Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance - Hard to tune

Advantages: Small size, easily carried around
Disadvantages: Difficult chanel tuning

...The Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance is described as the bestselling baby monitor in the UK. I have had this baby monitor now for about 6 months and I must say it still hassle me although it does work. The monitor has 4 channels which the manufacturer thinks makes it easier to find one that's interference free. I can only disagree. Every time I turn the monitor on I need to search for the right channel. This can sometimes take up to several minutes although it is meant to remember which channel was selected when you next switch on. The monitor has a 300m range, so it can be easily carried around the house and the garden for flexible, portable monitoring which does work. I have tried it out and even in the garden the reception is good. Tomy has integrated a 2-way communication which is described as being "handy for when baby...

gunner_mel 10.07.2008 · Read review
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Good cheap baby monitors (Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance Monitor)

Advantages: 100% portable, mains or battery powered, good solid units
Disadvantages: Can eat through batteries

...Recently the video baby monitors that I had been given (second hand) gave up the ghost so I had to purchase a new set. I decided that I didn't need a video one again or one with any other fancy gimmick on it (one that plays a melody etc), I wanted a nice basic and reasonable cheap monitor just so I could hear when she wakes up in a morning etc. After looking online at the hundreds of monitors available (most of which are very expensive) I found the Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance and after reading a couple of reviews I decided that this one should do the job just fine. Whats in the Box? In the box you get a set of instructions whish tell you how to get started and how to use all of the various features these monitors have, you also get two baby monitor unit, one is the baby unit and one is the Parent Unit and you get two mains adaptors...

soutram 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Tomy Walkabout Premier Advance

Advantages: Very easy to set up. Tomy Careline (e-mail and telephone very helpful)
Disadvantages: Problems with interference depending on location

...I bought this monitor 10 days ago. Features and functions :- Baby room temperature displayed on parent unit. Talk to baby from parent unit. Rechargeable and portable ( using 4xAA batteries in baby unit) Baby night light controlled from parent unit. Volume control. Moving light display monitors baby with sound turned off. Communication range approx 300 metres outdoors. Low battery warning. Belt clip on parent unit. Wall mounting baby unit. It was very easy to set up and get started.The problem I had was the continuous interference despite trying all four channels. Tomy careline were very helpful and offered me an upgrade to the digital model which guarantees no interference for an extra £35 with next day delivery. Apparently location can affect the performance....

she0369 21.01.2008 · Read review
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Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance

Advantages: Reliable clear sound
Disadvantages: Not found any except maybe drinks batteries

...This baby monitor has been great for us with our 3 month old son. He is finally sleeping through the night so rather than me going up to bed at 8pm I am now putting the little fella down and having an evening! This isn’t the first monitor we tried and I can say it is certainly the best. My advice would be to avoid the monitors that plug directly in to the wall (like the air freshener units!) as they need to be away from a radiator and at least three meters apart which is no good if your baby’s room is directly above where you are with the other monitor. The Tomy Walkabout Classic consists of two units, which can either be plugged into the mains or run using 4AA batteries per unit (beware if you are using the batteries as the main method then you will find they run down quite quickly). The units have a plug and quite...

drucetowers 01.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout Classic

Tomy walkabout baby monitors

Advantages: Easy to carry
Disadvantages: Low battery life, poor reception, cuts out regularly, alot of interference

...I have recently had my baby daughter and was looking for some baby montors that i feel i could trust. My partner and i brought the classic monitors but feel very let down with not only the quality but the overall product. They have always got some sort of interference no matter what channel they are on, they cut out on a regular basis and the battery life is very poor. Its not the Tomy brand as i have since purchased the Tomy Premier baby monitors and have found them slightly better although the 'crystal clear' sound they promise isn't so crystal clear and they are a little harder to carry around, it does have a carry clip but if you bend over it falls off. Now, i have tried both of these products in different areas of the house and at other family members houses but have still experienced the same problems. My advice would be if...

ach33kystar 26.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance Baby Monitor

tomy monitors

Advantages: very good quality
Disadvantages: none

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sunjoy09 17.01.2010 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout Baby Advance Monitor

Walkabout is pure magic

Advantages: freedom and security
Disadvantages: others may hear you - be warned

...New parents do you want freedom and security? Is this not having your cake and eating it too? As I sit here writing this opinion, little Archie lies asleep above me, I can hear his breathing, listen to his snorts and grunts and be happy. We are your usual paranoid parents and we need the reassurance that all is well with him. For seven months we have relied on the Tomy Walkabout 2001 as our peace of mind. The Tomy Walkabout is a radio transmitter-receiver that allows us to have time away from our sleeping child yet if he awakes and get distressed we can hear him. He gets reassured as we come to comfort him and we are reassured that we can hear him. Why do parents need this? Well we need to know he is all right when we are not with him. We therefore need to hear his breathing and hear when he becomes distressed, but we also need...

cabletow 31.03.2002 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout 2001

Monitor Your Baby

Advantages: peace of mind
Disadvantages: none

...Baby Walkabout Advance from Tomy Living in a flat I felt I did not really need the most high tech and expensive of monitors and just needed one that really did the job. I was looking at all the ones available to buy on Amazon and this one sprang out at me. It was not the cheapest monitor going but it certainly was not the most expensive either. Monitors range from about £15 up to an astonishing £100 plus. The latest ones out on the market offer a television screen where you are actually able to see your baby as well as hear their sounds and monitor room temperature. I feel however the television screen is a little bit much and think I would find myself glued to the screen while all the time away from the baby. This particular baby monitor set me back only £29. I think this is a fair price for what you are getting...

newby2 30.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout Baby Advance Monitor

Walkabout Platinum Digital

Advantages: Reliability, Security, Control
Disadvantages: Price

...I am not a parent yet, neither an owner of one of these advanced baby monitors. So you might think why I am writing a review about this product. Well this is mainly because I would like to share some information about this product as one of its developers. You will have to understand of course that I can't reveal any confidential information about it. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- State of the Art Technology ------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------ The Walkabout Platinum Digital is one of the most advanced baby monitors today in the market. The company spent more than 4 years on its research and development to ensure that the final result would be adequate for a parent's needs. Many areas have been improved in such scale that this is...

Mr.Cos 23.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tomy Walkabout Platinum Digital

Walkabout and Listen

Advantages: Peace of mind, cheap, easy to use
Disadvantages: The lights on fuction is a bit stupid

.... Again it has a 'low battery' warning meter (same as above) and at the top of the unit is a light indicator, it's diplayed in a semi-circle. The more noise your baby makes the more lights will illuminate from left to right and when the red lights are illuminated, babys sound are very loud. There are two monitoring options on this unit, you can either have just lights and NO sound or both sound and lights. I never have the unit on lights only because I like to hear my baby and this option is no good if you're sleeping. On the left hand side is the volume setting and the belt clip can be swivled downwards and used as a wide base for standing on a bedside cabinet. The Tomy Walkabout Classic has a communication range of 100 metres, comes complete with 12month guarentee and cost just £29.97 from Toys'R'Us I'd recommend this to anyone who...

tickle_me_black 01.09.2004 · Read review
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