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Best baby monitors of 2020 [+ one extremely popular monitor to avoid]
- What's the best baby monitor of 2020?
Well thanks to the parenting industrial complex
you have roughly 5,000 to choose from.
In this video I'm going to tell you about our four favorites
in five different categories and why we love them.
You'll be shocked to learn that this list even includes
a non-WiFi monitor.
(CD scratch)
I hated non WiFi monitors till like two months ago.
If you feel like we snubbed your favorite monitor,
be sure to tell us in the comments below.
We just might even review it
if we get enough people yelling at us.
And oh, by the way,
be sure to stick around till the end of this video
to find out how you can win our favorite
baby monitor of 2020.
Hey guys it's John from Fathercraft.
We're doing this video high school yearbook style
with fun categories like best personality and
most likely to not piss me off in the middle of the night.
We're going to start off with coolest tech
which is basically like biggest nerd
but the kind you wanna hang out with.
We went with the Miku Baby Monitor for this category.
But why does cool tech matter in a baby monitor anyway?
Other than making you feel cool and superior.
Well it means that companies invested in its product
and dedicated to staying ahead of the curve.
So it'll be a long time before Miku becomes obsolete
unlike a former favorite baby monitor Laris.
(sniffle) (sigh)
(solumn music)
Also, this type of high grade tech is what allows the Miku
to monitor your baby's breathing without the use of any
wearable devices.
Miku's internal hardware also includes
a built in security chip which, according to them,
makes it near impossible for this monitor to be hacked.
Uh, just getting something.
What's this?
We have an honorable mention?
Honorable mention, coolest tech.
Cubo Ai Baby Monitor.
We are currently testing the Cubo Ai Baby Monitor
and the picture quality is so outstanding
that I wanted to give it a shout out.
So shout out to you Cubo.
And the winner of our next category,
best wallet friendly monitor, goes to the Lollipop Cam.
So for the many of us on the lookout
for a great monitor that won't cause heart palpitations
because of its price,
we highly recommend the Lollipop.
Guys, in the budget friendly category,
Lollipop Cam straight up licks the competition.
I mean it, it really sticks out.
And I've gotta say,
it's a sweet deal. (bell chime)
It provides more than decent video and sound quality,
it has excellent night vision,
and has a variety of mounting options.
If you're on a budget,
you'd be a sucker not to consider the Lollipop.
(exhale)
Yeah I pack a lot of puns in a very short period of time so
let's all collectively take a second to catch our breaths.
(exhale)
Alright, moving on to the best vital monitoring category.
There are a handful of monitors
that can now monitor your baby's vital signs,
but for us Miku wins out
because it's breathing monitoring technology
doesn't require your baby to wear any electronic devices.
It's not vital to the situation.
Yeah?
Another one?
Honorable mention. Best vitals monitoring.
The Nanit Plus.
We wanted to mention the Nanit Plus in this category because
although it requires your baby to wear Nanit's
custom sleep sack or belly band,
they're free of electronics just like Miku.
Although the Owlet does a great job of monitoring
vital signs, it requires the use of an electronic wearable,
which has to come into contact with your baby.
And it also means that you have to remember to
keep the sensor that goes inside the sock charged.
If you want to actually see your baby
then you have to buy the camera unit as an add-on.
The camera itself has run-of-the-mill features
so when your baby outgrows the sock
you're left with just an average camera.
So probably not the wisest choice in this category.
Okay, who wrote this stuff?
What do you want?
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Two months ago this particular category would have been
my least favorite, and that category is
best non-WiFi baby monitor.
We've tested a handful of traditional video monitors now
and while they aren't are top choice
for monitoring your baby,
the Eufy Spaceview stands out
in spite of its weird bug-eye design.
We really like this monitor for its sound alert feature
and because the paring unit's super slim and lightweight.
Also if you have twins the Eufy parent unit
can connect to multiple child units.
Another one?
Honorable mention.
Best non-WiFi. Summer Infant Zoom HD.
Now I really like this monitor
because of its movement alert feature.
It's customizable and it's a feature that comes in
real handy when your baby gets older
and becomes much more mobile.
On the down side the Summer Infant pairing unit
is really clunky and large and not very user friendly.
Summer Infant, you win most athletic,
because you're big and beefy,
and you let me know when my baby's on the move.
(burp)
What?
Dishonorable mention.
Okay, yup. That makes sense.
Infant Optics DX are you kidding me?
Have you ever seen the cult-classic Dazed and Confused?
The Infant Optics DXR-8 is the Wooderson
of the baby monitors, class of 2020.
The guy who refused to let go of his glory days.
- I'm thinking about getting back in school though, man.
- [John] And for some unfathomable reason
was seen as cool. Well he's not.
And neither is the Infant Optics.
It's time to grow up. You know, learn some new skills
and become a productive member of society.
You too, Wooderson.
- Alright alright alright.
- Our last category is best app.
This is like best personality,
like who do you actually wanna spend time with,
who's fun and not annoying.
So the best app goes to, Nanit Plus.
Having a solid app experience is super important
when it comes to choosing a WiFi baby monitor.
You can have the most advanced monitor in the world
but if the app sucks, then you're gonna hate it.
The Nanit app has an exceptionally well laid out design
and connects very quickly.
The main page of the app is free of clutter,
directing your eye straight to the video feed.
The app also captures historical movement
and sound information
and because you can customize the sound and movement alerts,
the historical activity feed is easy to consume,
only showing you info that you want to see.
The dashboard of the app provides information
related to how well your baby slept,
and gives you a night summary time-lapse video.
It also comes with this nifty movement map
which is basically a heat map
detailing how active your child was at night.
But most importantly, the app acts as basically a
personal sleep coach that provides detailed and useful
information about how to get your baby
the best night sleep possible
based off analysis of your baby's sleep habits.
No it doesn't mean standing crib side screaming
"Focus, eyes shut! Remember what we practiced".
But, you know that would be cool too.
And then because we couldn't help it,
we included a best all-around baby monitor category.
The valedictorian of the class of best baby monitors 2020.
Even though graduation is canceled this year.
The award goes to Nanit Plus.
App user experience is a crucial feature
for any WiFi baby monitor and as I just mentioned,
the Nanit Plus knocks it out of the park.
The sleep coach tool is unique to Nanit Plus as well.
Concerning the fact that it has the ability
to monitor breathing, it comes with white noise,
two-way audio and HD video resolution
makes this the best all around baby monitor of 2020.
Nanit, you are most likely to succeed
at not pissing parents off.
That's it, you made it to the end
and we appreciate you watching.
And thanks to the best baby monitors class of 2020.
You work hard, you watch our kids,
you drain our bank accounts.
Hey, you're a lot like real high school seniors.
Okay now as promised, here's info on the contest.
We're giving away one of each of our top four picks
for best baby monitor throughout 2020.
So one Miku, one Nanit, one Lollipop Cam, and one Eufy.
Here's how to enter to win.
Step one, subscribe to our channel.
Don't worry, it's awesome, you're gonna love it.
Step two, got a question about baby monitors
we didn't answer in our video, ask in the comments below
and get a bonus entry.
Step three, and this is important to finalize your entry,
head to fathercraft.com/win and enter your email
so we can get in touch with the winners.
Oh and in case you didn't know,
Fathercraft is more than just a YouTube channel.
We have an entire sweet website at fathercraft.com.
Check it out for tons more baby and kid gear reviews,
blog posts, tips and tricks for parents,
and online courses to make this whole parenting thing
just a bit easier.
Okay. Now that's it, thanks for watching.
We'll see you in the next video.
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