Question 1

Why did you buy this product instead of a video baby monitor? Is it just price, or something else? Trying to decide for myself!

Accepted Answer

The video monitors do no filter the noise coming from the baby’s room. We have a more expensive video monitor and ended up buying this one to replace it because the sound quality on the video monitor was terrible and when it transmitted the noise machine from the nursery it was impossible to sleep through. This monitor only transmits sound above a custom level that you set, so you don’t listen to every little peep from your little one, just the distress calls.

Question 2

Does the baby unit have a rechargeable battery too, or just the parent unit?

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I would love for the baby unit to be battery operated but contrary to the first reply, it doesn’t have a battery mode to use without having to be plugged in, just the parent unit.

Question 3

Is anyone using two (2) of these units successfully without problems? 
We often have two grandchildren staying and would like to buy a second unit.

Accepted Answer

Yes, we have two units and are using them because we wanted more than 2 parent monitors. You cannot link the two, but we wanted more parent units. Here is what we did. 
- Put both baby monitors in same room 
- One set of parent units will "hear" one of the baby monitors
- Other set of parent units will "hear" the other baby monitor
- Put the 4 parent units in the rooms we wanted them in. All 4 parent units will hear the same thing
- Only drawback is that only 2 parent units can talk to each other; the other 2 parent units can talk to each other
Works for what we need. Gives us 4 parent units, and we put 2 for daytime use and 2 for night time. The daytime parent units are
in different rooms, which we will be in during the day. The 2 for night time are near the bed or TV room.
It has been working for us.

Question 4

Is the distance range really close to 1,000 feet?  I want to use this as a barn monitor for baby goats, and our barn is quite a ways from the house.

Accepted Answer

During lambing season, we left the "parent" portion plugged in at the barn and the baby monitor in the house. I often had to relink the devices when I went down to the barn, but then I could listen to be sure everything was fine in the house or use the walkie talkie feature to page my husband for help during late-night treks to check for lambs. I'm not great at judging distances, but our barn is probably 200'-300' away from the house and we were using it in the basement.

ASIN	B007NG5UF4
Additional Features	Digital Display, Rechargable
Best Sellers Rank	#1,588 in Baby ( See Top 100 in Baby ) #5 in Audio Baby Monitors
Brand	VTech
Built-In Media	Parent Unit, Baby Unit, 2 AC Adaptors
Color	Multicolored
Compatible Devices	RM
Connectivity Protocol	DECT 6.0
Customer Reviews	4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (34,215)
Frequency Range	1880 MHz - 1900 MHz
Global Trade Identification Number	00735078021854
Item Type Name	phone, handset, headset
Item Weight	12.8 ounces
Manufacturer	VTech
Mfr Part Number	DM221
Model Number	DM221
Number of Batteries	1 Product Specific batteries required. (included)
Number of Channels	1
Number of Packs	1
Talking Range Maximum	1000 feet
Tuner Type	DECT 6.0
UPC	735078021854
Unit Count	1 Count
Voltage	120 volts
Warranty Description	1 year
Water Resistance Level	Not Water Resistant
Waterproof Rating	IP44

VTech Communications DM221 Audio Baby Monitor with up to 1,000 ft of Range, Vibrating Sound-Alert, Talk Back Intercom & Night Light Loop, White/Silver

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