A variety of products not only permits auditory signals to be heard but even allow the mother from the receiver s end to visualize their baby and play music to soothe the baby even from a distance. To this date, they are no longer just an electric device to keep an eye when the baby cries but offers a number of advantages in ascertaining the baby s well-being. 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 type comes in both analog as well as digital models. The analog monitors are the most affordable but are usually still reliable. That same technology is being used in today s baby monitors. Even if the lights in the baby s room are switched off, with the help of the night vision baby monitors, you can easily see your baby. They will work perfectly well in low light environment and even in total darkness. Since babies are still quite photo or light sensitive, switching off the lights will greatly benefit them. This is expected of course since you will be given the best possible baby monitoring system they can provide. Of course, if you have the money for it, then this would not be much of a problem. Another minor disadvantage of this kind of baby monitoring is that you have to confide with the company if you want something to be changed positions, monitoring gadget, monitoring system, etc. So before you purchase one, try to dwell on a number of factors first. These things will not only serve as your guide, they will also help you pick out the best type or brand for your little one. Range The size of your house, as well as the distance of the nursery from your bedroom or other vital parts of your home need to be taken into consideration. But as of today, parents usually prefer the wireless devices over wired ones for reasons of mobility. With wireless devices, parents can go anywhere around the house while still being able to keep tabs over their babies. The only setbacks of wireless baby monitors are that it can be more expensive to wired devices and they are also prone to interference.