rearview camera system

[silvereagle1964]

am getting ready to look for and purchase a camera system.   any advice on wireless
vs wired, display size, etc would be appreciated.

[Iceni John]

I installed the Rear View Safety 770613 camera system last year.   I got it from Costco on sale for $199!   It seems very high quality, and all its connectors and hardware look like they will be durable.   Picture quality is very good, and it shows the entire width of the back of the bus.   Very recommendable.

I've heard that wireless systems don't work effectively when the signal has to transmit through 40 feet of metal bus.   A cabled system seems to me to be inherently more reliable.

John

[chessie4905]

I use a rear view safety on my pickup which works great. My unit has three switchable inputs, so you can make use of three different views with three different camera locations; rear high or low,rear and both sides,rear and front, whatever. Quality camera and well sealed. I purchased an inexpensive license plate camera off eBay to provide a second input which works for spotting my trailer hitch. Purchased my system from Amazon. I wouldn't recommend wireless units for a 35 foot or longer vehicle. Too many users had issues with interference in signal. Just read many customer reviews to get an idea about what users think/ thought. They offer many different cameras and monitor screens. There are many other manufacturers of camera systems also at higher and lower prices. Just read reviews for info. You can obtain similar systems from other vendors, but Amazon has fast prime shipping and relatively painfree return.

[silversport]

I pick up a Tadi Brothers at Quartzsite two years ago, the camera failed after the year warranty, was replaced  N/C. They have many camera options. They are on line. I am very happy with mine, 120 RV backup camera #24377 CCD. It saved my toad when the receiving hitch broke.

[Scott & Heather]

I just installed an Amazon $50 camera/screen. Works perfect for me. Nothing fancy. Definitely recommend going wired.


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[MB LeMirage]

So is the little gauge to show how fast the toad is going? lol.
Sorry, I could'nt resist.
Ryan

[akroyaleagle]

I went with this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/9-DIGITAL-WIRELESS-SPLIT-LCD-1-BACKUP-CAMERA-REAR-VIEW-SYSTEM-FOR-RV-MOTORHOME-/221839945544?hash=item33a6b0ef48:g:NZoAAOxyeR9THVlb

Is wireless and very nice!

[Scott & Heather]

Ryan, that gauge tells me how many horsepower my toad is pushing lol


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[Geom]

I went with a Rear View Saftey camera kit (RVS-770613).
It cost me ~$200 from Amazon.
I've been using it for a few months now and really like it.
The picture quality is pretty decent. It's color. Camera has IR for night viewing and a mic.
It has multiple inputs (3) for additional cameras.
Comes complete with everything needed to install it.
Has a remote control - I guess to turn it on while sitting in your easy-chair and hear a noise outside, lol.

The overall build quality looks pretty good.
The parts and cables appear to be of high quality components that attach and seal well.

I will say that all of the wires can be a pain to manage and tuck out of the way.
Plus the cable-head you need to run inside your rig is ridiculously large. It does make for a nice solid connection, but requires a large-ish hole to poke it through. Fortunately for me the old camera installation already had a sufficiently large hole drilled in the roof.

While I considered a wireless system, I pretty quickly dismissed it. Wireless is already a PITA to get into and out of that bus, and I figured this wasn't going to be any better trying to send a relatively weak wireless signal through 35' of an aluminum faraday-cage. 

Good luck,
George

[B_K]

So is the little gauge to show how fast the toad is going? lol.
Sorry, I could'nt resist.
Ryan

Good one Ryan! LOL
|Reminds me off my trucking days as an owner operator.
I ran west coast a lot an used a radar jammer to keep from getting so many high dollar driving awards out in the wide open spaces in TX, NM, & AZ.
I got pulled over by a TX Highway patrolman once and he told me it was just a courtesy stop to let me know that I really needed to have the trailer checked out before it caused me brake problems or an accident. He said that while my tractor was only 70 mph the trailer was doing 80! (as he winked at me and told me I should get a jammer for the rear as well as the front!  )
  BK 

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

You can't beat the Omniview system.  I have it on my bus. It gives me a 360 degree view as a birds-eye view of my bus and it is so good I can almost see my tires when I am getting close to the curb.  Check it out at www.operationsaferoad.com.  I have one of their units on my bus.

[chessie4905]

Here is one worth checking out. Just noticed it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WIFI-License-Plate-Backup-Camera-For-iPhone-Android-Phones-Tablets-/311619260688?hash=item488df49110:g:EdIAAOSwCQNWe8-l