New Fuzion touch screen?

When we were young newly weds(over 50 years ago), we took a roll of dimes with us to make phone calls to the out-laws every few days. Now we text, email and as a last resort, phone someone using our cell phones.

To quote Bob Dillon, "the times they are a changin".

A side effect of the "space race" and the "cold war" was, massive changes in electronics and adapting military/space technology to things like adapting missle guidance systems to driving, or the GPS, that and other military/nasa inovation.

Touch screens are for the most part very reliable and will only get better.

fj12ryder wrote:
Considering how often things go wrong with these things, extra complexity is not usually a good and desirable thing.

Have to agree. Because if you pull that touch screen or look at its control / relay board, which will be buried in the least accessible location possible, it will look like this.




With the use of scotchlocks, crimp connectors, wire nuts, and in a lot of cases a good twist and tape by some amish guy getting paid piecework, all done in 15 minutes, who was hired through the staffing agency, you're lucky if the brake and other wiring to conventional switches and such does not fail as time goes on. Let alone introducing more complexity.

But if you absolutely need that tech...have at it.

Momentums have them but have backup switches for most everything.

I see many of the trailers with the InCommand feature. I like the Bluetooth feature allowing trailer control from a smartphone. That might be real handy while setting up during a rain storm, for example. You could stay in the TV and kick out the slides, turn on the lights, and put out the awning while staying dry.

The Grand Design Momentums are still using the OneControl touch screens. I cannot speak for their Solitude line.

I believe Grand Design has pulled these out of there units due to issues. We looked at a Solitude that had it and the dealer said they were having issues with the systems. Vanleigh has been using them for years with good success. I do like the idea just hope any issues are worked out before we buy a new FW.

JAC1982 wrote:
We don't have the touch screen in our Impact, but our neighbor does in his Fuzion. Seems pretty cool so far. I think the best part about it is you can access it all from your mobile device. So, we were camping with them last weekend, and he wanted to turn on a light inside for his dog, so he just did it from his phone versus having to get up and do it. Same w/ controlling the sound system. Now, some may call it lazy, but I thought it was neat. :)

I'm glad they are liking it. How long have they had it? I'm looking to see if this is a durable system or not. I think its a cool concept but what happens when that touch screen goes out? Can i even turn a light on at that point

fj12ryder wrote:
Considering how often things go wrong with these things, extra complexity is not usually a good and desirable thing.

This is what I'm thinking but hoping to find some positive experiences

Considering how often things go wrong with these things, extra complexity is not usually a good and desirable thing.

We don't have the touch screen in our Impact, but our neighbor does in his Fuzion. Seems pretty cool so far. I think the best part about it is you can access it all from your mobile device. So, we were camping with them last weekend, and he wanted to turn on a light inside for his dog, so he just did it from his phone versus having to get up and do it. Same w/ controlling the sound system. Now, some may call it lazy, but I thought it was neat. :)