MC5111

I just installed a Haloview wireless camera and monitor with a Haloview Furrion adaptor. The adaptor is not really necessary, but it makes the installation look better. I did a separate review of the adaptor. I gave it only 3 stars.Obviously this is much less expensive than the Furrion unit. Plus its completely plug and play with the Furrion wires already on your trailer. If you don't use the Haloview adaptor the Haloview kit comes with everything you need to simply screw it onto the outside of the Furion cover or directly to the trailer. You would need to drill a hole into the Furion cover for the wires to enter.I would caution that the screws that both Furion and Haloview provide are tiny. I also found that the screws were over tightened on the Furrrion adaptor Grand Design installed on my trailer, so the screw holes were crushed and cracked (yet another example of poor RV workmanship). So I applied black exterior caulk to all the screws and seams to ensure it was sealed.At the monitor end I got three bars of signal strength in the cab of my pickup. The 5 inch monitor is clear and detailed. The microphone on the camera is better than I expected. I could hear my wife and kid converse in the back yard quite clearly. Not sure how it would do in a windy or noisy enviroment. I wasn't that impressed with the monitor mounting hardware as it was cheap plastic with small screws and nuts. This seems to be a endemic fault with Chinese made electronics these days. It's to be expected and since I decided to ditch the Holoview monitor mounting hardware I didn't take off any stars on my rating. If mounting hardware had been important to me, it would have cost this thing one star in my rating. Instead I used two of my wife's hairbands to hold the monitor to the (useless when towing) rear view mirror. Ruibber bands would also work. When I am not towing the monitor, hairbands and wireing gets tossed into the center console box. The monitor has adaptors and wiring that can be hardwired into the towing vehicle as well as the usual cigarette lighter style plug, which I used.The wiring on my trailer turns the camera on whenever the driving / headlights lights are turned on. Obviously the power comes off the upper driving lights located just above the Furrion mount. Lights on, camera on.This Haloview was about half the cost of the Furrion system, and for that you get a great camera and monitor that will fits. Where Haloview comes up short is on the quality of the monitor mounting hardware for inside the tow vehicle. It would work, but its all plastic and probably won't last. Mounting the monitor to the existing center rear view mirror was a great idea I saw on U-tube and it takes advantage of the fact that when you are towing a big travel trailer all you see is travel trailer in that mirror.

The media could not be loaded. The MC5111 works very well, and I would recommend it for those who want a quality system. I have one camera installed on the pickup rear plate, and another on the back of the 29' travel trailer. My observations:- the cameras are housed in sealed metal cases, with several IR LEDs to enhance night vision. Build quality is excellent.- this set's camera comes with a handy license plate bracket which works well. Mine was an easy install, after proper wiring - there's a shorter antenna included that may be needed to keep out of the way of a pickup tailgate.- the daytime picture is excellent, good update rate and good resolution. the nighttime picture is actually pretty good, better than expected, not as good as daylight, but more than adequate for passing/backing maneuvers- the display is 5" and is near perfect in size. While the alternative 7" display is great, it fits better in a full size pickup or motorhome, while the 5" fits most everything, including my mid-size.- the camera has a microphone, which works for low speed backing (to hear your partner say "more left, keep going and then, of course, STOP!!!!) but the volume has to be turned off for highway use.- the display has a good suction cup mount (hasn't fallen yet) that can mount on the bottom or the back of the 5" display. also has a bracket mount that can be positioned bottom, back or top.- display brightness is very good, and adjustable. At night, I do have to adjust the brightness down at night, and up in the day (add that to the nice-to-have's for the future, but minor nuisance not a show-stopper)- Rain can obscure the picture, if the airflow forces rain on the lens. The camera with this set doesnt have a rain shield. Would be great if it had a rain shield, but this is not a big issue for me.- Wireless range is very good. Camera at license plate has no issues, camera that is 40 feet back has a slightly lower refresh rate. I'm at the edge of range, and would recommend the remote antenna for anyone with a 28 foot or larger trailer. But even that poses no issue at all for driving, rearview and backing.- the video recorder works, and I like having that run in continuous loop, so if anything happens, i've got it on tape.Have put 2500+ miles on the Haloview, so far, so good!(the video shows a snippet of actual use. the still picture quality is better than the still indicates - blame the moire on the cheap camera phone.)