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Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen
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Video baby monitor, non-Wi-Fi. Age grading: Not applicable. Safety: Cord strangulation is the recognised hazard with baby monitors.
Direct answer: is the Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen right for you?
Not being a Wi-Fi monitor is the feature rather than a limitation.
Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Not being a Wi-Fi monitor is the feature rather than a limitation. Wi-Fi baby monitors have been remotely accessed by strangers in documented cases, and an FHSS monitor has no internet path at all, so it cannot be reached from outside the house. You give up remote viewing, which is precisely the property that creates the risk. Keep the camera and its cable at least a metre from the cot.
Who should buy this
Anyone who wants a monitor that cannot be reached from outside the home.
Who should avoid this
Anyone who needs to check the camera while away from the house -- this cannot do that by design.
Key strengths
- FHSS rather than Wi-Fi, so there is no internet path to compromise
- About 210 metres range and interchangeable lenses
- Around 12 hours of battery in audio-only mode
Limitations
- No remote viewing from outside the home, by design
- Camera and cable must stay 1 metre from the cot
- 5 inch screen is small compared with viewing on a phone
Technical specifications
- Type
- Video baby monitor, non-Wi-Fi
- Brand
- Infant Optics
- Range
- About 210 metres line of sight
- Safety
- Cord strangulation is the recognised hazard with baby monitors. The camera and any cable must be at least 1 metre from the cot
- Screen
- 5 inch, with about 12 hours of battery in audio-only mode
- Weight
- 450 g
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Model SKU
- DXR-8PRO
- Trade-off
- No remote viewing from outside the home, which is exactly the property that makes it secure
- Age grading
- Not applicable
- Cord safety
- Camera and cable at least 1 metre from the cot. Cord strangulation is the recognised monitor hazard and has caused deaths
- Transmission
- FHSS 2.4 GHz, not Wi-Fi. It does not connect to the internet at all
- Why that matters
- Wi-Fi baby monitors have been remotely accessed by strangers in documented cases. An FHSS monitor has no internet path, so it cannot be reached from outside the house
- Interchangeable lens
- Yes, wide angle and zoom sold separately
Product overview
Not being a Wi-Fi monitor is the feature rather than a limitation. Wi-Fi baby monitors have been remotely accessed by strangers in documented cases, and an FHSS monitor has no internet path at all, so it cannot be reached from outside the house. You give up remote viewing, which is precisely the property that creates the risk. Keep the camera and its cable at least a metre from the cot.
Key capabilities
- Age grading: Not applicable
- Safety: Cord strangulation is the recognised hazard with baby monitors
- Transmission: FHSS 2
- Why that matters: Wi-Fi baby monitors have been remotely accessed by strangers in documented cases
Frequently asked questions
Is the Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen worth buying?
Not being a Wi-Fi monitor is the feature rather than a limitation.
What is the warranty and return policy for the Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen best suited for?
Anyone who wants a monitor that cannot be reached from outside the home.
Who should avoid the Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen?
Anyone who needs to check the camera while away from the house -- this cannot do that by design.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen
Read the fit note, and it was me
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone who wants a monitor that cannot be reached from outside the home. On that basis it has been the right call. FHSS rather than Wi-Fi, so there is no internet path to compromise.
Naveen S.Sample - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen
Happy with it, but go in informed
FHSS rather than Wi-Fi, so there is no internet path to compromise. The one thing to know before ordering: No remote viewing from outside the home, by design. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Yash L.Sample - 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Infant Optics DXR-8 PRO Video Baby Monitor 5" Screen
Not the product’s fault, but be warned
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone who needs to check the camera while away from the house — this cannot do that by design. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Aarav M.Sample30 found this helpful