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

    • And don't even THINK of stepping outside where it becomes useless unless you just really like the sound of that godawful beep notifying you that the signal is lost.
    • Also, if your phone is to close to the monitor it will also make it lose signal
    • issue - screen ultimately stops working because the charging port becomes loose and will no longer charge - this happened on both unitsUnit is constantly beeping when not plugged in because of low battery, even though the battery has been charged all night - they give steps about pulling the battery out and waiting a few minutes and putting it back in, which works sometimes, but this shouldn’t be necessary - this happened on both unitsPlastic mount that holds the antenna as it swivels broke even though there was no kind of physical harm to it - this happened with both unitsRandomly beeps loudly in the middle of the night because it randomly looses signal momentarily - this happened with both unitsWe’ve lived with this monitor because when we had a second child it was convenient to be able to add a second camera and it was going to be really expensive to buy an all new system that would accommodate both kids
    • Good signal
    • This thing CONSTANTLY loses signal and BEEPS OBNOXIOUSLY ALL THE TIME
    • Sometimes the signal gets lost, but besides that it works amazing
    • Horrible signal distance
    • Guess what, your monitor is about to lose signal and scare
    • We can’t put the monitor in the living room or it loses signal and our room is right across the hall from our son’s room and it will lose signal in the middle of the night and I have to roam around my room for it to catch the signal on again
    • We have a small, two-bedroom apartment and the signal is so terrible that it can’t make it to the living room.
    • This monitor also loses signal easily
    • Beeps all the time because it loses signal
    • I'm a changing my review after having the monitor system for a wk, it keeps making a loud No Signal Sound, the sound will display and make noises every 5 seconds, I tried to move the camera and monitor to differents places in the house, to avoid the noise it didn't work, I think the WI fi in the house is interfering with the monitor as it keeps looking for a signal, I'm not satisfied with this product and will be returning it
    • We have a 1600 sq ft. house and our bedrooms were across the house but there's no reason it should lose signal from one side of the house to the other.
    • We live in a 1,500 sq foot apartment and this does not have a clear signal between floors
    • But even so, we bought a replacement battery and it works great now.- Signal can be weak
    • When it loses signal it will beep, which is a problem in the middle of the night and will wake you up
    • The signal is terrible - the screen/monitor portion will fluctuate between full bars and a blindingly bright “out of range” screen while not moving at all from its place on my nightstand
    • Love everything about this monitor except that after 4 months of use it will randomly loose signal very frequently
    • After only 3 month of nap time use It kept disconnecting and having a weak signal, just shows the low quality parts used
    • And while we are down stairs and my kids are up stairs we get a signal lost picture on the monitor, I have to be upstairs for their to be signal
    • Spoke to the customer services team and they advised us to disable all wifi signals and keep mobile phones away from the the camera, monitor and anywhere Inbetween
    • Signal is VERY spotty
    • We have a small house (1600 sqft) on one floor and the camera would lose signal on my end of the bed routinely vs my
    • Awful.2 days in and the camera loses signal more than it has signal
    • n’t need wifi, the signal reaches far, clear camera snd I love how it rotates in all directions.
    • Finally 1.5 months in, it permanently lost signal rendering the entire unit useless
    • Sometimes it will even lose the signal at night when I am right across the hall from my baby’s room
    • We can sit ONE room away from our nursery and get the infuriating beep and warning that the signal is lost, out of nowhere.
    • The only disappointment is our battery level seems to not work very well and sometimes it will lose signal when we are not very far from the camera.
    • It's been a year of frustrating unreliability and annoying loud beeps at 4 in the morning because it constantly loses signal
    • Fine video, fine night vision, signal is not very good
    • The signal is unreliable, the battery doesn’t hold a charge and the movement on the camera gets jammed
    • It says it’s out of range or looses signal, beeps and beeps
    • Camera on = bad WiFi signal and poor internet speed tests.
    • It works more of the time than it doesn’t however, it loses signal randomly throughout the night and beeps loudly, waking up any one within ear shot
    • but it just loses signal
    • We have a three-level townhome, and I still get a solid signal with the camera on the top-level and the monitor in the basement.
    • Camera off = back to good WiFi signal
    • We can't keep any other electronics on the bedside table with the monitor, otherwise it WILL lose signal and beep, every time
    • The picture quality is excellent and no more losing signal like with my previous monitor
    • The night vision started being blurry and keep losing signals from upstairs to downstairs which is annoying because I have to keep changing location in the house to get signals and watch baby
    • but it also beeps like crazy every time it loses signal for even one second.
    • It loses signal all night long
    • no signal” issues and after troubleshooting for a day or so with Infant Optics via
    • and we still lose signal frequently
    • It sits next to me in bed and will be fine for hours and then just start beeping randomly because it has lost its signal and this happens ALL the time
    • Signal from the baby monitor to the parent device is garbage
    • And it loses signal every time your computer is near it, or your phone is near it or the tv is near it.
