A transmitter device with a microphone is placed in the room of your baby (usually near the baby). Another device with a receiver and with speakers can be carried by you, the parents, or the baby sitter, or anyone who is taking care of the babies. With baby monitors, you can keep track of your baby s even if you are doing something else in the proximity of your house. The major set-back of this variety is the tendency of other receivers picking up the same signal that your monitor transmits, thus less privacy and disturbances are possible. On the other hand, the digital model may cost a little more but it provides more privacy and usually has a wider range of reception than analog. Today, different baby monitors have been developed which make use not only of sounds but of images as well. A great example of this is the video baby monitor. Video baby monitors make use of cameras instead of just the usual transmitter with microphone device. A camera or a number of cameras are installed in the baby s room and live video feed are transmitted to a TV or LCD receiver. Conventional Baby Monitors VS Baby Video Monitors The question whether to use the conventional simplex baby monitors or the baby video monitors will all fall down to preference. If you think that using the conventional baby monitors would be enough for you to monitor your child, then so be it. But if you think that having visuals over your child would make you feel that your child is safer, then go for baby video monitors. This helpful gadget actually comes with a wide variety of options to choose from. Perhaps you want to purchase baby monitors with two receivers so that you and your other half could both monitor sounds coming from your baby's room. Having more than one receiver makes it possible for both parents to keep a closer eye on their little bundle of joy. Digital Baby Monitors and Other Baby Monitors One obvious difference between digital baby monitors and other old baby monitors is that it s digital! This however does not in any way mean that the former is far more superior to the latter. It s just that they use newer technologies to aid parents in taking care of their babies.