Does this monitor have an option where it is completely silent (also a darkened screen) until activated by noise?
1628888
Yes, it does. That is what the VOX or voice activated control is. It is that reason alone why I love this system. I haven't found another that does this. It is dark, off-like until your little one makes a noise. Then it will light up for you to see and hear on the screen! This way I don't have to keep going back to "check" the monitor. When it lights up, it alerts me!
658271
Short answer: try turning it off and then on again every single day. Mine worked great for about a week and then became deafening loud even on the lowest volume setting. I discovered that if I reset the child-end of the monitor, it works great again for about 24 hours before become ridiculously loud again.
1178458
No noise. We had a power outage last night and it ran an Apple 27 inch iMac for almost one hour. The display will only stay on for 30 seconds when the power is on, but it will stay on during a power outage showing battery life.
1412462
The only noise I hear is when you turn it on. Sometimes you will hear it interchange and sometimes you don't. If it has set off for a while it will make a loud click and hum but it goes away in a couple seconds. Other than that it does not make any sound that is noticeable.
1235330
No, it does not. And unfortunately, the quietest volume setting IS loud. But, for whatever it's worth, just last week I heard about a monitor that Infant Optics makes that does what you are looking for. Hope that helps.
256596
Sounds like the sensitivity is set too low. Try increasing the sensitivity to pick up the sounds. Remember, if there are not loud enough sounds, the monitor does go into a ''mute" mode to save battery on the parent unit.
1778399
No there is no volume control on the monitor itself. Volume is not great if you need somethig really loud.
1349507
Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again. Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time
1123203
To my knowledge if you leave the monitor switch on, it's on even though the screen is black.I have turned my computer off but forgot to turn the monitor off. The next day when I restart the computerthe monitor comes right on with the boot up without hitting the on switch, because technically, it was never off.Hope this was helpful.
1226999
I'm quite sure it does not. I'm not 100% sure you can't make sound from it, but I don't see any and I was never prompted by it or my computer to try and produce sound from it. This monitor is still cooking, by the way, no complaints yet. I hope this helps!
1821521
None that I can find. Perhaps a LITTLE light bleed at the bottom, but otherwise, just as perfect as any monitor I've ever paid full price for. However, my first power supply block was bad. They sent me a new one ASAP. All good.
767307
Yes, you just have to remember to turn the monitor off. I like the monitor that only detects movement because the off/on switch stays in the baby's room. It is easy to turn off if you forget (I nurses baby in her room). You can use a regular sound monitor with it (or my baby's room is close enough to our room I really don't use a sound monitor at all because I can hear the alarm without it). This monitor still amazes me. Best thing I have ever bought - gives me such peace of mind.
1027128
It's silent! But there is a little red light on all the time. You may want to keep it in a discrete area so it does not bother the presenter.
1109283
No. It's silent. There is a blue light on it that will turn on or flash which can be distracting in a dark room. But it makes zero noise.
2078545
I haven't noticed any noise from the unit. I haven't actually been there when the fading light activated the photo cell to cut the unit on, so I don't know whether there might be some "click" at the point -- but I doubt it.
827969
No noise at all - just light indicating which setting you have chosen will go out.
282044
No! But I highly recommend choosing another monitor; the customer service with this company has been awful. Only after I returned the item was I contacted by someone who seemed genuinely interested in keeping my business!