Sunday 19 August 2012

Review: Luvion Grand Elite Baby Monitor

The Luvion Grand Elite is the latest, and possibly best, Digital Video Baby Monitor to hit the UK. Incorporating the most-wanted features of other leading Baby Monitors, it is basically one regarding the greatest appointed Baby Monitors yet. When first opening the wrapping for the Luvion Grand Elite, it is clean this is a truly high-end product. The matte black finish regarding the coffin-style crate has a luxurious feel, and a reassuring mass to it, and with no problems slides reveal to reveal the Baby Monitor, set in custom fit, black foam. At first glance, the feature that stands out immediately is the sheer volume regarding the screen.



5 inches, the Grand Elite has a screen equal to the largest screens available on Digital Video Baby Monitors, though no other manufacturer has shoe-horned a screen that large, in to a parent unit so small; at a mere 16mm depth, the Luvion Grand Elite has the thinnest parent unit available currently creating it extremely portable. Looks-wise, the parent unit is very minimalist, cast in white, gloss plastic, together with the large screen dominating the front panel, and 3 buttons set in to the right regarding the facia: Menu, Scan, and a 4-way D-Pad which doubles up as the volume control. Running up the left side regarding the impressive-sized screen are six LED bars, invisible when not in use, which release a visual indicator of noise being transmitted from the Baby Unit. This is particularly useful when the volume is reduced on the parent unit, allowing it to be sprint effectively in done silence. The rest regarding the controls for the Luvion Grand Elite are spaced below the thin outer edges regarding the parent unit, Giving a very clean look and finish to the product.



These controls and features with 2-way Talkback, lullabies and nightlights on the Camera Unit all being remotely controlled, that is a labour-saving addition. One thing that truly sets the Luvion Grand Elite apart however, is its wonderful connectivity. As with Luvion's first Baby Monitor, the Luvion Platinum Digital, the Grand Elite shall be connected to a television, that is particularly great when used in conjunction with Picture in Picture' viewing, available on most modern shows. This feature allows parents to maintain a watchful eye on their children, whilst not missing any of their favourite television. New and special to the Grand Elite however, is the ability to input a Micro-SD card in to the Parent Unit, and record up to 16 hours of your baby's finest moments on to one Micro-SD.



While this feature shall seem superfluous, should it not be nice to have the choice of capturing little of your baby's cutest moments?. When setting up the Baby Monitor for first time, it is clean that the Luvion Grand Elite was drafted with plug-n-play in mind. The out regarding the crate tools included is at the optimum amount; all the wiring you should need, and none regarding the more detritus that shall end up cluttering up a drawer. Neatly packaged within the crate are the essential force leads for most Parent and baby Unit, a convenient charger dock for the Parent Unit which doubles like a stand, the AV cable compulsory for connection to a television, a user manual, and thoughtfully, the screws that should be compulsory if the user wishes to wall-mount the Camera Unit within the baby's room. From plugging within the Parent and Baby Units in their relative spots around the home; set up takes as long as flipping a switch.



The included Camera Unit is paired together with the Parent Unit straight out regarding the box, and takes a little seconds to achieve a connection, subsequent to which all functions are available. Adding extra Camera Units The Luvion Grand Elite can receive signals from up to 4 at a time is a very quick process, setting up the camera within the correct spot then selecting a menu choice on the parent unit shall pair the 3 together quickly. When receiving higher than one signal at a time, the Parent Unit shall be set to flip between the active cameras every little seconds, or shall be manually switched between one camera and the other. Once your Grand Elite Monitor System is up and running, you can be pleasantly surprised at just how great the reception quality is. Video Baby Monitors within the past have suffered from neither a little quality signal, or a little quality image from a poor screen size.



Utilising encrypted digital technology for security and quality, the Luvion Grand Elite gives almost HD quality images, and the crispest audio available on a Digital Video Baby Monitor. In our tests, the baby unit was placed next to a radio in another component regarding the building, and the parent unit on a desk. Once the connection was achieved, it should be completely reasonable to trust that the radio was in our office, such is the quality regarding the transmission, and the speaker installed within the Parent Unit. Of course it should be impossible to discuss the performance of any Video Baby Monitor without testing it in low-light conditions this is when Baby Monitors get the highest many use. The Luvion Grand Elite has an impressive depth of field, and very little loss in quality when in tough darkness.



It is worth noting for parents new to video baby monitoring, night vision works entirely in black and white, often with a slightly lime tinge. The Luvion Grand Elite works as such, and really stands out in this region with its six metre depth of vision, with competitors often struggling beyond 3 metres. In conclusion, the Luvion Grand Elite Digital Video Baby Monitor is truly a revolutionary product in its field. Drawing together the superior elements of other leading Baby Monitors, and combining them in a beautifully styled and compact unit with great build quality, Luvion have produced an instant market-leader. The Grand Elite has taken its location at the top regarding the food chain, and shall grow to the measuring stick against which all Video Baby Monitors should be compared.



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