Ocean Wonders Musical Aquarium Crib Attachment Review

We bought the previous version of the Ocean Wonders aquarium in 2002 for our first child.It served a lot of functions: soothing white noise to fall asleep by, a day-or-night toy by the crib.Our firstborn loved it.Nicest of all, it made the transition to his toddler bed much easier.We wanted our second son (born last september) to have his own, and we were glad to see that a new version was coming out because we assumed the new model would be an improvement.This is not the case.

For starters, the new version is a MAJOR hassle to put together.The old model was one unit with a panel in the back for putting in batteries.Its one thing for battery replacement to require a screwdriver, but this contraption has a seperate battery case that attaches to the rest of it by an OUT OF SIGHT screw that you have to line up PERFECTLY to get the device to work.It took me two hours to find this screw.If that wasn't enough, you have to do this while the batteries are out and while the thing is attached to the crib or you won't be able to get it to stay in place!It is as if the designers were trying to find the clunkiest way possible to set this up.

Secondly, the new model is much bigger and much brighter than the old one.While this makes it more of something to play with, it also makes it useless for soothing nighttime use.The size makes it more than a little intimidating for a newborn, but the brightness makes it useless for nighttime.

To be fair, there have been some improvements over the older model.The sound quality of the songs is much better both in fidelity and tambre (it doesn't sound like a cheezy synthisizer).The ocean sounds (which are the best sounds) are still there and sound good.

Overall, I would not recommend this product.See if you can find one of the earlier model floating around.

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Product Description:
The baby will enjoy the classical-style music; soothing lights and water bubble show with this crib-attaching Ocean Wonders Aquarium. Five ocean friends swim peacefully across the aquarium screen while lights fade on and off in a tranquil pattern. Sweet songs or sound effects play, and bubbles rise to the surface. After ten minutes of play, both baby and you will feel councey and relaxed. There are three modes of operation so that as baby grows, the aquarium will continue to be entertaining. Busy activities help baby transition to quiet time. It requires 3 D batteries, which are not included. It Measures 13.38" x 4.5" x 11" and fits most standard cribs.

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