Updated 31 Oct 2016
Oricom
Secure 870 Touchscreen Video Baby Monitor SC870
Snapshot: The Oricom Secure 870 Touchscreen Video Baby Monitor SC870 is an audio and video baby monitor with plenty of features. But how well does it perform?
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Test results
Overall score
Sound
Ease of use
Picture
Good points
- Good at detecting and reproducing soft sounds.
- Very easy to set up and use.
- Has night light.
- Has room-temperature monitor (with alarm).
- Has a video monitor.
- Has "talk to baby" function.
- Camera pan control.
- Picture zoom.
- Big screen with clear and smooth picture.
But
- Poor sound range through indoor walls.
- Baby unit doesn't run on batteries (so can’t be used outdoors).
- No movement sensor.
- No belt clip.
- Baby unit microphone performance reduced when lullaby is playing.
How we test
Overall score includes:
Audio/video monitors:
Picture performance (30%)
Sound performance (40%)
Ease of use (30%)
Audio-only products:
Sound performance (70%)
Ease of use (30%)
Performance assesses:
Sound range (how well it transmits through indoor walls).
Sensitivity and sound quality (whether the baby unit picks up soft sounds and how well the parent unit reproduces them).
Picture quality (of video monitors).
We also check for interference from a microwave or a digital cordless phone – and whether the monitor causes interference in a TV or a digital cordless phone.
Ease of use assesses:
The size and clarity of the labels, indicators and controls.
How easy it is to operate the controls and set up the unit.
Prices are from an August 2018 survey.
