Uniden BW 3001

Disappointing – Was great for the first week or so then started saying out of range when I could be in same room. Image flickered on only occasionally. Very disappointed. Don't recommend. Show details

Terrible camera – This camera is terrible. The app never stays connected and always freezes. The camera has a loud beep that will wake any sleeping baby when turn it on or off. Show details

The best one for the price – Great video/sound quality for the price and has a very decent range. The monitor battery doesn't last long when unplugged (4 to 5 hours max). I bought mine in 2015. Now (2019) we are waiting for the second baby, I replaced the batteries (batteries last a couple of years and took me some time to find them) and we are ready again :) Show details ·  1

Broke just as warranty ran out – Too loud when you turn on power, has to be plugged into power source 24/7 and power button broken a month after warranty ran out waste of money will not be buying these brand again ever Show details

It's good provided you've got access to a power source – I purchased this in recommendation of a friend and it's good but I would do my own research next time. It's got great picture quality and the sound is nice and clear however two other important parts are a pain. The charge doesn't last long on either unit so unless you've got it set up with a power source nearby you'll have to keep charging it.… Read more

The most annoying downside for me is the loudness of the camera when you turn it on. It's woken up my baby quite a few times! Also the video can go in and out of range even though I'm only in the next room.

I like that it's portable and the camera is easy to attach to a variety of items - I've had it on a bed head, portable bassinet, lamp etc. Can't complain too much given the price, $100 on sale.

Didn't last more than half a day! – I was quite impressed by the quality of the picture on this monitor and the range was good too (took it outside 2 storey house). The first night I owned it, the monitor said "out of range" so I checked the main unit and it appeared to be off which was strange as it had been switched on an hour earlier. The charging light was lit up green yet I… Read more

could not turn the power button on! I left it over night and tried resetting it but the power would not come on despite being connected to mains power! The unit felt very hot as well so I can only assume the battery self destructed! Needless to say it was returned to the store less than 24 hours after purchasing. Would never buy this brand again.

Love this monitor! – I love this monitor, I recommend it to all my friends. I tried 3 monitors prior to purchasing this one which all had poor quality sound (which admittedly were cheapos) I wish I had have just bought this straight up. Great value for money, I purchased on sale for $100 and have been using this monitor daily for 2 years now for every nap and over… Read more

night sleep and it has never failed me. Perfect sound - no static or screeching like the others I had tried.

I read some complaints about the power on button being loud on the camera unit, which is true but I leave mine plugged into power and switched on all the time so it's not an issue as I don't often need to move the camera.

The battery charge on the parent unit lasts around 6 hours, which I think is very good - again we leave it plugged into power over night.

The battery charge on the camera unit has decreased over time and I would now estimate it now to last around 90-120mins. In saying that, it's not often I would be using the camera in a location where it cannot be plugged into power unless he has fallen asleep in the car, I have been known to park in the garage and set the monitor up in there while I go inside and continue general motherly activities (and yes I am wary of the heat) Note that many baby monitors don't have a battery in the camera at all.

The range is very good, I have tested it up to around 100m.

The only thing I wish it had is a light of some sort like an oricom one I had at one stage so I could see where I was going when making my way into the nursery in the dark.

Great monitor at a great price – Great monitor at a great price, picture and sound quality is amazing, best I've seen yet. Only issues I have had is lullabies have stopped working, as to be expected after such long use, will be buying another when this one finally breaks. A VOX function would be a bonus, the powersaving mode still puts out background noise

Great for the first few months – I originally bought this monitor when my child was born, it was wonderful, but then one day it turned off and it broke so cannot be turned back on :( We bought another one (the same) and it lasted alot longer but the sound no longer works, but got probably a year or so out of it. Still use it for image but unfortunately no sound! Am tempted to… Read more

buy it again as it is the only decent monitor I've seen!

Great picture quality and sound was good until it stopped working!

It's OK, but not great – Initially we thought this was a great value basic video monitor. However, the more we used it, the more we realised it has some pretty bad design faults! It comes with a 12 month warranty, and it broke about 14 months after we bought it - the power button on the camera will not work so we simply can't turn it on anymore so it's now useless. … Read more

Pros:

Easy set-up

Great picture

The camera clip is great to attach the camera to the cot

The range is also quite good

Cons:

It broke 2 months after the warranty ran out and we cannot use it anymore.

Loud, clicky buttons that will wake up anyone else in the room if you need to adjust volume etc.

Loud beep on camera unit if it runs out of charge or you turn it off manually (which will wake up the baby)

Always had to have the camera plugged into the power as it would lose it's charge after about 2 hours and then BEEP!

You can't turn off the screen. Only option is to select power save mode and it will turn off after 2mins.

Screen is supposed to be sound activated, but it doesn't come on unless baby is very crying loudly.

