I wanted to review this because I felt like reviews on ALL of the baby monitors out there is what helped me the most and I feel like this Monitor doesn't have the reviews it should. My son is 5 months old now...this is our second monitor. The first broke within the first month of him being with us and I did so much research to get to that one, I was so disappointed when I had to go through the process AGAIN. We received a credit for our other broken monitor and paid additional money out of our pocket to get the Netgear Arlo and it was SO worth it. WE are glad our first one broke (Project Nursery for anyone who would like to know...DO NOT DO IT)
It was super easy set up..self explanatory if you read the directions (READ the directions).
It has a battery/travel mode which is A M A Z I N G. It is not STUCK in the nursery on a chord. You can unplug and take it wherever he is. If he is in his swing napping in the family room, you can keep an eye on him without having to move a chord and plug it in and reset it up BLAH BLAH BLAH. Just plop it in front of him and go about your cleaning. The battery life is LONG. I work from home, so we utilize this feature often just trying to keep him happy throughout the day while I work. Hours of battery life with constant viewing. The chord it came with to charge the netgear Arlo is SUPER long also and we love it. It is so important.
Next, the Wifi connection...we have two different speed wifi networks...a 5 Ghz and a 2.5 I believe. His bedroom is close enough to my desktop and modem to connect the camera to the faster network which loses strength quick because it is not meant to be a signal you get throughout the house (primarily used for a desktop computer IN the office)....with that being said...it goes ACROSS the house, on this 5 Ghz network with very low strength and we have never experienced signal loss....not ONCE. We have only experienced delay, which is common in Wifi Monitors, but this delay is seconds at most.
The Arlo app, love that it is on ALL platforms possible. I can log in on my computer through the web browser, I can log on my iPhone AND we actually bought a HD Fire Tablet, downloaded the app through Amazon on IT and we use that as our baby monitor....its amazing and you're not constantly having to use your phone as the only way to view the camera while also trying to scroll through Facebook and answer the 10 messages you ignored from earlier all while trying to keep an eye on your baby. Sold. The app is user friendly. I figured how to turn the status light off on the camera at 3 AM, sleep deprived. If I can do it, so can you. And I mean, you can turn the obnoxious light on the camera OFF...did you catch that? No sticky not over it so it doesn't wake your baby who is so easily distracted and fighting sleep.
Next, the features ON the camera itself....it plays lullaby's...didn't think we would use this feature, but every now and then we do. Their is a night light on the camera also, you can turn it on by the app or a button on the side of the camera...nice feature when you're hunting down the paci that just launched across the room. It has the talk feature...its more used to yell at your dog to stop that or Husband to tell him he is doing it wrong from the other room (totally kidding..not)..I am sure this feature will be more handy as he gets older. The one feature I thought I would miss from our other camera was the 360 panning. The ability to move the camera where you want BUT this camera has a wide angle lens and if you set it up to view the largest angle...I can literally get wall to wall in his nursery. It is PERFECT. The image quality is insane. I never thought a baby camera would be this clear. I can snap photos and record videos of my child being cute. It also tracks temp and humidity...I find it not 100% accurate. I think it picks up a lot of heat the camera itself puts off, but again, not a deal breaker to me.
I think I officially covered everything about the camera and hopes this helps someone's search. You will have positives and negatives to all camera's...that is just electronics, BUT if you have decent Wifi this will be great. I can check in on my child when ever I am not home and that gives me so much peace of mind.
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| Sold By | — | Babysense | Babysense | Arenti Smart US | Amazon.com | Imou Direct NA |
| power source | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Cameras are Corded Electric and Parent Unit is Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Corded Electric | Battery Powered |
| video resolution | 1080p | 720p | 1080p | 2K | 1296p | 1080p |
| wireless tech | Wi-Fi | 2.4GHz | 2.4GHz FHSS Wiressless Technology | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| mounting type | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Countertop, Wall | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Ceiling Mount |
| alert type | — | High/Low Temperature | High/Low Temperature | Motion Only | Audio and Motion | Motion Only |
| number of channels | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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After HOURS & HOURS of Research...this is the WINNER!
