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these days it can be pretty hard to tell which baby monitor is the right baby monitor to buy now you can go really old-school with some walkie talkie type devices that are basic but dependable or you can go really high-tech and expensive with wearable baby monitors that are cool but unproven and then right in the middle of those are video baby monitors like these here these devices have the dependability of the old but a lot of the really cool features of the new before you decide which product to drop your money on here are three questions you need to ask first do you want to use it just at home or when you're away two if you just want to use the device while your child is napping in the nursery and you're getting some work done in the living room then a device like VTech safe and sound monitor here is a really great option the camera comes with a separate base station monitor so you can just set it up right next to you and glance over whenever you want to check on your kiddo now on the other hand if you want to use your monitor primarily to watch the child while you're out of the home and you've left them with a sitter then consider something like the eye baby monitor m6s with eye baby anytime you're out and about you can pull up the app on your smartphone and check the live stream feed do you want to use the monitor on its own or integrate it with other tech if you want to use your video monitor independently then most devices will do the trick but if you want to integrate it with other technology like door window sensors or motion detectors then you'll want to consider a device like Panasonic's video baby monitor that has a hub with it that integrates with other devices what smart features are must-haves for you while most quality video monitors are going to have all of the basic features like night vision pan tilt control to weight audio you want to also check for those extra goodies that you want for your child Samsung for instance has recorded lullabies and I baby has stories that are recorded that your child can listen to as they go to sleep getting a push notification on your phone one sound or motion sets off an alert on your camera is also a really nice feature to have once you answer these three basic questions just match them up and you'll be able to find the baby monitor that meets your needs