The system is pretty good. The range is fantastic, the picture is fairly clear (we keep ours ~6 feet from the crib and we can see the kiddo fine, though it's tough to tell if the eyes are open or closed). Night vision works well too.My two gripes come regarding the sound. First, there's no headphone jack/bluetooth, so you need to be in a position to hear the speakers (ie. you can't go out and mow the lawn). Secondly, I find the speaker to be relatively underpowered. If you're in a quiet room, you'll hear things, but I wouldn't count on it waking you up. We bought a separate audio-only monitor that gets super loud for our nighttime comfort (we keep the video monitor by the bedside to see what's happening after the audio monitor wakes us up).Also, I'll note that the service the company offers here is great. Our initial video unit wouldn't charge- they sent me a replacement within a day and the new one works just fine. Really happy there.Overall, not a bad video monitor for the price. I wish the audio was a bit better, and didn't realize that was what I was looking for (first kid and all), but I'm happy with the setup that I've got now.