| | |  | Baby Products | Home » » Melody Audio Baby Monitor | | | | | | | Description: | | Introducing Melody; Levana's digital audio baby monitor. Listen to baby with the portable handheld monitor and soothe with your own voice from another room using the talk-to-baby intercom. These valuable features work in perfect harmony, giving you peace of mind in knowing that your child is safe from up to 2000ft away.Using digital technology, the baby unit broadcasts a secure signal that only you will be able to hear. The LCD screen shows the temperature of your child's room so that you can ensure that your baby is safe and comfortable. Many experts agree that ideal nursery temperature is between 61-68° F (16-20° C).Choose from three well-known lullabies – Londonderry Air, Minuet in G Major and Twinkle Twinkle - to soothe your child to sleep. A built-in night light provides additional comfort. When it's feeding time the programmable timer will help you keep baby on schedule.Use the built-in LED flashlight on the parent unit to navigate in the dark without interrupting your child. This feature is handy when you need to get something from the room while baby is sleeping or just settling. Feel free to take the system anywhere. An audible alert will let you know if your unit is too far from the baby's and connectivity has been lost. The parent unit has a rechargeable battery that can last up to 8 hours and comes with a convenient charging dock. Set-up is easy - just turn on the baby and parent unit and the system is ready to use. Now you are ready to get back to your day knowing baby is safe and sound with Melody. | | | Features: | |
• Superior Digital Wireless Technology up to 2000 Feet Away
• Soothe Your Child with the Talk-to-Baby Intercom
• Temperature Monitoring to Ensure Safety
• Baby Unit is programmed with 3 Comforting Lullabies
• Programmable Feeding Timer
• Digital Wireless Technology Ensures Signal Up To 2,000 Ft
• Talk-To-Baby Intercom Allows Customer To Soothe Baby From A Distance Without Having To Go Into The Room
• Temperature Monitoring
• Soothe Child To Sleep With 3 Well-Known Lullabies
• Built-In Timer
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.6 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 40 reviews |
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29 of 34 found the following review helpful:
We're Using It As a Wife ShouterMay 19, 2011
By Mariane Matera
We don't have a baby, but I ordered this anyway. I keep the main unit downstairs in my husband's mancave and the listening part upstairs in the living room where I am exiled to watch my reality shows about hoarders and obese people. I can pick it up and shout at my husband ("Are the cats down there with you?) and he hears me and I can hear him answer. Saves me from having to walk down the stairs to his lair and talk to him in person. I can also hear if he has the TV on or is snoring down there. So it's been very useful and works fine like that.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Hit and MissFeb 04, 2011
By Jason Whitt
"Whittmeister"
Hits:
The primary function of this monitor, (which is of course to let you hear inside baby's room), works pretty well. Audio comes through clear with excellent detail. I can easily hear the clock ticking in my daughter's room and her occasional movement in her crib. Although I will say that the range is grossly exaggerated by the manufacturer (2000 ft). We live in a two story house with a finished basement, and the range is sufficient for our indoor use. But outdoor use proved less than reliable as we found we were out of range when positioned at the end of our backyard deck which is less than 200 feet away from the baby's room.
Though not essential, the soft orange light and lullaby music were nice touches. I don't know if they help her fall asleep, but the lullabies do seem to preoccupy her and create a calm, gentle atmosphere, which I think is all you can expect. Being able to start the lullabies remotely is nice. It has saved us from having to get out of bed a few times.
The room thermometer was a great feature for us. Like most multi level houses, our upstairs tends to be hotter than the downstairs. So although the house thermostat may be set at 70, the upstairs rooms can get much warmer, particularly if a bedroom door is closed (which it is when our daughter sleeps). So being able to see the temperature in her room is of great value to us. Others with different style homes may find it less useful though.
Misses:
I find the intercom to be a rather useless feature. Knowing my daughter as I do, if she awakens and/or is crying, it takes more than my voice over an intercom to calm her. When she wakes up, she wants contact. That's just how babies are.