I wanted to review this because I felt like reviews on ALL of the baby monitors out there is what helped me the most and I feel like this Monitor doesn't have the reviews it should. My son is 5 months old now...this is our second monitor. The first broke within the first month of him being with us and I did so much research to get to that one, I was so disappointed when I had to go through the process AGAIN. We received a credit for our other broken monitor and paid additional money out of our pocket to get the Netgear Arlo and it was SO worth it. WE are glad our first one broke (Project Nursery for anyone who would like to know...DO NOT DO IT)It was super easy set up..self explanatory if you read the directions (READ the directions).It has a battery/travel mode which is A M A Z I N G. It is not STUCK in the nursery on a chord. You can unplug and take it wherever he is. If he is in his swing napping in the family room, you can keep an eye on him without having to move a chord and plug it in and reset it up BLAH BLAH BLAH. Just plop it in front of him and go about your cleaning. The battery life is LONG. I work from home, so we utilize this feature often just trying to keep him happy throughout the day while I work. Hours of battery life with constant viewing. The chord it came with to charge the netgear Arlo is SUPER long also and we love it. It is so important.Next, the Wifi connection...we have two different speed wifi networks...a 5 Ghz and a 2.5 I believe. His bedroom is close enough to my desktop and modem to connect the camera to the faster network which loses strength quick because it is not meant to be a signal you get throughout the house (primarily used for a desktop computer IN the office)....with that being said...it goes ACROSS the house, on this 5 Ghz network with very low strength and we have never experienced signal loss....not ONCE. We have only experienced delay, which is common in Wifi Monitors, but this delay is seconds at most.The Arlo app, love that it is on ALL platforms possible. I can log in on my computer through the web browser, I can log on my iPhone AND we actually bought a HD Fire Tablet, downloaded the app through Amazon on IT and we use that as our baby monitor....its amazing and you're not constantly having to use your phone as the only way to view the camera while also trying to scroll through Facebook and answer the 10 messages you ignored from earlier all while trying to keep an eye on your baby. Sold. The app is user friendly. I figured how to turn the status light off on the camera at 3 AM, sleep deprived. If I can do it, so can you. And I mean, you can turn the obnoxious light on the camera OFF...did you catch that? No sticky not over it so it doesn't wake your baby who is so easily distracted and fighting sleep.Next, the features ON the camera itself....it plays lullaby's...didn't think we would use this feature, but every now and then we do. Their is a night light on the camera also, you can turn it on by the app or a button on the side of the camera...nice feature when you're hunting down the paci that just launched across the room. It has the talk feature...its more used to yell at your dog to stop that or Husband to tell him he is doing it wrong from the other room (totally kidding..not)..I am sure this feature will be more handy as he gets older. The one feature I thought I would miss from our other camera was the 360 panning. The ability to move the camera where you want BUT this camera has a wide angle lens and if you set it up to view the largest angle...I can literally get wall to wall in his nursery. It is PERFECT. The image quality is insane. I never thought a baby camera would be this clear. I can snap photos and record videos of my child being cute. It also tracks temp and humidity...I find it not 100% accurate. I think it picks up a lot of heat the camera itself puts off, but again, not a deal breaker to me.I think I officially covered everything about the camera and hopes this helps someone's search. You will have positives and negatives to all camera's...that is just electronics, BUT if you have decent Wifi this will be great. I can check in on my child when ever I am not home and that gives me so much peace of mind.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018
It was super easy set up..self explanatory if you read the directions (READ the directions).
It has a battery/travel mode which is A M A Z I N G. It is not STUCK in the nursery on a chord. You can unplug and take it wherever he is. If he is in his swing napping in the family room, you can keep an eye on him without having to move a chord and plug it in and reset it up BLAH BLAH BLAH. Just plop it in front of him and go about your cleaning. The battery life is LONG. I work from home, so we utilize this feature often just trying to keep him happy throughout the day while I work. Hours of battery life with constant viewing. The chord it came with to charge the netgear Arlo is SUPER long also and we love it. It is so important.
