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Review on Pyle Distance Waterproof Adjustable PLCM4550 by Ken Kowal

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works great with a few issues. Some ingenuity is required.

I didn't really have a good spot for a separate screen and having one in the mirror was attractive. The mirror is mounted on an existing bracket. It was easy to run the power and video cables to the fuse box. It was a little more fun to route the video cable to the back of my truck (ordered 30ft cable and larger zip ties). I soldered and heat shrunk all the connections just for durability. I bought a pigtail that plugs into a two socket fuse box to get power. First I tried a wireless device to transmit a signal but it was DOA. Wired works great. My only complaints are that the green power light is too bright (I used black tape to cover it), the mirror is a bit dimmed (which just takes a little getting used to), and there's no night light on the camera. The camera also covered the license plate sticker, which is illegal, so I made a mount to elevate it over the license plate. Update in a month - wish it was much sooner. It might have saved me from a serious parking accident. The performance in terms of connectivity was flawless. I'm glad I went the extra mile by soldering and sealing everything and also preventing the frame from chafing. I'm already used to a bright mirror screen. The only catch is the lack of a backlight on the rear camera. While the camera does a pretty good job in low light, it's sometimes useless in the dark, but mostly in situations where there's nothing behind me, e.g. B. when reversing out of the driveway as nothing reflects my reversing lights.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Something different