Editorial Review
Keep a close "ear" on your baby with this reliable monitor from Fisher-Price. The Private Monitor is 900 mhz with a new flat design and an upgraded feature set. It allows parents to hear a baby's call -- and see it -- with the LED variable light display. And with a whopping ten channels, this monitor increases the privacy of the connection by reducing the likelihood of someone else picking up the transmission.
Other features include a unique LCD screen that graphically displays volume, channels, range and battery life; plus rechargeable batteries for added convenience and value.
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Customer Reviews
Best monitor I've seen 
2008-08-13
Sound is clear, it has the less static noise that I've ever seen in a baby monitor. I just don't give it a 5 star rating because the batteries do no stand that much long, so you need to charge the sets all the time, or keep them ever plugged.
Excellent Customer Service from Fisher Price. 
2008-03-04
We have been using this monitor for 6 months now and are really pleased with it. Like some other users our sender unit failed at about 10 weeks of use without any warning and we have no idea why. However we rang Fisher Price helpline immediately and a replacement was with us in two days. We haven't had any further trouble. We live in a townhouse and have lots of neighbours with children so it is very useful to have 10 channels to choose from. There is a light indicator as well as the sound. The sound is so good that it has even picked up the TV from downstairs at times. There has been some static at times but it depends where in the house we have the receiver unit. I am slightly deaf but I can hear my son breathing on this monitor and would recommend it highly.
Poor performance. Check Consumer Reports for Many Better. 
2008-01-04
This was our first baby monitor, so if I didn't have to replace it when it stopped working after six weeks, I never would have known that there are better ones for the same price or less.
Compared to the Sony we're now using, this unit had much more interference, much poorer sound and shorter battery life. Never mind that this unit just flat-out stopped working after six weeks.
Check consumer report's website.
Perfect 2007-12-26
Fantastic product, great range and battery life. The monitor has lasted for us from somewhere around 10-12 hours without a recharge. We've only used it for a week or two though, so as to the longevity of it we are unsure. The sensitivity is very good, in some cases too good as it picked up house noises so clear that I thought it was our daughter. Only drawback I can think of is that due to the highly sensitive nature of it you can't walk into the nursery with the monitor in hand or you'll get some serious feedback which would definitely wake up the baby. In fact with our wood floors (sound bounces a lot more than with carpet), we have to be careful with the sound even if we're several rooms away from the nursery with the monitor. But as long as you're aware of the issue, it can be avoided easily (and why would you need to take the monitor into the nursery anyways?).
Fisher-Price Baby Monitor 2007-12-02
The service I got when I ordered this product was superb. I received the order in 2 days. I gave it as a gift and do not know if it has worked properly, but delivery was exellant.
Excellent Product... haven't had any issues 2007-11-23
Keep a close "ear" on your baby with this reliable monitor from Fisher-Price. The Private Monitor is 900 mhz with a new flat design and an upgraded feature set. It allows parents to hear a baby's call -- and see it -- with the LED variable light display. And with a whopping ten channels, this monitor increases the privacy of the connection by reducing the likelihood of someone else picking up the transmission.
Other features include a unique LCD screen that graphically displays volume, channels, range and battery life; plus rechargeable batteries for added convenience and value.
Very Disappointed 2007-10-03
After my Sony monitor suddenly stopped working after a year and a half I decided to try my luck with the Fisher Price. Bad decision... this monitor barely lasted a month before it suddenly stopped working. When it did work it was OK, but the sound quality was not as good as the Sony.
no good 2007-10-01
This is the first monitor I've ever used, so I really didn't know what to expect...I did expect, however, that the monitor would pick up my baby's sounds throughout my not very big house (about 1500 sq ft). It doesn't. If I'm "too close" to the receiver (within 15 feet), the feedback that comes through the monitor is unbearable (a loud screeching sound) and the monitor is, as a result, useless. Worse than that, I can't get more than 25 feet away from the receiver or the reception goes out entirely. Even when the monitor is producing a useable signal, it's accompanied by a ton of static. I think I'm going to try a different brand...
It does not work! 2007-09-16
After following all the instructions, the receiver didn't work for a single minute!! It was a waste of money!
Stopped working the first day, TWICE! 2007-09-10
I purchased this monitor as an upgrade to the one I've been using for the past year. After doing all the requisite research, it seemed like the right product. After opening it, I read the directions before even turning it on (I almost always read the manuals). Per the directions, which state that the receiver should be charged for 10-12 hours before first use, I charged it for 11 hours. I set it up, tested it out, and it seemed fine. It worked for approximately 5 minutes before the receiver went blank. Nothing I did could bring it back to life. So I figured maybe this was just a dud and I exchanged it for a replacement (thanks to Amazon's easy-to-use return system).
The second one arrived, I did everything the same except I only charged the receiver for around 10 hours, just to be safe. Set it up and tested it, no problems. It worked fine for the first nap. Fifteen or so minutes into the second nap the receiver started giving the "no reception" alert. No idea why. After the nap I went into the nursery and saw that the receiver was no longer showing any channel. Attempts to turn it on and off, change the channel, etc. did nothing.
I don't think I've ever had this kind of problem before, where the same product failed twice, in two different ways, within hours of the first use. This product is obviously not reliable and I would hesitate to buy any Fisher-Price monitor now. Luckily I still had my old monitor or else I would have been spending my days and nights sitting outside the nursery door!
