Graco iMonitor Digital Video Baby Monitor Review

What the reviewers like:
Some owners like the Graco iMonitor Digital Video baby monitor's fold-away screen and night vision capability. Introduced in 2007, the Graco is one of only a handful of video baby monitors available to consumers.

What the reviewers don't like:
Numerous owners complain about the iMonitor Video baby monitor's picture quality, saying it's blurry and dark with annoying digital artifacts. Reviewers also say the sound and video aren't always in sync.

Graco iMonitor Digital Video Baby Monitor review highlights

Ratings of the Graco iMonitor Digital Video baby monitor at user review sites are significantly below average. Experts discount the need for video monitors, which tend to do poorly in reviews in general. For those who still want video, both the MobiCam Ultra Wireless Color Video and Audio Monitoring System (*est. $130) and the Summer Infant Baby's Quiet Sounds Video Monitor (*$100) get somewhat better reviews than the Graco version.

The baby-gear book Baby Bargains, usually an excellent source of baby gear reviews, has very little to say about the relatively new Graco Video iMonitor other than to sum up early customer feedback. User reviews are also scarce, but posts at Amazon.com, Target.com, Sears.com and Epinions add up to a decent picture of how owners feel about the Video iMonitor's performance. This video baby monitor has not yet been reviewed at Consumer Reports.

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*In order of credibility (see our Ratings Criteria).

1. Amazon.com
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Contributors to Amazon.com

Amazon.com has over a dozen reviews of the Graco video baby monitor, enough to make it a useful source of information on this model. Ratings tend to be low, with nearly half the contributors giving the iMonitor a single star. Poor picture quality is a frequent criticism.

2. Target.com
Graco iMonitor Video Monitor Reviews
Contributors to Target.com

Target.com has over a dozen Video iMonitor reviews and scores similar to those on Amazon.com. Complaints include lost video signals, delayed sound, and poor picture quality.

3. Baby Bargains
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Baby Monitors
Denise Fields and Alan Fields
7th Edition, 2007

Baby Bargains covers Graco in their section on baby monitors, but the Video iMonitor is too new to get more than a short mention and "no overall verdict yet."

4. Epinions
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Contributors to Epinions

Epinions has a couple of fairly short posts on the Video iMonitor. Owners report they are disappointed by spotty reception, an unclear screen, and electrical and battery problems.

5. Sears.com
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Contributors to Sears.com

There are only a handful reviews of the Video iMonitor on Sears.com, and the average score here is better than those on other review sites. One user points out that being able to see why a baby is crying can help parents decide whether or not they need to rush in.

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Graco iMonitor Digital Video Baby Monitor Review