• Reviews around connection (1.73 of 5)

    Infant Optics DXR-8 Video Baby Monitor with Interchangeable Optical Lens

    • The camera also had some issues soon afterwards where the connection between the camera and the plug was loose, causing the screen to go black sometimes
    • and it definitely is a frustrating one!—is that the parent unit often loses connection with the camera in baby’s room
    • I’m not sure if my unit is defective but sometimes it loses connection which is odd.
    • They do loose connection briefly quite often and the battery life
    • The handheld unit has great connection with the camera, even from across our house
    • This video monitor is definitely worth the cost and it puts my mind at ease knowing that it does not run off wi-fi, so is safe from hackers or faulty internet connections.
    • I understand the need to notify parents if the camera loses connection with the monitor
    • Also, my monitor quit charging this year, as there seemed to be a weak connection with the micro-usb port
    • The reach is great, we live on 5 acres and hardly ever loose connection
    • Doesn't need wifi so connection is secure and the range more than enough for our multi-level townhouse
    • The monitor connection does get glitchy if I keep it to close to my ps4 controller but keeping it about 2 feet away while I'm playing has been enough to keep the connection stable
    • the connection went bad already
    • The DRX-8 is a separate standalone unit that keeps a consistent connection and is not subject to the whims of your internet connection.
    • Love the picture but the connection is terrible
    • I live in a tiny home and use the literally one bedroom away and the monitor is constantly beeping for poor connection
    • Connection issues constantly
    • It worked well at first, except for the constant beeping any time a camera lost connection (as another commenter mentioned)
    • Even standing outside our daughters room by the thermostat, interrupted connection
    • It constantly loses service/connection with the camera, which makes the viewing and sound on the monitor choppy (annoying to listen to) or nonexistent
    • This monitor CONSTANTLY loses connection and seems to do so as soon as I’ve fallen asleep or in the middle of the night, both equally annoying and inconvenient times.
    • When it loses connection it obnoxiously beeps incredibly loud repeatedly until it decides to regain connection.
    • The camera and monitor have a strong Wi-Fi connection throughout our entire house, excellent battery life.
    • /woken me up beeping and saying “Failed Connection” and has TERRIBLE TERRIBLE signal
    • Now we don’t have to worry about the charger port losing its connection and the batter draining during the night
    • like Wifi enabled connection)
    • I can tell there is a loose connection in the camera because when I switch it on, the green light comes on brightly and then dims to where you can barely see it
    • Other than that, is a safe connection due to connect with Bluetooth
    • The connection is very stable and the camera is of good quality
    • This thing will be at max reception in the room next to the camera one minute, then beeping because it lost connection
    • Also, ours has sustained more than a few drops over the years, so I went to buy a new one and they changed the screen monitor battery connector to a very small connector plug (used to be micro usb), and the new one was basically impossible to get a good connection
    • (sometimes it reconnected but took few minutes for screen to come back), Horrible unclear picture/video screen, Very slow connection when controlling the camera to turn around etc
    • Oh, and I was able yo check my mailbox 3 houses away and didnt lose connection, which is a nice feature to have
    • This one would continuously lose connection to the camera with or without the antenna up
    • It beeps when it loses connection for around 3 seconds, so get used to hearing it frequently or the sound from the camera constantly cutting in and out
    • it won’t loose connection easily
    • This is the second time we purchased this monitor to replace the first monitor after the antenna broke and eventually lost connection with cameras.
    • If it crashes, loses connection to wi-fi, or is an older version, you are in the constant mindset
    • I've even walked out to the mailbox & still had great connection
    • Downloading something will interrupt the connection entirely and it will beep until it reconnects
    • Connection is great
    • We have a good connection throughout the
    • The poor monitor had already gone through battery abuse (they ripped the battery connection out of it once they figured out how to open up the back cover), and had pulled the power cord from the monitor so many times, the actual power cord was getting like how my iphone charger gets (bent with wires showing).Sooooooo with fingers crossed, to my surprise, I saw that I was getting some 'life' out of it after I waited about 10 min and tried plugging it in again
    • The first two lasted about three years and eventually failing due to battery life on the monitors, antenna breaking and a loose connection on the camera.
    • Jenny at Baby Optics Customer Service walked me through the problem and determined what the problem was (a connection where the the charger plugged into the unit)
    • the little sleep we get is interrupted by trying to find the magic spot to make sure the connection stays strong
    • The monitor loses connection even when sitting in the adjacent room from the camera
    • : when the monitor loses connection with the camera, it'll give a warning beep.
    • Well, interestingly enough my bedroom is close to the baby room and this is where it loses connection all of the time yet 2 floors down in the
    • It randomly does get spotty connection when the wifi gets spotty, and I know that because if my phone wifi starts cutting out, the out of range alert beeps on the monitor
    • In general, the picture not any clearer than the cheap-o monitor I purchased for traveling
    • n’t had issues that Infant optics couldn’t fix
    • n’t lose the picture for a long time
    • n’t cover accidental I ask if they can do something to help me
    • n’t disappoint
    • n’t handle the inconsistency of this one
    • Great product would recommend i like the picture quality and the zoom camera is easy to maneuver around
    • In general, the picture not any clearer than the cheap-o monitor I purchased for traveling