Baby monitors have come a long way since the earliest models. And now there’s the Philips DECT baby monitor, which has many high tech features that add considerably to a parent’s security. It functions in both directions; consequently you can look at your baby in her nursery, hear her and talk to her. It monitors temperature, allows listening in without static, and offers temperature readouts. In addition, it has a range of 900 feet.

These digital baby monitors include baby and parental units fitted into the modular holder. After taking them out, they can be carried in a nylon travel case. The entire design is minimalist and elegant.

The entire workings of the Philips DECT baby monitor come in an illustrated guidebook that explains all the parts and setup of the two pieces and the battery. The parental unit requires charging before initial use. The two units link to one another and synchronize through a very visible process of lights blinking on both the monitors.

The Digital Enhanced Cordless Technology of the DECT baby monitor gets rid of static and allows clear reception of noises and visuals in both directions. The baby monitor must be kept at a 2 foot distance from the baby to protect her from the microwaves. These monitors do not get disrupted by interference from phones or radio and microwave devices, hence are clear of static.

The monitor is consistently linked to the parental monitor by way of 60 channels providing secure communication. It scans them continually and the communication remains non-stop. The monitor can be operated at a distance by way of a remote control. It can even sing lullabies to the baby, and comes with a nightlight that allows you to see your little one.

All it needs is manipulating the LCD screen buttons, like the menu button which takes you up and down the menu. There is a talk back on the monitor, the volume of which is adjustable; therefore you can coo and talk to your baby even at a distance, like speaking into a walkie-talkie.

You could be anywhere in the home or the garden doing your daily chores and at the same time look after your little one. The DECT baby monitor also watches over your baby’s room temperature and immediately warns you if there is any fluctuation in it. The parental receiver starts to ring a warning to tell you if this is happening.

The monitor plays lullabies in a loop of five minutes, each lullaby is 30 seconds long and sounds like the ones you hear on the mobiles you hang in the crib. There are nightlights that allow you to visit the baby at nighttime in the semi darkness. Another feature is that the entire unit charges by rechargeable batteries. In terms of baby monitors, it does not get much more innovative than the Philips DECT.