Over all - good product, does the main job - which is to alert us when bub cries in the other room while we wash the dishes or asleep.
The battery issue mentioned here few times is not significant to us. During the night the parent unit is next to our bed, charging anyway, and the battery is more than enough for the naps during the day.
On the other hand, the quality and volume of sound is less than ideal. However, it is enough to here the little one cries, so I guess that is what important.
The star show is beautiful (although at this...Read more

I purchased the original unit just over three years ago and since then have had to have the parent unit replaced another two times under warranty.

The fault was the same for each warranty claim and it has happened again, just recently with the latest replacement. I've given up replacing it and have tossed it.

The fault is with the parent unit failing to charge the battery whilst in the charging cradle, causing the unit to turn off. Also, it appears that the digital icons begin to degrade making it difficult to interpret the temperature ...Read more

I absolutely loved this product at first. The star projection and white noise is great, and torch on the back of the unit is brilliant. However, after only four months the screen broke, and the battery died. Trying to get help from customer service was a nightmare!! They were so unwilling to help, and there was never an apology. They have acted like I was an inconvenience because their product broke. They eventually agreed to send out a new parent unit - this one didn't even turn on!! Again, it was a massive inconvenience to them.... Than...Read more

This monitor is good when it's working. I have owned this for about a year but have only used it for about 6 months as my twin girls had been in my room until recently. I have phoned them 3 times with different issues and yes they have replaced parts each time but I don't have time every few months to call and wait for new parts. They have even replace the whole monitor once but still I am having loads of issues so surely It can't be that I got 2 faulty monitors? I'm currently waiting on batteries as they believe there is an issues with them no...Read more

I bought an Oricom610 baby monitor. I was very impressed with its features and the sound quality. However, after one month the battery life deteriorated. Once the monitor was taken off the charging dock the battery would last only an hour or two before it would beep and need to be returned to the charging dock. I rang Oricom direct and they said that perhaps the rechargable batteries might need replaced and that they would send them straight away. It did take 2 weeks for me to receive the batteries and in the meantime I had to ring up to fi...Read more

We have been using this monitor for 18 months. Battery life off the charger deteriorated rapidly after regular use. Within months we were lucky to get an hour off the charger. Replaced batteries with high performance Eneloop batteries and the same problem occurred. However, using those same batteries in another product and another charger and they were fine. Therefore, there's a problem either with the monitor unit or the charger or both. Recently, the LCD screen had dead pixels so it became almost impossible to read. Finally, a week ago...Read more

This monitor was purchased by my father inlaw. Thank god I didn't pay for it myself! It was good in the beginning but it didn't take long for the volume buttons for the music to stop working but as long as we could hear our bub it didnt matter to us. But the battery life has always been bad! I mean 2-3 hrs max! And it just got worse to the point were now it turns off if we take it off the charger! On a few occasions we have woken up to our baby screaming at the back of the house because the monitor turned off while on charged! We have no idea h...Read more

The units functions itself are great, however battery life is VERY poor, We have had 4 battery replacements and 2 complete unit replacements in 20 months. Customer service is great from Oricom every time, our battery goes flat after being off the charge for anything from 1 - 4 hours at times. I feel that this issues really let the monitor down, everyone I know that has this monitor has had the same issue. We have 2 other cheaper brands of monitors and don’t have any issues with their battery life, if they get to the bottom of the battery issue ...Read more

We turned this on when my baby moved into her own room and it worked well for a while. Eleven months later and we are experiencing power problems with both units.
On the baby unit, the cord comes loose on its own (not in an accessible area for the baby) and therefore it 'unlinks' itself until we then fiddle with the cord into the back and it turns on again.
On the parent unit, the batteries constantly run flat. I have heard from others that this is due to being on a charger for a large amount of time. Well, if my baby sleeps 12 hours a night,...Read more

Product Review - Oricom

I was quite excited, recently, to have the opportunity to review a baby monitor from Oricom.

The monitor is the Secure 610 Premium Digital Baby Monitor, which allows parents to keep an
ear out for what’s happening in baby’s room when you’re at the other end of the house.

This is no ordinary baby monitor. It has many extra features, which make it a really handy thing to have in the nursery.

It plays soft, soothing music to help lull baby to sleep, and has a comforting night light which throws stars all over the ceiling. ...Read more