We've had to go and buy a new one after 14 months, so because of that and all the cons above, we DEFINITELY wouldn't buy it again. Cheap for a reason.

Great but has its problems – Cannot fault the picture and sound quality on this monitor. Perfect for keeping an eye on Bub. Until, like others said the battery gives up. Ours was only 4 months old when the battery started to play up. Now it can only be off charge for 10 seconds before its dead. Not ideal but it still works perfect apart from that.

Okay monitor for the price – Basic video monitor that does the job but has a few flaws. Reasonable product for the price but I would pay more for a better monitor if I purchased another one. + good camera quality in day and night + very easy set up + simple and easy to use + seems to have a good range although my house isn't very big + monitor unit is a good size to… Read more

carry around the house

+ handy having temp display

- on/off button on camera makes a very loud BEEP which wakes the baby!

- no mute button. Have to lower volume to 0. Buttons are quite noisy.

- bright screen and no way to dim

- battery life isn't great (one charge lasts approx 2-3 hours).

Good value for the price – Very happy with this product, definitely recommend. Pros. *Very simple to setup. *Great range, i live in a 3 story unit and it works outside at my car. *Night light not too bright. *Good picture quality night and day. *Camera clip is awesome! Just clip on the side of the cot and good to go. Cons. *Talk back feature is the only thing that lets this product down, my voice is very muffled talking to my baby.

Monitor OK for my needs – After weeks and weeks of research I finally chose this model the Uniden BW3100 mainly because the baby was due any day and I was able to get it for free with my flybuys points. Pros: The monitor has a really good screen, the colours are great and the night mode is awesome. I didn't think it would be so clear at night but it really is good. The… Read more

temp indicator is pretty spot on, I have a Groegg in the room and the monitor always has the same temp listed as the Groegg.

There is a good selection of lullabys

Range is pretty good, I have a two story home, lounge room is way over the other side of the house downstairs to baby's room and it gets a good signal.

Cons:

The monitor screen flashes black pretty regularly, only for a second but it can get annoying.

The screen is VERY bright at night, it lights up my whole room.

Turning the camera on in the baby's room makes a VERY loud beep that causes the baby to wake or stir - VERY ANNOYING! So I have to make sure it is on before I put the baby to sleep or try to settle her.

Overall so far (we've been using it for 5 weeks) I'm pretty happy with this monitor. I don't generally have the sound up on it because I can watch her on the screen and hear her normally from my bedroom at night so don't need it on to hear her cry so can't comment on the sound issues that other people have had. But the screen is so good that I'm happy with my purchase.

It'll annoy the hell out of you – The monitor is terrible. Yes it has a good picture and night vision , however it really fails on the features that are important (like battery life and not making a noise when it is turned on or off...sleeping baby in the room people!) . The cord is short , so unless you have the camera right next to a power outlet it wont be able to reach most… Read more

places. And the range is terrible. My house isnt huge, but I would say that it drops out at 15 metres or so - def cant go into the garden as the distance between the camera and monitor is too far. Do not buy this, it'll annoy you SO much.

Good value for the price you pay – For our specific needs, this monitor meets all of our requirements at a decent price. We didn't want to spend a fortune and this comes in at the lower end of the range for video monitors. Bubs is right next door to us so we mainly use the monitor during the day when nursery door is closed to make the room dark. Positives: - very good picture… Read more

quality

- night vision is clear

- excellent volume levels

- useful additional features such as lullaby options and night light (from the remote control as well as camera)

- room temperature monitor

- good range between camera and monitor

- power save option

Negatives:

- short battery life without power save on

- screen doesn't always come on with movement (easy click to rectify this though)

- not 100% sure temperature monitor is always accurate

Overall a great monitor for what you pay!

Does not pick up baby's cries, therefore, isn't a 'monitor' – This product has a major flaw in that it does not function as a 'monitor'. The video works fine. The multi-camera works fine. When you're fiddling with the parenting unit and the kids are first set up in their rooms, that's fine. However, once it has been inactive for awhile, it fails to activate when the kids or babies call out or cry. I was… Read more

mortified the first time we put our infant son (5mths) in his own room because it was by sheer accident that I woke up, activated the parenting unit by switching the cameras and he was balling his eyes out. The unit did not activate (and therefore, did not wake me up!) - so I don't know whether he had been crying through the night, and how long he had been crying. I put him down at 11pm, and woke at 7am. That means he could have been crying for hours without us noticing (our bedroom is quite a distance from our children's bedrooms).

This is not because I failed to set the VOX or Alert settings at the right level. All options were set on high alert. I even got my 5yr old daughter to test it by going into her room and calling out at her loudest voice. I couldn't hear her on the parenting monitor. This product is faulty in that it doesn't do what it claims to do: be a baby monitor (it doesn't, in fact, 'monitor' the baby).