Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance Baby Monitor Review

If you're in need of a baby monitor that will cover a big space with a great signal, the Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance baby monitor may be the perfect choice for you. It delivers beyond the stated 900-foot range in open space, and offers four channels to help combat interference. However, since this is an analog baby monitor, it may not be a good fit for some homes since interference is more common with this type of baby monitor. If you live in close proximity to your neighbors, the analog signal could also be picked up by some cordless phones or other nearby baby monitors.

In my experience, Fisher Price was being modest with their promise of 900 feet of signal for the 900 mHz Long Distance Baby Monitor. I walked to the end of my long driveway with it, and a little way down my road, and the signal was still clear. To get the signal to cut out, I finally tossed it on the passenger seat of my car and drove just over a quarter-mile from my house before it cut out entirely. If you need a baby monitor that allows you to listen in on baby from the cruising altitude of a powered parachute, this is the one! I do live in a rural, open area, so those of you in the city may find that the range for the Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance monitor is a bit less. However, this baby monitor has the best range of any that I have tested.

Since this is an analog baby monitor, you may find that you get some interference from other household appliances that run on the same frequency. The analog signal is also not encrypted for security the way digital baby monitors are, so it's possible that a neighbor could hear your household's goings-on via another baby monitor or their cordless phone. I like that Fisher Price included four channels so there's a better chance that you'll have a clear signal.

The fairly sensitive microphone plus the analog signal mean that this baby monitor will probably transmit a constant, low hum of background noise and quiet static. This is a common problem with analog baby monitors, though. The low noises that come from the Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance baby monitor are not worse than other comparable baby monitors. The noise also does not drown out any baby sounds, so you should still be able to hear your baby quite well. If you want the monitor to be totally silent between baby's cries, though, you'll need to spring for a digital baby monitor.

I gave the Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance Baby Monitor three stars because it does have an excellent signal and picks up baby's sounds nicely, but you will still get some background noise and possible interference thanks to the analog signal. Although I did not notice a problem with the parent unit batteries during my review, there are many parents who complain that the batteries don't last very long, and that they lose their ability to recharge in a hurry. An AC adapter is included, but the portability of this baby monitor is a big advantage, which would be lost if you had to keep the parent unit plugged in all the time.

This rating also reflects the fact that digital baby monitors have come down in price quite a bit, so spending an extra $15 or so could buy you a digital monitor with a secure signal. For people who have close neighbors, that's a significant advantage. However, the analog signal does tend to give better range, and the Fisher Price 900 mHz Long Distance Baby Monitor certainly excels in that department.