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| SVAT GX5201 Wireless Portable Video Monitor with 2.5-Inch LCD & Night Vision Security Camera (Color) | 
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| List Price: $219.99
Buy New: $131.83 (On sale from $171.37)
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Buy New/Used from $124.00
Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 26 reviews)
Sales Rank: 978
Category: Photography
Publisher: SVAT Electronics
Studio: SVAT Electronics
Brand: SVAT Electronics
Label: SVAT Electronics
Media: Electronics
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Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7 x 3 x 1
MPN: GX5201
Model: GX5201
UPC: 871363005106
EAN: 0871363005106
ASIN: B000M8UTZG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 2.5-inch TFT-LCD screen provides crisp images | | • | Range up to 300 feet (ideal range 100 feet) | | • | Eight infrared LEDs let you see in the dark | | • | Alarm sounds when the adjusted noise level is reached | | • | Easily connects to a TV, VCR, computer or DVR for recording |
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Product Description
Wireless Handheld Color Video Baby Monitor with Nightvision - compatible with GX515, GX515B, GX517, GX519, GX519B, WSE103C, WSE201C. Want to be able to see your infant from another room while she sleeps and plays? Want to feel secure from room to room? Now you can with the GX5201, the advanced child monitoring system that allows you to see and hear what is happening on the wireless handheld monitor. This portable security solution is made possible by a 2.4 GHz wireless system that includes a high-resolution camera with a built-in microphone and a large 2.5-inch colour TFT-LCD screen monitor. Use this system at home, at work, at your business or at your daycare. The GX5201 also provides you with the ability to record a home video from any r
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 I almost can't sum up how bad this is. January 3, 2009
We bought this monitor to help us keep an eye on our daughter as she transitioned from a crib to a toddler bed. This item failed miserably in almost every aspect. Perhaps it would be good for something else, but for what we needed it for - FAIL.
1) The night vision is worthless. 3' range, max. I understand that night vision works by amplifying available light. I understand that there are IR LEDs on this unit to help out in that respect. What I don't understand is why a company would make a night vision camera that only throws light around 3' or uses a camera sensor that isn't sensitive enough. Maybe I do -- cost. The company cheaped out on the sensor and LEDs. For anything other than mounting on a crib to watch an infant, this unit is worthless.
We had it set up around 8 feet from her bed, and it showed nothing but black. As a test, I put one of her stuffed animals around 18" from it, and it picked it up, but was struggling too much past that.
YOU HAVE TO FLIP A SWITCH ON THE CAMERA TO SWITCH IT FROM DAY TO NIGHT VISION. This is absolutely ridiculous. Especially given the bad camera mount - it makes a nightly ordeal of setting up the camera for bedtime. That kills the purchase outright.
2) Camera mount - as the previous reviewer mentioned, the camera mount is very light, and easily moves around. Once you get it set, it should be fine, but it takes a while.
3) Monitor unit - It's just bad. You either have to have the thing tethered with the cord, or put batteries in it. Not both. The user interface is bad. none of the buttons are actually labeled. Good luck with that in the middle of the night.
4) Interference. None of the wireless devices in my home operate on the same frequency, so there shouldn't be an issue, right? Wrong. There was constant static that I couldn't get rid of. I even tried the ferrite plugs, and nothing. That's really was the tipping point for me.
5) Pros- the daylight view is good. You can attach up to 3 cameras total (maybe it takes that many to get decent night vision?).
So, to sum it all up - poor night vision, no thought into usability, and bad technical engineering. If you're spending the money for this - spend a bit more and get something better.
 Mom of 2 December 21, 2008
Keep in mind I live in a standard cookie cutter housing development, have a wireless network and cordless phones in my house when considering my review.
Good:
Slim design, easy set up, motion sensor mode only turns unit on when movement in the room (very cool when you have this by your bed at night and don't want a bright tv type screen staring at you), has multi room function with extra cameras.
Not So Good:
Friggin' static! I tried the core suppressors as someone else recommended, but still have the static. Messed with my wireless network also. As others mentioned, poor design on the battery placement (you have to take the batteries out to us the a/c adapter) - but maybe just purchase an extra a/c and forget the battery idea was my thought.
SO, the not so good definitely outweighed the good in my book - I'm on the hunt again. Maybe to try the guardian angel...I just want a product that provides a good picture with sound but without static! Ugh...
But - if you live in a neighborhood (without the neighbors that have updated wireless stuff), have corded phones and internet, maybe this product is for you - but I am guessing that person wouldn't be reading this right now. I'm just saying...
Too much static November 27, 2008
This product did not work well in our house, almost as soon as I left our child's bedroom, we got static and the screen rolling, and with each step down the hallway it got worse. I tried various settings and still had the problem. There is no way I could have slept with this monitor on in our bedroom with all the static.
 It works. But poor range November 18, 2008
First of all, it works. When the monitor is within a short range, the picture quality is reasonably good, even though the colors are not that accurate. Night mode is okay as well. Audio reception is alright. The camera is so small and light weight that it's better fixed on a wall than being kept on a table or something. The monitor stand is a good thing and the monitor can also be wall-mounted.
The biggest problem is with the range. The picture reception is good for just about 50 ft, no more than that. The product description says 300 ft and ideal is 100 ft. But the results I see are nowhere close to that.
The other problem is with the channel selection. In case you forget to select the correct channel on the monitor, then you keep loosing signal. But I won't call this a real problem since selecting the right channel solves the problem.
Poor reception, static, and crackling November 16, 2008
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I purchased the SVAT GX5201 after reading the favorable reviews. I returned it 2 days after I received it. The reception was horrible - even when I was in the same room as the camera, the reception was poor. The sound, and automatic audible alarm were even worse. To get the audible alarm to work, we had to manually touch the video camera to get the microphone to pick it up. There is a single pencil-tip thin hole on the bottom of the camera ball which is the microphone.
I turned off all of our cell phones, cordless phones, and internet (per the Tech Support's request), and the reception was still poor. Who actually lives in a house without cordless phones or wireless internet, anyway?
Don't be fooled by the favorable reviews - I think in the case of this product, they are "planted" reviews.
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