Knowing the different types of monitors and what to consider will surely help you in making a choice. What are the types of baby monitors? In selecting a monitor that best fits your family, you have three major options to choose from an audio, video or a sensory monitor. Audio monitors allow you to hear the activities of your child (ex: crying) as they pick up sound. This is mostly based on the manufacturer and provider of your baby monitor. One great feature of some video baby monitors is the night vision capability. During night time when the lights are already switched off, you can still continue the surveillance of your baby. Low lit environments and dark rooms is not a problem with the help of the night vision feature. Keeping watch of the baby round the clock is simply an impossible feat. Nowadays, the wonder of technology has contributed much to the comfort of mankind. And mothers are truly blessed to have baby monitors in their aid that would ease their burden. What are Baby Monitors Baby monitors are technological device that serve as a pseudo mother who is in vigil at bedside. This type receives and transmits sounds produced by the baby to a parent unit so moms or dads could hear the activities of the baby and know if there are any problems while they are at a certain distance. Lately, additional features have been placed to these audio monitors, wherein parents could now talk back to their baby. Fortunately, a number of baby monitors now come with a sound-activated light that illuminates each time it detects noise. This feature allows you to immediately know that something's going on without even hearing the sounds. Double Receiver Opting for baby monitors with two receivers is an excellent idea; that is, if you don t mind shelling out more money than you're supposed to. If it would be used in a bigger house, then a wider range is required. A smaller house or apartment might not need as much range especially if one lives in an area where there may be a lot of interference such as cell phones and other monitors that could disrupt the signals. But it is also important to consider the user s activity, especially if work might require him or her to be of farther distance from the child.