
VAVA is awesome, ours is going strong after four years and has a huge range which is helpful when we camp and go to cottages.
"VAVA is awesome" backed by concrete duration ("going strong after four years") and a specific use case — a "huge range" that helps "when we camp and go to cottages" — no caveats.
We currently have the vava one and we love it. The range is great, picture is clear, and we haven't had any issues. I would definitely recommend it
"we love it" with concrete supporting detail — "range is great, picture is clear, and we haven't had any issues" — enthusiastic with no caveats.
We tried the Infant Optics but it kept saying out of range when it definitely wasn't. Also, if the monitor was too close to other appliances in the house that use wifi, it would sometimes give an error message and the screen would turn off. We now have the Vava and I love it. The picture is clear and has good sound quality. The only downfall is the camera had to be plugged in, but that seems to be the case with most monitors.
For the Vava specifically: "We now have the Vava and I love it. The picture is clear and has good sound quality" — one very minor, category-wide caveat about the camera needing to be plugged in — mostly enthusiastic after switching away from the Infant Optics.
I dumped a glass of wine on the monitor by accident and it stopped working. VAVA overnighted me a free new one the next day, they were amazing.
Direct ownership with a concrete incident and outcome — after an accidental wine spill broke the unit, "VAVA overnighted me a free new one the next day, they were amazing" — the failure was self-inflicted, and the specific customer-service response drives a positive read.
We have the Vava one. I ordered it off of amazon but you can also order it straight from the company - they are out of California. I did some pretty extensive research because I wanted an actual quality non WiFi monitor. The infant optics reviews had a lot negative reviews similar to yours particularly about how it was always beeping it was out of range and they were like 20 feet from the baby/camera. I had my moms tech people at work look into the vava company also and there was a lot of great feedback. We are waiting on our baby any day now but I've been trying to use it a lot to get used to it. It has a really far range, great night mode, picture and sound are super clear. We've kept it on and the battery length has been really good so far. I've left it on at night in the nursery and kept the monitor in our room which is down the hall from each other and haven't had issues yet. The price is less than the baby optics but still on the expensive side and the only other downfall I could see is because it's not WiFi capable the camera has to be plugged into a wall. I personally felt most comfortable with that but it will require some maneuvering down the road once she goes into her crib.
Direct ownership with extensive specific detail — "really far range, great night mode, picture and sound are super clear" and good battery length — offset by a real caveat: it's "on the expensive side" and, being non-WiFi, "the camera has to be plugged into a wall."
No, it doesn't (although you can add a second camera). We switched to the Vava after having our second for this reason, but overall, I still like the Eufy better so it's the one I tend to recommend.
Direct experience — "we switched to the Vava after having our second" for its multi-camera support — but balances this with a specific comparative opinion that they "still like the Eufy better," making Vava the second choice rather than a clear win.
I don't know how helpful this is, but we bought the Vava system with 2 cameras and no WiFi. The picture quality is amazing, but we have had to replace it twice about as soon as it went out of warranty so I would steer away.
Names the specific setup ("Vava system with 2 cameras") and direct purchase; despite "amazing" picture quality, the specific complaint that they "had to replace it twice about as soon as it went out of warranty" leads them to recommend steering away — net negative.
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