Static, Bulky and Cheap

First of all, the lights on the monitor is pretty nice. Just to be able to put a visual to sound makes it that more convenient.

Secondly, it is cheap. ($15) And with that said...

This was a baby monitor that was used with my nephew. So it's a couple of years old by the time I needed to use it.

The battery door needs to be unscrewed to get it open. And I don't know if it was the design or what, but I had the hardest time getting that screw out. It seemed like the nut in the actual monitor (not the screw in the door) got loose and stripped the plastic. Eventually I had to bust the door off the monitor and I was able to put batteries in. Now it's held shut with some tape.

Besides that, I feel like the monitor is larger then it should be. Sometimes I just want to put it in my pocket, but of course it won't fit. The clip is too small and just isn't worth the trouble. So I just carry it around in my hand. Just feels like it could have been slimmed down a little bit.

The static is annoying. With the batteries in, if I find a good location where there is no interference from other devices (wireless, cordless phone, whatever else is causing the static) I will have no static at all. But as soon as I plug it in, the static returns and will make the bottom light constantly on. And due to this I have to lower the volume on the monitor. Now I can go change the channel from A to B and this will improve on the extra noise, but not by much.