
We currently use the Eufy baby monitors. I've used eufy for a long time with a lot of success. We especially took advantage of Amazon refurbished for both so they were only $99-ish and included a camera and the monitor screen. We ended up getting 2 - one for the nursery and another for the car (they work way better than any car monitor). Can't recommend those enough!
'Can't recommend those enough'; long time success; specific: $99 refurbished, works better than car monitors; bought 2
Vtech audio only monitors are great for what you're looking for. We used these when we're traveling and they typically have better range than more video monitors For video options, we like the Eufy Security Spaceview Baby Monitor. It's not wifi, and there's no phone integration, so you have the camera and the handheld. We've been using this one for our first for 5 years with no issue.
'5 years with no issue'; non-wifi, no phone integration, camera and handheld only; long-term proven reliability
We use Eufy space view. It's security first, and runs audio/video from its own point-to-point WiFi connection. No internet to worry about being hacked, they'd have to be in range and spoof the certs. And it has pretty good range. We've been across the house and in the backyard with it and still got signal. I bought a second for #2, both camera and receiver. Technically you can connect multiple cameras to one receiver, but I preferred separate and one of us responsible for one kid each.
Bought a second unit for second child; specific: point-to-point connection, good range (house and backyard), security-first design
We had a chillax baby monitor that had an app and screen. It was the biggest piece of crap. To be able to see the baby from multiple phones (mom and dad) you had to pay for a subscription! And it broke in less than a year. We had the eufy WiFi free one for travel that we now use as our main and it's great!! Highly recommend
'It's great!! Highly recommend'; originally for travel, now main monitor after previous brand failed; WiFi free
We like the Eufy Spaceview. Good video quality. Good distance in connectivity. No complaint a
'No complaint'; specific: good video quality and good connectivity distance
We have the Eufy Space view. Also have a second hand DX8 (not sure but probably not pro) with 2 cameras that we use for travel (got it free from friends). Eufy image quality and handset is much better, but I don't know if it's because the infant optics is an older model or because we don't have the wide angle lens (which was included for Eufy). Daughter is over 1 year now. Really, either is fine. I wouldn't get anything with extra features. And a non wifi camera works great for us.
Eufy 'image quality and handset is much better' than Infant Optics; over 1 year of use; 'non wifi camera works great'
We have a Eufy Spaceview. Has worked great for us. Would prefer the charger to be USB C instead of the useless mini usb, but maybe there's an updated version these day. I would never in my life use an internet connected baby monitor. Not after googling and literally finding thousands of cameras just sitting there, broadcasting in the clear to anyone who knows what to search for. No thank you.
'Has worked great for us'; minor complaint about mini USB charger; strong non-wifi preference
Just get Ring cams. We started with the Eufy Baby Monitor and were pretty happy with it. We got a second camera for it when #2 kid came along and it was pretty easy to set up. But honestly though... I wouldn't use any of these baby monitors. We ended up just using Ring cams and the donated the Eufys. I already had a Ring alarm system and cameras set up for my house, so I had a couple of extra cameras lying around, and now I just have a Ring cam in each of the kids' rooms. The Ring cam allow
'Pretty happy with it'; got second camera for kid #2; but ultimately switched to Ring cams for integration with existing system
Eufy space view works really well and is entirely local but we've had the batteries die on 2 screens
'Works really well' but 'batteries die on 2 screens'; significant hardware failure offsets positive functionality