, this battery can be rechargeable or can be replaced by AAA batteries so you should store some AAA batteries.

One more thing, this DM221 is also equipped with belt clip which allows people to bring it around; and nightlight which help people to realize the monitor when the lights go out.

Cons

• Battery needs charged all day to have full battery life
• You cannot turn of the nightlight when you want

Sometimes, I find this nightlight disturb. But I cannot turn it off. However, I think it is not big problem because this light from it is light.

Pros:

• Good quality of range, sound and video

In this price range, HB24 is really a best cheap video baby monitor. Its range is up to 96 ft; during test, we never lose its signal. Its sound and video is not really excellent but good. I can hear and see clearly. In condition of good light, there is no grainy or pixelated texures. However, there is a problem that sometimes it automatically turns to night vision mode while the light is quite efficient. However, its night vision images are good so I think this is acceptable.

• Excellent battery life

Its battery lasts for up to 9 hours in constantly using. Although there are many other baby monitors with better battery life, however, HB24’s battery is excellent in its price range

• Expandable up to 4 cameras for better monitoring

Hello Baby HB24 allows people to add more up to 4 cameras. Therefore, if you are expecting your family to grow with time or you want to keep vigil on more than one area of your house or you have more than one child in your house, you can expend your existing HelloBaby baby monitor system.

• Nice features

Besides above remarkable points, I am satisfied with Hello Baby HB24 while it provides temperature monitoring and sends me warning if the room turns too hot or too cold. Moreover, two-way communication is also equipped, together with pan/ tilt and digital zoom and lullabies playing.

However, it still remains some cons:

• Manual pan/tilt

While I am so happy when this one of best cheap baby monitors has pan and tilt function, I realize that I have to do it manually. So, I think it will be more suitable for those who have newborn rather than toddlers who often run around the room.

• Sometimes goes to night vision even when there is sufficient light in the room

As I said above, I don’t know why this happened. But when I read comments on Amazon, no one faces to this. Hope that it just happens on my camera.

Overall, I am totally satisfied with what HB24 brings to me. So nice, so cheap and so reliable. You might think that why it provides many nice features while it has low price? I think it just provides basic and needed functions that suit everyone. Moreover, plastic material may be the factor that makes it cheaper.

This is a user-friendly camera that anyone can use. Besides baby monitor, you can use it as a security camera.

Pros:

• Easy to set up and use

While other Wi Fi baby monitor often need many steps to set up and connect the cameras with monitor unit, Lefun baby monitor is very easy to set up. You can connect the camera to your WiFi router using the WPS function in just one button press. Then, download for free the app and use.

• Stay connected with multiple users function

Lefun allows you to share video and invite partners or anyone to watch your baby. This is very convenient because family members can watch baby at the same time.

• Further convenient with remote pan/tilt

Remote pan and tilt function is often seen on high-end baby monitor. However, Lefun makes an exception. In a cheap price range like this, you can remotely change the camera angle horizontally or vertically to scan the room.

This one of best cheap baby monitors also provides good quality of night vision video as well as two-way communication, motion detection and 64GB SD card. So, I find it very basic and convenient.

Cons:

• You must have a WPS WiFi Router to configure or use Ethernet Cable Instead

• Simple and basic

This baby monitor provides very basic features but still erases your worries with reliably monitoring. I find it has good video quality in condition of efficient light in the room (720p HD video quality).

It also provides talk back function to help you stay connected with your family or soothe your baby if needed.

This cheap wifi baby monitor also offers users with remote pan (355 degree) and tilt (110 degree).Therefore, you can scan your room and monitor both your baby and environment around him with this function.

Cons:

• Not very good images at night vision mode. 

However, I can still see. I think it does not matter me.