Rear View Camera - Nav Screens

Submitted: Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 14:07

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John L G

Hi All,

Well its time for me to completely succumb to modern technology mainly because of a new canopy and partly to save me haveing to do the old swivel fifty times when backing - must be an age thing.

I'm travelling from the Pilbara next week, cyclone permitting, for a week in Perth and thought if I can make a decision from here it would save me a bit of stuffing around when in town.

The problem is that I want to fit a rear view system in the 75 series, as yet unpurcahsed, and also incorporate the info from my laptop which has the mapping/gps tracking info on screen. Seems to make a bit of sense if I can use the same screen and then the lap top can be closed up and simply used for its computing .

I have absolutely no preference for make or model but obviously want a continuous display and ability to switch from either the rear view camera to the mapping at the flick of a switch - push of a button.

I can't mount an in dash type as the dash is already full of other electronics
My questions/problems are

1. Is there a preference for roof flip down screens or dash mounted?
2. Are the screens LCD ot otherwise and what is their operation life?
3. Is there much delay on start up for the rear view camera to become active?
4. What is the low light/ night vision on the cameras like?
5. Any drawbacks to the system?
6. Do you leave it powered to aux batt or wire it through accessories.
7. Any reccomendations make/model price and who to trust.
8. Screen size - any preference.

Thanks for any input.

John G

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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 14:13

Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 14:13

Howdy John ,

A good set of questions . I will be most interested to read the answers . Seems like a good idea to use it as the computer screen as well .

If you mounted it on the dashboard , would the cops book you for obstructing the vision ? Or are you thinking of putting it below the level of the dash ?

Where are you in regards to the path of the cyclone ?

Cheers ,

Willie .

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Follow Up By: John L G - Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 15:22

Monday, Jan 09, 2006 at 15:22

Hi Willie

I'm in Newman doing a locum at the hospital so will probably just catch the tail here. We get constant updates here for the other health centres
and it would seem, at last report anyway, a yellow has been declared for Karratha/Dampier where it is supposed to cross the coast. That won't pose a problem to the hospital at that site because it was blown away some years and was rebuilt. Government architects were involved and it resembles something like a bomb shelter with the entire hospital being surrounded by large dirt earth banks. Not attractive.

Karratha and Dampier normally survive these blows without too many worries as the towns were company built, however other coastal towns are a bit less stringently built.

Back to the mounting of this screen, I suppose your question regards visibility is a fair one because at the moment apart from the odd picture of one I still haven't actually seen one in the flesh. I noticed Phil SA has pics of his in his rig profile and that is obviously one that pops out of an "in dash" mount and very practical so something may have to be moved in the final result.

I suppose one thing about the trusty old 75 series is that you sit quite high in the cab so forward vision shouldn't be much of an issue however usable cab space in these vehicles is always a problem and avoiding too much clutter is a concern. I have seen where they have a visor screen but I think that is primarily for a rear view camera only.

Ciao for now

John G