    • Within months the quality of the picture started to get fuzzy and the monitor would lose signal with the new camera but not the old
    • The signal is pretty strong (perfect for a house with a few floors).
    • Lost signal
    • Clear picture, great night vision, and the signal from my top floor to my bottom is still extremely strong
    • We continue to have extremely bad signal and the monitor looses its image
    • I can’t move the monitor more than 2 feet from the camera before the signal is lost
    • Amazing battery life and the signal can reach pretty far
    • but then started to lose signal all the time for no apparent reason
    • This monitor is amazing it has great signal my house is two floors and love being on the Kitchen as a mom I have to spend a least an hour making food for my kiddos and husband, cleaning, etc
    • The first issue we had with this monitor was constantly losing signal.
    • It would have signal but suddenly lose it every few minutes We thought it was due to the positioning of the camera relative to walls, but it turned out to be our Alexa device which was easily 15 ft from the camera unit but in the same room
    • the signal is amazing now I can cook without worry if my babys is going to wake
    • Signal is extremely spotty
    • and we have horrible signal
    • Every time I take the monitor downstairs it loses signal even though I am directly under his room
    • I have been using this monitor for just over a year and while I love the ease of one click of checking on my baby, it it is not reliable and constantly loses the signal
    • then suddenly start beeping because it lost signal
    • Sometimes the signal gets lost, but besides that it works amazing
    • Not to mention, when it does lose signal, it does a crazy loud beep
    • That way I don't have to worry about maintaining a signal (like if the power goes out) and connecting to wifi if we travel to see the grandparents
    • When it works, it works great.. but far too often does it lose signal and beep at us
    • The monitor is decent, however, it loses signal in the middle of the night
    • Our motorla rarely loses signal, but this one keeps us up at night with its random beeping- because it will have a great signal & suddenly, nothing in the world moves, but the reception is gone
    • It works more of the time than it doesn’t however, it loses signal randomly throughout the night and beeps loudly, waking up any one within ear shot
    • A stand alone parent unit and monitor are for you if you worry about your wifi going out at night or losing signal
    • The signal is lost??
    • Got another one for my youngest and the new one looses signal constantly and the battery life absolutely sucks
    • Lost signal (not sure why, maybe wifi signal from the tablet causes interference?
    • One change in the DXR-8 line that I did appreciate was the ability to separately control the "alert" volume for events like "low battery" and "lost camera signal
    • Constantly loses signal unless you are right outside the door
    • The audio cuts out so often and when it loses signal, the entire screen lights up bright white and it makes a beeping sound which makes it really hard to sleep with it on my nightstand
    • The signal doesn’t work and my son’s room is directly next to ours (we share a wall)
    • The crappy signal means the sound is choppy, since it comes and goes
    • The signal was terrible
    • BUT the big negative is that it has a lot of trouble connecting and loses signal all the time
    • The first monitor couldn't hold a charge and the second (1 month old) has terrible signal.
    • I found several options but the cons where or to expensive, bad signal, bad life battery
    • I can be in the next room and it will lose the signal.
    • Additionally, my phone had been right next to the monitor downstairs for hours and it never lost signal.
    • It loses signal every few seconds and then permanently loses signal
    • /woken me up beeping and saying “Failed Connection” and has TERRIBLE TERRIBLE signal
    • and it lost signal
    • and it loses one or both signals and then beeps really loudly every time
    • Extremely easy set up, great picture quality and wonderful signal range
    • Unusable in my opinion if you want to get a good nights sleep because it beeps real loud when it looses signal.
    • I had it for a year and all of the sudden started loosing signal for some reason
    • And the signal is just plain awful.
    • We have a long house, and it cuts out sometimes when reaching the farthest room.- Signal can be interrupted randomly
    • Monitor also loses signal quite frequently, either not good range although we are well within the range listed on the specs or interference with signals from other devices that we use for working at
    • Also, the secure radio signal saves your home
    • but oh boy it loses signal CONSTANTLY.
    • It works more of the time than it doesn’t however, it loses signal randomly throughout the night and beeps loudly, waking up any one within ear shot
    • My 1st monitor lasted a little over a year before it stopped working and losing signal constantly
    • Our motorla rarely loses signal, but this one keeps us up at night with its random beeping- because it will have a great signal & suddenly, nothing in the world moves, but the reception is gone
    • It will be perfect if the night vision quality could be as good as day vision’s.
    • Great product would recommend i like the picture quality and the zoom camera is easy to maneuver around
    • Highly recommend for new parents as well as for those of us taking care of our parents 👌
    • Now when it's plugged in the monitor will glow blue as if the battery is fully charged, but we can no longer get monitor to come on.
    • I wanted to love this as I had read so many positive
    • It worked as you’d expect for the first year
    • and there’s some pros but also some cons that have me confused as to how this monitor received such high marks
    • The monitor is compact (easy to carry around l) and easy to use