I was really excited about this when I discovered it! We have a couple of young kids with two that still nap. The idea of a portable, lightweight, and long range monitor really peaked my interest.
However, my enthusiasm waned when I received the package. Starting out, the packaging was reminiscent of a cheap Amazon package, not an expensive electronic device. Not the end of the world, after all, it’s just the wrapping!
The product itself, which is intentionally lightweight, uses cheap feeling plastic. It’s been dropped once from a short height, and it made a small nick in the shell. Completely cosmetic, but makes me doubt if this thing can hold up to wear and tear of adventuring. I would have loved to see a heavier duty plastic, and some sort of silicone for grip and shock absorption. At the very least, sell me a case that I can put around this thing.
The wristbands are terrible. They immediately got caught on the monitor hold and started to fray. I bought some new ones on Amazon for $5 that are infinitely better… shouldn’t need to do that when spending this much on a monitor.
Last regarding performance, it functions mostly as expected. Range is obviously going to be less than advertised, but that’s to be expected. It certainly doesn’t compete with a walkie talkie, but still far better than any baby monitor. I’ve enjoyed giving the monitor one to my kids so they can bike a little further ahead and I can talk to them so they don’t get going too far ahead. That’s a fun use. There is a two-ish second delay after you press and hold the talk button before it will actually start broadcasting your voice. Some when you’re done talking, it takes a second before you can start hearing the broadcast again. Not the end of the world. I do appreciate knowing that it’s a secure channel that isn’t being picked up by others.
Overall, I’m going to keep them, as they get the job done, but for this price I wish they had taken the extra steps to really make this a knockout product.
