Motorola Digital Video 2.8 Inch Monitor Review

For a street price under $200, the Motorola Digital Video 2.8 inch monitor offers terrific bang-for-the-buck.

Likes
We like this monitor a lot. It offers the same best-in-class range, sound clarity, and immunity to interference we found in our Editors' Choice winner, the Motorola Digital Video Baby Monitor with 3.5 inch screen.

Image quality is quite good despite the smaller 2.8 inch screen, and although we like the 3.5 inch screen better, the 2.8 inch is more than adequate.

It's easy to use, and still offers features we love in the 3.5 inch model like sound activation and talk-to-baby.

Dislikes
We miss the remote controlled pan/tilt feature of the 3.5 inch model, but its frankly not crucial with an infant (they don't move around a lot in the crib). In the long-term you can overcome the lack of remote controlled pan/tilt with careful camera placement and/or buying additional cameras to cover multiple rooms or gain more viewing angles.

As we noted in the 3.5 inch monitor review, we also are disappointed that Motorola did not provide a sound activation feature in these video monitors.

Other Motorola Models Worth Considering
You might want to check out these products from Motorola too:

• Motorola Additional Camera for MBP33 - $99 list — up to 4 cameras can be used with the 2.8 inch monitor system MBP33 to add coverage to other rooms or additional viewing angles.

• Motorola Digital Video 3.5 inch (MBP 36) - $250 list — this model costs $50 more and won our Editors' Choice award. It differs only in two features: larger 3.5 inch screen, and remote controlled pan/tilt capability.

Conclusion
The Motorola Digital Video 2.8 inch (MBP33) model offers great bang-for-the-buck. You can save a significant amount of money if you are willing to pass on the remote-controlled pan/tilt feature and accept a slightly smaller screen size. We think it's a compelling video monitor. It earns our Best Value award.