need a back up monitor

FIRE UP wrote:

bluwtr49 wrote:
I just spent a lot of time looking at options and what I found is that you can mix and match cameras and monitor to you hearts content. Virtually any camera with work with virtual any monitor, tv, or whatever.

I plugged my camera into the TV to see which was causing me a problem and it worked just great. In my case the camera was bad.

Well Sir,
When you say you can plug "any camera into any monitor", I'm not sure that's quite correct. You see, we have the Sony on our '04 Itasca Horizon, 36GD and, a proprietary, 6-pin-din plug was used for that application and, according to RVcams.com, Sony cameras, ONLY work, with SONY monitors, specifically because of that plug. Now, I'm by far, no audio-visual tech so, at this time, I can only say what they've told me. If you've developed "adapters" to use when plugging in non-like brand monitors and cameras, then I can see how your statement would apply. But, doesn't each maker of camera and monitor have their own plug? I've not tried other cameras or monitors.
Scott

I believe I said "virtually any..." but, that said Sony may be a singular exception but still it's only a plug and I would bet that if you can find a mating plug you can adapt the wires to more common connectors.

RVcams.com was the first place I went to and they gave me a lot of info that was absolutely not true. For example a camera with IR would only work with a monitor that accepts IR which is a total falsehood. I would not longer trust anything they say.

Pull you camera or monitor and take it good shop. Ask for an adapter. You might just get lucky,

Everything else I've looked at use standard connectors and Radio Shack has adapters for most common configurations. I bought a camera on Amazon and the coax plugged right in but had to make a power connector, still all was simple.