Philips Avent DECT Baby Monitor Review

This pricier audio-only baby monitor gives you a clear audio signal of your baby using DECT 6.0, an encrypted radio frequency, and also remotely monitors the temperature in your baby's room. This is a useful data point for parents who are particularly concerned about whether or not their baby is appropriately dressed for sleep. With a range of roughly 150 feet indoors, depending on the thickness of your doors and walls, the Philips Avent DECT has a separate parent unit that holds a charge for up to 18 hours of monitoring time, or can be plugged in. It is a nice-looking monitor that blends well with many nurseries, though you'll have to decide for yourself if the price tag is worth the refined aesthetics.

Things We Love

Nice Looking Audio Monitor: This baby monitor looks nice enough and blends in with most nurseries, though the parent unit looks like a glorified hotel air conditioning remote.
Encrypted Radio Connection: The baby and parent units communicate using DECT 6.0, which is an encrypted radio frequency. It has a range of roughly 150 feet indoors, depending on the thickness of your doors and walls.
Temperature Sensor: A temperature sensor lets you know the temps in baby’s room, which is an important factor that might affect baby’s sleep.
Separate Parent Unit: The parent unit holds a charge for up to 18 hours of monitoring time, or it can be plugged in. If the baby unit is out of range from the parent unit, a light will let you know.

Things We Don't Love As Much

Expensive: At ~$100, this audio-only monitor is the same price as some of the less expensive video monitors. The price is only worth it, in our opinion, if you need a way to read the temperature in your baby's room remotely. Otherwise, stick with the less expensive VTech DM221.
Other Bells and Whistles: This baby monitor also plays lullabies and has two-way talk, allowing you to talk to your baby through the monitor. (We find both of these features to be pretty gimmicky, but nonetheless, they are there.)