We opted for this mat for two reasons:
1. It is used without baby monitors, which was good for us as a baby monitor had wirbereits and not wanted to buy us new.
2. It is powered by battery.
We have now been 7 months in use and are fully satisfied. There was not a false alarm. Because we have forgotten now and then turn it off before we got our son out of bed, we know that it definitely works :-)
Small drawback: the bright green light that always lights up when the mat is turned on, is very bright, but we just stuck a sticker over it.. So you can still see the green light republics, but it no longer appears so strong :-)