Next, the Wifi connection...we have two different speed wifi networks...a 5 Ghz and a 2.5 I believe. His bedroom is close enough to my desktop and modem to connect the camera to the faster network which loses strength quick because it is not meant to be a signal you get throughout the house (primarily used for a desktop computer IN the office)....with that being said...it goes ACROSS the house, on this 5 Ghz network with very low strength and we have never experienced signal loss....not ONCE. We have only experienced delay, which is common in Wifi Monitors, but this delay is seconds at most.
The Arlo app, love that it is on ALL platforms possible. I can log in on my computer through the web browser, I can log on my iPhone AND we actually bought a HD Fire Tablet, downloaded the app through Amazon on IT and we use that as our baby monitor....its amazing and you're not constantly having to use your phone as the only way to view the camera while also trying to scroll through Facebook and answer the 10 messages you ignored from earlier all while trying to keep an eye on your baby. Sold. The app is user friendly. I figured how to turn the status light off on the camera at 3 AM, sleep deprived. If I can do it, so can you. And I mean, you can turn the obnoxious light on the camera OFF...did you catch that? No sticky not over it so it doesn't wake your baby who is so easily distracted and fighting sleep.
Next, the features ON the camera itself....it plays lullaby's...didn't think we would use this feature, but every now and then we do. Their is a night light on the camera also, you can turn it on by the app or a button on the side of the camera...nice feature when you're hunting down the paci that just launched across the room. It has the talk feature...its more used to yell at your dog to stop that or Husband to tell him he is doing it wrong from the other room (totally kidding..not)..I am sure this feature will be more handy as he gets older. The one feature I thought I would miss from our other camera was the 360 panning. The ability to move the camera where you want BUT this camera has a wide angle lens and if you set it up to view the largest angle...I can literally get wall to wall in his nursery. It is PERFECT. The image quality is insane. I never thought a baby camera would be this clear. I can snap photos and record videos of my child being cute. It also tracks temp and humidity...I find it not 100% accurate. I think it picks up a lot of heat the camera itself puts off, but again, not a deal breaker to me.
I think I officially covered everything about the camera and hopes this helps someone's search. You will have positives and negatives to all camera's...that is just electronics, BUT if you have decent Wifi this will be great. I can check in on my child when ever I am not home and that gives me so much peace of mind.
Style: Arlo Baby HomekitVerified Purchase
After HOURS & HOURS of Research...this is the WINNER!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018
I wanted to review this because I felt like reviews on ALL of the baby monitors out there is what helped me the most and I feel like this Monitor doesn't have the reviews it should. My son is 5 months old now...this is our second monitor. The first broke within the first month of him being with us and I did so much research to get to that one, I was so disappointed when I had to go through the process AGAIN. We received a credit for our other broken monitor and paid additional money out of our pocket to get the Netgear Arlo and it was SO worth it. WE are glad our first one broke (Project Nursery for anyone who would like to know...DO NOT DO IT)Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018
It was super easy set up..self explanatory if you read the directions (READ the directions).
It has a battery/travel mode which is A M A Z I N G. It is not STUCK in the nursery on a chord. You can unplug and take it wherever he is. If he is in his swing napping in the family room, you can keep an eye on him without having to move a chord and plug it in and reset it up BLAH BLAH BLAH. Just plop it in front of him and go about your cleaning. The battery life is LONG. I work from home, so we utilize this feature often just trying to keep him happy throughout the day while I work. Hours of battery life with constant viewing. The chord it came with to charge the netgear Arlo is SUPER long also and we love it. It is so important.
