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Effy's avatar
Effy
Explorer II
Jul 01, 2015

Replacement for Jensen Back up monitor

My MH has the Jensen RV212TB which has conveniently decided to take a dump about one year out of warranty. The screen starts to fade, freeze and then goes black. I have checked all wiring, reset about half a billion times, unplugged and let the capacitors deplete, and it works for a while and then starts failing again. Jensen won't replace it, they won't even fix them, it's a throw away item. I have read reviews of this unit and it's apparently junk and usually fails in 1-2 years. They have stopped making them. Does anyone know what a reasonable replacement would be for this unit? I did like that it had radio, cd, and aux input as well as the camera itself. I don't want to spend a lot of money (this unit apparently retailed for about $600-800). Unbelievable. Is there a plug and play unit that can be used? It has the 3 camera inputs but I turned off the mirror cams - they were distracting and I like to see how the car tracks behind the MH so I just use the rear cam. I don't need/want GPS either. Just a radio that allows me to use the existing wiring and camera(s).

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  • Dale_Traveling's avatar
    Dale_Traveling
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2015
    Effy wrote:
    These are all good suggestions. How can I tell if the harness and wiring for the existing camera will work? I really don't want to chase new wires for a new camera. The camera itself is fine. Just the in-dash monitor needs replaced.
    I'll post an image of the camera and monitor connectors later tonight. I mixed and match my set up and the connectors all matched up male and female.
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2015
    jplante4 wrote:
    I've had good luck with these guys . They have a lot of this type of product and they were very helpful when I was trying to retro my coax backup camera. Even sent me the proper connectors for free.


    I reached out to these guys and they are very knowledgeable. Able to find me a name brand unit almost plug and play for under $200. Thanks!
  • Effy's avatar
    Effy
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2015
    These are all good suggestions. How can I tell if the harness and wiring for the existing camera will work? I really don't want to chase new wires for a new camera. The camera itself is fine. Just the in-dash monitor needs replaced.
  • Dale_Traveling's avatar
    Dale_Traveling
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2015
    I replace a much older CRT based monitor with an LCD version off AMAZON. Wasn't an exact fit but worked out well.

  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Jul 01, 2015
    I've had good luck with these guys . They have a lot of this type of product and they were very helpful when I was trying to retro my coax backup camera. Even sent me the proper connectors for free.

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