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  "title": "Baby monitors compared by battery life",
  "question": "Which baby monitors last longest on battery power?",
  "answer": "Maxi-Cosi See Pro 360°: Claimed parent-unit battery life is 72 to 96 hours with sleep mode on, though one tester found it needed charging more often under heavy use.\nVtech DM111: The manual says full batteries can last up to 8 days; sources disagree on battery life, with Mega Babies claiming up to 8 hours from a built-in rechargeable battery and Ryan Pierson reporting an advertised 20 hours that seemed optimistic.\nVtech VM924: The maker quotes up to 17 hours of video or 29 hours of audio-only streaming per charge; the store agrees on 17 hours of video but disagrees on audio-only runtime, quoting 31 hours.\nMotorola Nursery VM36XL: The parent unit has a built-in 2,000 mAh rechargeable battery giving up to 5 hours of use.",
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