Next, the Wifi connection...we have two different speed wifi networks...a 5 Ghz and a 2.5 I believe. His bedroom is close enough to my desktop and modem to connect the camera to the faster network which loses strength quick because it is not meant to be a signal you get throughout the house (primarily used for a desktop computer IN the office)....with that being said...it goes ACROSS the house, on this 5 Ghz network with very low strength and we have never experienced signal loss....not ONCE. We have only experienced delay, which is common in Wifi Monitors, but this delay is seconds at most.
The Arlo app, love that it is on ALL platforms possible. I can log in on my computer through the web browser, I can log on my iPhone AND we actually bought a HD Fire Tablet, downloaded the app through Amazon on IT and we use that as our baby monitor....its amazing and you're not constantly having to use your phone as the only way to view the camera while also trying to scroll through Facebook and answer the 10 messages you ignored from earlier all while trying to keep an eye on your baby. Sold. The app is user friendly. I figured how to turn the status light off on the camera at 3 AM, sleep deprived. If I can do it, so can you. And I mean, you can turn the obnoxious light on the camera OFF...did you catch that? No sticky not over it so it doesn't wake your baby who is so easily distracted and fighting sleep.
Next, the features ON the camera itself....it plays lullaby's...didn't think we would use this feature, but every now and then we do. Their is a night light on the camera also, you can turn it on by the app or a button on the side of the camera...nice feature when you're hunting down the paci that just launched across the room. It has the talk feature...its more used to yell at your dog to stop that or Husband to tell him he is doing it wrong from the other room (totally kidding..not)..I am sure this feature will be more handy as he gets older. The one feature I thought I would miss from our other camera was the 360 panning. The ability to move the camera where you want BUT this camera has a wide angle lens and if you set it up to view the largest angle...I can literally get wall to wall in his nursery. It is PERFECT. The image quality is insane. I never thought a baby camera would be this clear. I can snap photos and record videos of my child being cute. It also tracks temp and humidity...I find it not 100% accurate. I think it picks up a lot of heat the camera itself puts off, but again, not a deal breaker to me.
I think I officially covered everything about the camera and hopes this helps someone's search. You will have positives and negatives to all camera's...that is just electronics, BUT if you have decent Wifi this will be great. I can check in on my child when ever I am not home and that gives me so much peace of mind.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018
Picture Quality:
Far superior then traditional and more than adequate. There are times when baby has started to fuss and we could zoom in to face and see if pacifier is still in. If not we can see where it is, if it fell out of crib, etc.
Viewing monitor:
When we got 2nd arlo it came with free fire HD 8 and we basically use it as a dedicated monitor. There is really no comparison between checking baby on an 8 inch tablet vs those little 3 inch screens. We also frequently use our phones to check which works great.
User Access:
Some other comment mentioned how mom and dad can’t both check at the same time so I wanted to mention that’s completely wrong. In arlo you can create multiple accounts that can access/view simultaneously. Only one view per account, but multiple accounts is allowed and works.
Recording:
7 days of recordings free with arlo. We turned this off since we didn’t want recordings of our little ones online. This is your choice and configurable.
Alerts:
We don’t really use the alerts so can’t comment. I don’t see the need for a monitor since we prefer to have volume on and just be able to hear little one.
Listen Mode:
I love this feature and use it all the time. Sometimes while working in yard while it’s nap time I’ll just put my phone in listen mode in my pocket and can hear when baby starts to stir.
Air Quality:
The temperature and air quality features are nice bonus. I have a few portable temperature monitors in the house to track how well I’m Hvac system is working and I’ve been able to put them else where and just use arlo for kids rooms.
Other features:
You can talk to baby through monitor if you want. This works but we don’t use it often. The monitor also has some night light and jingle feature that are sub par. We use a separate sound machine / night light that works better.
Battery/Portability
Having the camera battery is a nice feature. We don’t take advantage of it often since kids nap in crib most of the time. But like all parents we’ve had those days where baby wouldn’t go to bed and we’ve had to improvise. Whether that means sleeping in car seat or swing or some other contraption, we’ve had success in unplugging arlo from power source and running off batter to monitor baby in a different room.
