Review: Lorex LW2002W Portable, Wow - Great Baby Monitor

Overall Rating4.334.334.334.334.33

Wow - Great Baby Monitor

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DBD259RRCR6M I was both and surprised and thrilled with the functionality and performance of the Lorex LW2002W. I really do mean thrilled with the performance. The video will give you more details on the functionality - but below is a summary of my likes and dislikes.

Pros

- Highly sensitive microphone
- Low light capability
- Very easy set-up
- Will interface with your television - will allow for a split screen using your picture-in-picture.
- Works with a recording device - a DVR, VCR, or other devices.
- Alarm for any changes in status - if it detects movement or sound
- Decent range (Not great but not bad)
- Monitor will support up to 4 cameras

Cons-

- Need to watch for audio feedback if the monitor gets to close to the camera (It could wake a baby) … note that this is standard for any audio equipment if the receiver gets to close to the source.
- A bigger screen would be nice - if I was trying to find something to complain about

Final Verdict-

Great product at a reasonable price - the Lorex LW2002W is a easy product to review and enjoy!

5 stars

Update (9/5/2010): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.

The featured review for this product, Lorex LW2002W Portable LCD Wireless Surveillance System White Electronics, was written by Charles Evans.

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Reviews (3)

Alex Luch

January 19th, 2010 at 1:08 am    


Overall Rating55555

Excellent system, good value
I looked at the other two similar systems available and this one is the best in my opinion:

Setup is extremely easy - charge and turn on. Picture quality both day and night vision are excellent.
Camera can be rotated at good variety of angles and can be battery powered (though night vision would drain batteries quickly).
It’s digital, so neighbors can’t see your cameras and you can’t see theirs instead of yours.

What differentiated this from the other ones for me was:

1) availability of additional cameras, up to 4 that can be monitored from same receiver, and
2) this system uses Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum technology, so it can co-exist with your 802.11b/g access points. I was able to use my laptop over 802.11g just fine while using the camera receiver right next to it.


ChillyLos

January 20th, 2010 at 10:08 pm    


Overall Rating33333

So, so as a baby monitor
After doing quite a bite of research for a baby video monitor I narrowed it down to the Lorex LW2002W Digital and the Summer Infant Best View Digital. I wanted digital because I have had problems with interference with my old monitor.

Both have many similar features but I initially purchased the Lorex with 2 cameras over the Summer Infant because of the automatic cycling between cameras feature and AV port feature. With a lot of monitors if you have more than one camera hooked up you have to manually switch from one camera to the other. I have 2 small kids and I need to monitor them both. With the Lorex you can set it to automatically switch b/w cameras about every 5-8 sec. Also the Lorex has an AV port connection that allows you to connect the monitor to your TV.

The Lorex is a quality video monitor for the the price. However, after using the Lorex I sent it back because of one feature my wife and I did not like. It automatically mutes the sound if the noise in the room is below a certain level. When the sound in the room gets above that level the audio comes back on. Lorex customer service told me that the feature prevents listener from hearing a soft hissing sound (white noise) in the receiver when the monitor room is quiet. You can’t disable this feature.

Don’t get me wrong, it does pick up most sounds such as normal conversation, walking on hardwood, crying, something dropping on the floor, etc. But it does not pick up very soft sounds like a baby breathing, whispering or walking on carpet. This may sound trivial but at night while I’m sleeping great audio is important. It’s usually the audio that alerts me that something is going on in the room. Then I look at the video to determine if it’s trouble or not.

After returning the Lorex I purchased 2 Summer Infant Best Views to monitor both my kids at the sametime. I was unable to find a monitor in the


Charles Evans

February 27th, 2010 at 2:59 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Wow - Great Baby Monitor
Rated 5 stars.


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