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- Best digital baby monitor Philips Avent SCD510 DECT Baby Monitor *Est. $100
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Best digital baby monitor
- No interference from other electronics
- Sensitive
- Intercom function
- Remote temperature monitor
- Expensive
- Volume could be higher
- Battery life
The Philips Avent SCD510 DECT Baby Monitor gets excellent scores in professional and owner-written reviews. The higher-priced Philips baby monitor is often the last resort for parents with a house full of electronics that interfere with other baby monitors; instead of using the most common 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz frequencies, the Philips monitor uses the less-utilized 1.9 GHz frequency (also known as DECT).If you've had trouble with other baby monitors, experts say the Philips Avent SCD510 DECT monitor is the best you can buy. The SCD510 features rechargeable batteries, an out-of-range indicator and intercom feature. Philips Avent also offers three newer, more elaborate models: the SCD520 (*Est. $120), the SCD525 (*Est. $150) and the SCD530 (*Est. $150). These also receive positive reviews, but many parents say that the extra features are nice but not necessary.
The Philips Avent SCD510 builds on the success of its predecessor, the well-regarded SCD589 DECT digital monitor. ConsumerReports.org tests this monitor. Plus, the baby-gear book "Baby Bargains" has a good section on baby monitors -- authors Denise and Alan Fields discuss the Philips line, including the SCD510, in a fair amount of detail. It also gets a good write-up at Babble.com. User reviews for this updated model are also positive, and Amazon.com and similar sites have enough posts on this model to provide a good sense of how owners find it compares to other baby monitors. Amazon.com features nearly 200 user reviews, with more than 100 reviewers giving the monitor a perfect 5 out of 5 stars.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
In this report, the editors at ConsumerReports.org compare nine audio monitors and three audio/video monitors, and summarize their findings. Monitors were tested for interference, ease of use, battery life and range. The Philips Avent SDC510 DECT Digital Monitor is one of the tested models.
Review: Ratings: Baby Monitors, Editors of ConsumerReports.org
2. Baby BargainsDetails/Subscribe
The Philips Avent SDC510 is one of the baby monitors reviewed in this popular baby-gear book. Ratings are based on parent surveys and interviews, and some hands-on testing by the authors.
Review: Chapter 7: Around the House: Monitors, Diaper Pails, Safety and More, Denise Fields and Alan Fields, Ninth Edition, 2011
3. Babble.com
In one of the most recent reviews we found, Kate Bayless recommends one model in Philips' DECT line of baby monitors for its interference-free performance. Based on hands-on testing, Bayless says that this is your best choice if you're biggest concern is avoiding static. The one drawback to this review is that it is somewhat old; it hasn't been updated for more than a year.
Review: Babble Best Picks: Audio Monitors, Kate Bayless
4. Amazon.com
Amazon.com features nearly 200 user reviews, with more than 100 reviewers giving the monitor a perfect 5 out of 5 stars. The Philips Avent SCD510 has some of the highest ratings at Amazon.com among any baby monitor. Many customers mention this monitor's clarity and lack of static, and others note that they appreciate the intercom function.
Review: Philips Avent Basic Baby Monitor with DECT Technology, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. About.com
This article lists five different baby monitors that are said to receive good reviews from those who use them, but no links are provided to those reviews and there's no explanation for why some of these models are more highly rated by Corley, About.com's guide to baby products. Corley's review actually covers the more expensive Philips Avent SCD530, which carries a few more features than the SCD510 but is otherwise identical. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: Top 5 Baby Monitors, Heather Corley
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