WiFi Monitor drawbacks:
These are drawbacks of all WiFi monitors not just arlo.
One is delay. I found the delay in old video monitor to be about 1 second while arlo can be 3-5 seconds. Not a big deal to me.
Another is initial connection time. Old video monitor would connect right away. Arlo can take longer for initial connection. Usually 5-10 seconds, but there have been occasions where it hangs a bit and I would just kill the app and start over, usually getting in quickly on second attempt. This is very infrequent and really not a big deal.
Other Comments:
A lot of reviews talk about connection issues. In 7ish months we had one issue where we had to reboot an arlo. Other then that it’s worked fine. If you have a decent WiFi setup in your house you shouldn’t have any issues. We have two WiFi access points in my house for better coverage.
Security is often a concern with WiFi monitors. Arlo takes this seriously and allows you to use strong passwords and user access controls. There are other inherent risks to IoT devices that I will not get into here but arlo controls are pretty good in this space.
Style: Arlo Baby HomekitVerified Purchase
So much better then traditional monitors
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018
We have two of these now for about 7-8 months and couldn’t be happier. There are some drawbacks to getting a WiFi monitor vs a traditional one that I will get into later. But here are some of the features.Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018
Picture Quality:
Far superior then traditional and more than adequate. There are times when baby has started to fuss and we could zoom in to face and see if pacifier is still in. If not we can see where it is, if it fell out of crib, etc.
Viewing monitor:
When we got 2nd arlo it came with free fire HD 8 and we basically use it as a dedicated monitor. There is really no comparison between checking baby on an 8 inch tablet vs those little 3 inch screens. We also frequently use our phones to check which works great.
User Access:
Some other comment mentioned how mom and dad can’t both check at the same time so I wanted to mention that’s completely wrong. In arlo you can create multiple accounts that can access/view simultaneously. Only one view per account, but multiple accounts is allowed and works.
Recording:
7 days of recordings free with arlo. We turned this off since we didn’t want recordings of our little ones online. This is your choice and configurable.
Alerts:
We don’t really use the alerts so can’t comment. I don’t see the need for a monitor since we prefer to have volume on and just be able to hear little one.
Listen Mode:
I love this feature and use it all the time. Sometimes while working in yard while it’s nap time I’ll just put my phone in listen mode in my pocket and can hear when baby starts to stir.
Air Quality:
The temperature and air quality features are nice bonus. I have a few portable temperature monitors in the house to track how well I’m Hvac system is working and I’ve been able to put them else where and just use arlo for kids rooms.
Other features:
You can talk to baby through monitor if you want. This works but we don’t use it often. The monitor also has some night light and jingle feature that are sub par. We use a separate sound machine / night light that works better.
Battery/Portability
Having the camera battery is a nice feature. We don’t take advantage of it often since kids nap in crib most of the time. But like all parents we’ve had those days where baby wouldn’t go to bed and we’ve had to improvise. Whether that means sleeping in car seat or swing or some other contraption, we’ve had success in unplugging arlo from power source and running off batter to monitor baby in a different room.
WiFi Monitor drawbacks:
These are drawbacks of all WiFi monitors not just arlo.
One is delay. I found the delay in old video monitor to be about 1 second while arlo can be 3-5 seconds. Not a big deal to me.
Another is initial connection time. Old video monitor would connect right away. Arlo can take longer for initial connection. Usually 5-10 seconds, but there have been occasions where it hangs a bit and I would just kill the app and start over, usually getting in quickly on second attempt. This is very infrequent and really not a big deal.
Other Comments:
A lot of reviews talk about connection issues. In 7ish months we had one issue where we had to reboot an arlo. Other then that it’s worked fine. If you have a decent WiFi setup in your house you shouldn’t have any issues. We have two WiFi access points in my house for better coverage.
Security is often a concern with WiFi monitors. Arlo takes this seriously and allows you to use strong passwords and user access controls. There are other inherent risks to IoT devices that I will not get into here but arlo controls are pretty good in this space.
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