Basic Baby Monitor that doesn't use Wifi, okay reviews. Good deal as the single camera is on sale for $138 and elsewhere the 2 camera option is closer to $200 so could be a mistake by JB. Amazon has it for $134 with free delivery ( https://www.amazon.com.au/VTech-BM5250N-2-Camera-Monitor-BM5… ) but if you have a JB Hifi perks coupon this works out better.
I would highly recommend the SM50, it's a straight cut and copy of the very expensive tweedycam.. to the point it recognizes the non OEM cameras
The other way around. SM50 released 2 years before Tweetycam.
Tweetycam wasn't even the first to bring this product to Australia. A year before Tweetycam there was the Walkabout 360 Baby Monitor, but those guys didn't do all the tiktoks, instagrams, etc. and didn't reach the level of success that Tweetycam did.
The reason they are all compatible with one another is because they are literally the exact same camera.
If you look on the back of any of these cameras you will find the FCC ID listed as 2AZBU-SM50BU
interesting to know, crazy how the Tweedycam got popular
Step 1 - Join up to a buy nothing group on FB in your area. Be prepared to be inundated with free baby monitors, car seats, prams, pushers, toys, bikes, electric cars, carriers, shoes….blah blah, Literally no reason to buy a single thing when it comes to baby/ infant stuff. There's heaps. Then
Step 2 - If by a miracle you live in a remote area away from all the free kid stuff (the moon perhaps). Put Alfred app on old phones. Works perfectly as a monitor.
Sure, if you don't want any guarantees on the safety or hygiene of critical equipment like car seats. I was happy to pay $500 for peace of mind.
Other than the car seat where there is a safety issue, everything else can be cleaned.
There are pram, car seat, bassinet and even snoo cleaning services. Not only do you save money buying second hand but it’s also sustainable.
I myself bought the Uppababy vista v2 for about $400 off marketplace and got it professionally cleaned for $150 (including the bassinet).
I was contemplating buying the snoo for about $600 off marketplace and then getting it cleaned for about $100.
Good luck when you send your kids to childcare / kindy and school…. all that cleaning/ protecting will become well redundant.
Also, we now have bundles off allergy ridden kids from cotton wooling them. Growing bodies need minor pathogen exposure. Stick to the Science.
I'm not saying neglect them. Teach them to wash their hands (sanitiser has zero effect on gastro, but good for colds). Use Bleach/ temperature/ detergents/ Vinegar/ UV. They will nuke anything.
As for keeping them away from disease…see sentence one.
The seats are blow mould plastic, Nylon belts and polyester fill. All inorganic substances that are either broken, or they are not.
There is no safety risk in a second hand seats. The RAA have come out and clarified that myth came from one of the Manufacturers( Safe and Sound maybe). Great marketing. Up there with De beers and Diamonds!
If it was a real thing, then clearly we should be throwing away all the seats inside a car every time you sell it. Equal madness.
The seats are safe if:
The blow mould plastic hasn't been cracked (very unikely- try and break one). I have never seen one cracked. Seen write off accidents…no cracks.
The Nylon belts do not have cuts, abrasions, nor food acid. Pretty straight forward. If they look like your own cars seat belts…good to go.
3.You wash the polyester.
Aussie seats…they are all rubbish. Europe have a steel framed isofix system designed by Volvo. Not allowed here. You need to use flimsy/ rubbish, barely nothing t-bone protection belted seats… but hey…what would Volvo know about safety!
Summary, by all means you do what you think is best.
But don't perpetuate the ridiculous myth. More than enough un necessary land fill out there as it is.
It's not a ridiculous myth as you simply don't know if it's been dropped, mistreated, in an accident etc. It's not like the person trying to flog it will tell you. Maybe there's a crack you can't see. There's also no warranty. My wife's car got hit from behind (not even badly) & insurance covered two replacement seats as they consider them an unacceptable risk. I cut the straps in multiple places when put out for kerbside collection as I couldn't in good conscience palm off a seat that had been involved in a TC. As you say, do what you think is best, but when it comes to something like this, $500 is small money for peace of mind.
@Captain Yobbo: I hope you did the same for all the other seats in the vehicle as well.
If not, why not?
If you can't see a crack…its not there!
Again, its a basic blow mould framed seat. Try and break one. You won't do it. You can crush it, but it will be obvious then.
Not sure if anyone knows, but as a recent parent, went down the rabbit hole of baby cameras (rather than buying a tplink for $30 and using a tablet to view it)
I would highly recommend the SM50, it's a straight cut and copy of the very expensive tweedycam.. to the point it recognizes the non OEM cameras, can usually be had for $90.