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Graco Digital Deluxe iMonitor Baby Monitor
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Manufacturer: Graco Baby
Find all by Graco Baby
Model#: 2795D
Weight: 2.30lbs
Height: 3" | | Width: 9.30"
Length: 12.70"
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Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Retail Price: $89.99
Online Sale Price: $89.99
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Features:- Digital signal and security for static free clarity and complete privacy
- Digital power for extended range of up to 2000 feet
- Rechargable batteries with docking station for convenience
- Pager to easily locate parent units
- Two compact parent units with belt clip for easy mobility
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Why digital? It's simply the best performing technology available in baby monitors. Digital offers clear reception that is especially sensitive to the sounds Mom wants to hear. Plus it's a private signal, which means your neighbors won't be able to hear you- and you won't hear them! Its super compact size and extended range lets you move through the whole house and stay connected. Features: - 100% digital technology
- Crystal clear clarity! Digital offers clear reception that is especially sensitive to the sounds mom wants to hear
- Includes 2 parent units
- Wipe with damp cloth, do not submerge in water
User Submitted Graco Digital Deluxe iMonitor Baby Monitor Reviews
January 3, 2009
This monitor is the bane of my existence
Nothing irks me more than this supposed "baby monitor". Because isn't the point of a baby monitor to monitor babies? Not to work sometimes, if the moon and stars are aligned perfectly, and work only when it feels like working. Not to beep endlessly and flip channels until I want to pull my hair out and throw the thing against the wall, not necessarily in that order.
Now when this monitor works, it works well - it picks up every little sound clearly and I can hear my babies the instant they wake up. I rarely hear static. Despite other reviews, it has a long battery life (7-8 hours). I have twins, and set up this monitor in two different rooms so that I can hear the babies whether they are napping together or separately. I rarely remove the receivers from their battery chargers; they just sit in my office where I'm working, which is incidentally 15 feet from either baby. Since nothing moves, you'd think I'd only have to set it up once and be done, yes?
Not even close. What usually happens is one of two things:
One, it will lose a frequency and search for a signal. It does this whether I'm on the other end of the house or in the next room. It loses a signal at least twice per day. Then it starts endlessly beeping, during which I begin to imagine drop-kicking this monitor across several blocks and into the freeway, where it gets run over again and again by a convoy of tractor trailers.
Two, it will flip channels so that it's suddenly monitoring the same room as the other device, and now one baby is out of communication. It doesn't matter that the switch is set to "room 2", because it's now monitoring room 1. I have no warning this has happened, no beeps or even a flashing light, so unless I'm within earshot and hear her crying, that baby is out of luck should she need attention. This happens at least once every other day, so I simply don't go out of earshot anymore. To which I wonder, why have a baby monitor at all? It's only out of morbid curiosity I keep it plugged in.
I will try to reset the frequency (which you do by clicking buttons which also beep maddeningly) but usually this doesn't work, and it continues to beep. I am actually surprised this monitor hasn't yet been embedded in my wall.
Maybe today will be the day.
December 29, 2008
Snap, CRACKLE & Pop
When they were new 2 & 1/2 years ago they worked great with no issues noted. Eventually they started to develop this crackling sound which annoys the heck out of my wife and I. I have no idea why it does this. There is no interference that I can tell of.
As for battery life, as others have said, over time the battery life has shortened. Go figure, we haven't used them off the charger extensively, which is weird.
All said, if I was given the chance to purchase them again I would definitely steer clear. If you decide to purchase them, think about getting a warranty so you can exchange them with no problems down the road.
December 15, 2008
works most of the time!
Rip off for the price, everything interfers with them, they die very quickly we have been using them for 3months and they are not able to be removed from the charger for more than 10minutes than they beep!! sometime the frequency stops for no good reason, beeps until you change it! Wish I wouldnot have bought these!
November 22, 2008
limited range
cannot make receivers work on a regular basis for more than about 50 feet from the main unit
November 14, 2008
Great when it stays connected but....
Like several others have said- this was a great monitor with all the features we needed & it worked very well for several months after we bought it. However, it suddenly began to pop and click once in a while and other times it will disconnect for a few seconds and then reconnect *but not always.
The size, weight, portablility and the recharging bases as well as the fact it can be turned down to hear no static - nothing but if the baby makes noises- are everything we wanted but my husband finally said tonight, "go find a better monitor before I throw this one out the window!"
We have a tri-level, two cordless phones, wireless internet & live 30 feet from our neighbors. Our old FP Lights and Sounds worked well but was worn out after 12 years!
Guess we are back to searching for a monitor that works in our house!
November 7, 2008
Shuts out the neighbors well
The first baby monitor I bought shocked me when I heard a baby crying while mine was sleeping. After discovering the pains of monitors running on similar frequencies and feeling like a voyeur without wanting to be, I searched long and hard for a monitor that wouldn't broadcast or receive to others around me.
This monitor is GREAT. No background noise, static, or any of that nonsense. Most importantly: No neighbors! I have a 2 story house and never had a problem hearing my baby even though the nursery's upstairs. Never had a single problem with this unit. And the price is reasonable for what you're getting too. Highly recommended!
November 2, 2008
The Plain and Simple Truth (the guy version)
I've been using the monitor for about a year and a half now. It's still working as it did when we got it out of the box (for the most part).
It's got about 6-7 different volume levels. Only levels 1-2 are without static, but make it hard to hear every little whimper from your child. Amount of static and signal strength are probably the two biggest factors when buying a monitor. As far as signal strength goes, we can get several hundred feet away from the base and it still picks up pretty good, but it's not consistent by any means.
After a year of use, get ready for the battery to REALLY lose it's charge. Ours lasts about 15 minutes (if that) after being fully recharged. I don't see how to replace the battery or anything.
If I were to make the purchase all over again, I'd look around a little more before spending $90 on one. I just wasn't too impressed with the great amount of static the monitor had.
October 29, 2008
Don't throw away your direction booklet!!!
I understood that this was to be the best product becuase it was digital and crystal clear. When mine worked it was clear, but the problem I had was that the partent unit and the base unit would constantly loose connection with one another. This would happen nearly everday. I would reset the units just as the directions said, it would work for awhile and then loose connection again. The combination to reset the units was also confusing. Try reseting at 3am. I went back to the cheaper monitors because I hear everything just as good and I don't have to worry about loosing connection at 3am and not hearing my baby.
October 4, 2008
good buy
This arrived in perfect condition, which I then gave as a baby shower gift. Mom was bery happy.
September 8, 2008
Died after just one year - just after warranty ended...
My husband and I received the Graco imonitor Digital baby monitor (model # 2795DIG) for my baby shower, just a little over a year ago. I noticed that frequently the base would turn itself off(!) and the dual monitors would beep and flash red, indicating they had lost signal. Of course, most of the time, this would happen in the middle of the night and be a HUGE annoyance waking us with loud beeping. Now the base won't turn on at all, whether plugged in or with batteries, and the limited warranty by Graco is only good for one year with proof of receipt. I caution anyone buying this product - this model may be defective!
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