The feeding timer is just silly. Babies eat on their own schedules and they develop their schedules naturally, as they should. Even if the manufacturer only intends this timer to "get you started" in establishing a schedule, then by definition it's a feature of very short lived usefulness. I mean really, who is going to forget to feed their baby anyway? Trust me new parents, baby will let you know when he/she is hungry.
The built-in LED flashlight is a nice concept, but is poorly executed. As another reviewer stated, when you take the parent unit into the baby's room and get anywhere near the baby's unit noisy static ensues, thus defeating the whole purpose of being able to go in without turning on the lights. What good is a flashlight if the baby is awakened by static noise?
In summary, this monitor is a bit of a mixed bag. Does it monitor well? Yes. Can you get monitors that perform that function just as well for less money? Absolutely. So you really have to decide if the extra features such as the lullabies, night light and thermostat are worth the extra money over other more traditional monitors.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Skip the fluffMar 04, 2011
By Wix
So as a background, I am a mom of 3, this is my bazillionth monitor it seems..
I have had 2 of the simple graco sights and sounds monitors
I have had an annyoning overpriced sound only monitor whose brand name escapes me right now(reviewed here already)
This levana monitor
and my trusty Summer Infant video monitor.
The pros:
Decent range. 2000 feet? Uh, no..we got maybe 50 feet from the house and it went out of range. Not that I am looking to wander 2000 feet from my sleeping child, anyway.
Secure signal. That is cool if you are in a busy area. Honestly, I am not too worried that my local possum, deer or bear will care to snoop in on my conversations!
Temp sensor. Hey that is pretty neat! But I don't keep windows open, nor do I allow my baby's door to be closed so it is a bit of a ho-hum staring at 70 degrees all the time...
Intercom. Yeah that sounds nice in theory. But I have yet to hear of that, or some automatic nightlight or even a couple tunes calming down a needy infant. Maybe my kids were not programmed for that? LOL!
The cons:
The biggest one here is the price for this gadget. The frills, or the fluff as I call it, just don't seem worth the price. A parent armed with a simple 1/5 the price Graco monitor can hear baby just as well and hightail it to baby's room just the same as one with all these timers, buttons and nonesense. Or, if you are just bent on spending money on a monitor and WANT something different then check out the portable video monitors. Those are really nice and I would gladly pay double for them vs. this monitor at this price.
Let's face it. Most times baby cries there is something wrong. I am hungry, wet, lonely, feverish, bored, gassy or in pain. Or sometimes just having a little dream and am talking in my sleep. Most of the time you are going to have to hop on over there to see what is amiss. Of course, at the supposed 2000 feet away I guess you better practice sprinting! A lullabye does not replace the arms of a loving parent no matter how hard you try. So my opinion is go Graco cheapie or go with the video monitor so then you can see if baby is just dreaming. Honestly I went through 2 kids with my little graco monitors and finally upgraded with the 3rd to the Summer Infant video monitor and am thrilled beyond belief since I can use it to keep tabs on my little herd as they learn to play nice with each other.
In the end, you will not be unhappy if you buy this monitor. But IMHO you can spend your money more wisely.
And ETA - please, in light of recent sad news on the baby safety front- regardless of your purchase please remember to keep all baby monitor cords OUT OF THE BABY'S reach! :(
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 BRIGHT Lights!Apr 24, 2011
By Lorraine
As other reviews have stated, the LED indicator lights are bright. Not just bright, but light up the entire room bright. It looks like the police have invaded your bedroom. My husband had to tape over the lights for the next few nights until we order a different monitor and can return this one. It's ridiculously bright.
In addition, the sound clarity is not that great. Very crackly.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Amazing Monitor!!! A+++Jan 26, 2012
By V. Ford
"Mommy of Lil Men"
The reception of the monitor is SO CLEAN that I keep checking to see if it's on. I'm so used to a buzz or some sound to let me know it's on. This monitor doesn't make a sound unless the kids do. Excellent!
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