I like being able to hear everything that goes on in my baby's room. Can you clearly hear all background noises (e.g., wave machines, etc.)?
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Nope. You'll have a hard enough time getting the thing to function at all, let alone pick up on things like background noise.
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It is quite clear but the volume is not high. We use it for our quadriplegic daughter when she calls in the middle of the night. I like that we don't get static from other electrical objects or the aluminum wiring in this house.
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With the original set I could, with the newer re-design like these both yes and no. I was able to hear a vicks steam humidifier poping as it heated the water on the other side of her room. But it comes down to decible levels (I have no idea how loud a wave machine is), any more suddle noises do not seem to pick-up over the mic. However you can clearly hear abrupt noises very clearly (Think toys falling off shelves).
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Yes! It will play all night if you want. It's perfectly loud for baby. I put mine about 5-6 inches from her ear or hang it on the side of her pack n play where she sleeps at night. I used to use a fan for myself but when this is on I don't need to. Hope this helps.
905112
There is a loud and not as loud. I have duct tape over the speaker and put it in a drawer and can still hear it just fine. Really good investment. We use ours every night monitoring kids getting up and out of bedrooms.
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I read that the audio comes off and on to make it less noisy. It is supposed to cut out background noise. It should come on when baby is making noise.
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I just put it in my 2 year old's room. It's not without noise. Its an ac. However, imo it's a little quiter then the AC in our bedroom. Can u hear this ac , absolutely. Is it quiter then others, I think def think so. I would reccomend buying it.
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In my opinion the volume is actually pretty excellent. The max volume goes up pretty loud for a baby sound machine.
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Yes, we find it very convenient that we can turn the sound off or turn it up to hear our baby. I personally turn it all the way down when I am awake and can see her sleeping. We turn the sound up when we go to sleep.
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It's definitely clear enough to hear cries, giggles, and other sounds, but I don't think it's clear enough to hear breathing. It works well for knowing if baby needs something.
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Ginny,Hello. No you can't hear or see both at the same time, but it has a cool feature that will allow it to switch back and forth probably every five or so seconds. This is the third type of monitor we've had and it is hands down the best. Having the ability to pan around the room once your kids are in big girl beds is so nice. You can also talk to them through the mic on the parent unit. The picture quality is great and it has a thermometer. Hope this helps. Isaac
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Yes! Just place it away from your little one so the sound can fill his or her nursery. I have 2 of these for 2 of my 3 kiddos - all 4 and under. My littlest's one's room is below his autistic big brother's and it's been an amazing relief to have the sound machine! The littlest will sleep through all of the craziness that happens in my eldest's room during "naptime"!
587252
My monitor has never buzzed, but I can hear every noise in the baby's room ie. white noise machine, swing, etc.
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I could hear it from the other room well enough, but it could be drowned up by music/TV or the washing machine etc.Mind you, this product does generally suck so I wouldn't recommend it.
913079
It is possible to hear background sounds, don't know if as clear as the Bose SIE2. Also u can adjust your volume with the control and the volume of your app or music player, I use Endomondo, Runtastic, Adidas and Songza and I can hear pretty good what's going around me
1164751
It sounds on both units if you have them both on. You can have just the child unit on if you are keeping baby in your bedroom. Then only the child unit will sound.
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I think the surround sound just makes all the background noise louder!!! I am trying so hard to figure out to just have the voices loud. So far I have found out that surround should be off and I play with the pop or flat settings and balance
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Great question. When I use it background noise is virtually gone. Unless you have the radio or tv turned all the up they are good. Also if there are people in the background taking you don't hear them either. I hope this is helpful.
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Nope, mine is clear. If you get it too close to any magnetic devise, you will get background noises. Tv, stereos, head phones etc.