The strange phenomenon of psychic PR people continues unabated; soon after Dylan studiously acquainted our previous baby monitor with a pint of summer fruits squash, rendering it on the blink and unreliable – and without me having mentioned the fact to anyone – Tomy got in touch to ask whether I would be interested in receiving one of their new ones to test and review. I am, indeed, one very jammy blogger at the moment!
Soon after a friendly exchange of emails, the TF550 Digital Audio Baby Monitor showed up and has been nothing short of brilliant ever since. Neither Dylan nor Xander are great sleepers and, if one of them begins to stir in the night, it's imperative that we get to them before they get into full throttle and wake the other. It's therefore essential that we have a decent bit of listening equipment at our disposal and this one definitely fits the bill.
It's intuitive, looks good and has a range of features that ought to give parents peace of mind. All of the things that you would expect from a bit of kit like this are there; a clock, a nightlight, a temperature gauge, the ability to talk to your children through the parent unit and lights around the perimeter of the display to indicate the volume of noise. Another feature that makes this monitor so accessible is a vibrate feature for those with hearing difficulties or noisy rooms.
The thing that has impressed me most about this model is the distinct lack of white noise we had become used to with the old monitor – which was a top-of-the-range offering when we bought it a couple of years ago. With the previous one, it could sometimes be tricky to differentiate between a snuffle and a car passing outside. Not so with the TF550; the sound quality is excellent and seems to pick up even the quietest of noises without interference.
As things panned out, we were able to put the monitor to an acid test shortly after it arrived. A few days ago, Xander suffered a bit of a bump to the head and spent six hours in hospital to make sure he was okay. Thankfully, he was fine and suffered no ill effects, but one of the things we were told to keep an eye on upon out return home was his condition during the night. The audio is so sensitive that we could hear him happily snoring away. Of course, we went to check him regularly anyway, but the monitor proved most reassuring.
All in all, I'm very impressed and hope that Tomy don't mind if I keep it!
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