a must have, this is a must have for anyone with kids. adding this to the tv with a dvd player was one of the best things ive ever done. my daughter absolutely loves watching the disney channel and all the other kids who have been in my car love it too. best way to keep the little ones quiet in the car. if youre on the fence about this dont be. just go to best buy and pay $300 plus tax and have them install it.
Great Idea, my son loves it, I just installed Sirius Backseat TV a few months ago. I have been wanting to install this system for years, I just couldn't justify the cost of the equipment, about 3 years ago equipment costs were around $700 plus for all the needed equipment. I was looking around a few months ago and noticed the Amazon price of $36 for the SCV1 (WOW) so I ordered the unit and headrest monitor for $77. Install was very easy, if you have done any car audio installs before. I had the SCV1 and the monitor installed in about 2 hours. It works great, activation with Sirius took about 20 minutes.
Yes, I know there are only 3 TV channels, but these are the channels my son watches most of the time at home, so he was thrilled when we surprised him with them in the car :) I know these video channels are not HD quality, but it has the video quality of a video stream from the internet, just no buffering in the middle of the video. I would not try to view these video channels on a monitor larger then 10" I could really see heavy pixelation of the video when I tested the SCV1 on my 19" computer monitor.
I know there are other video products out there, but they need a 3G internet connection for them to work while traveling along the road and they offer more channels and better video quality, but the other reason I chose Sirius backseat TV is our routes of travel to see family and take vacation. We travel along roads in the mountains and cellphone coverage is spotty at best for miles. The only time we lost Sirius service is travelling through the tunnels cut through the mountians.
For the cost, this is our most realilable mobile TV service I could find. I did look at the Direct TV option, but that things antenna is huge and I noticed a LOT of drop outs while traveling along the demo route in town and the cost of equipment is HIGH.
I know Backseat TV has about 3 to 4 year life limit with my son. I know he will out grow these TV channels, but for now it is perfect for us.
I have emailed Sirius to ask them to offer more channels, that's why I can only give this product a 4 out of 5 stars. I know Sirius is not really in the business of TV programming, but they really should look at this product as another point of revenue if they add a larger verity of programming.
The best car A/V no one knows about, I'm a big fan of Sirius satellite radio and I still had a hard time finding out about this product. That's sad because I don't think Sirius understands exactly what they have here and the potential it has.
3 channels of children's programming. That's all folks. Video quality is good. Sound is good. Being a media guy I can understand that as kids programs have very little full screen movement so they work well in limited bandwith situations like this. (No PBS is disappointing though and probably would have made sense.)
The hardware is pretty good but it's discontinued. Good news is you can find it real cheap. Bad news is what's the long term outlook for this product? Very easy install if you know how to run wires to your fuse box (we are talking simple stuff). The biggest plus is that compared to other satellite TV products the antenna(s) are real small. Like 2square inches small. You need to install 2 (nothing but if you do a little research the only other options are HUGE dishes that sit on the roof. This things antenna is smaller than regular satellite radio.
The subscription at $8/month (on top of $13/month for radio) is really cheap compared to the $100 or so for dish network. Yeah it's only 3 channels compared to about 100 for dish but unless you are really traveling the world on a regular basis you only need simple distraction to get the job done and this provides it.
Biggest issue is that I don't think Sirius understands the wasted potential they have with this.
Great product! I love it!, I love this thing. I can listen to my radio in the front speakers on the van, and my girls can watch tv in the back using the sound from the speakers on the screens or through headphones. Or, if you feel like giving them a theater experience, you can also put it through the vehicle speakers.
The "tv" has its own remote, so you don't have to always change the thing over to change it for them. Plus, it runs off of "RCA" connection cables, so you can split the signal to as many "TVs" as you have available in the vehicle.
My girls love this thing. I used to have to remember to bring DVDs so they could watch on trips, but now, if I forget it is not big deal.
The channels are: Cartoon Network Mobile, Nickelodean Mobile, and Disney Mobile. They run the same programs, and have some commercials, but they run off their own separate schedule from their real TV versions.
My only qualm with this thing is the lack of channels. I would like to see a couple more channels, maybe even a few adult channels (no, not porn, but maybe a movie channel or a few news channels; i.e. Weather Channel would be a plus). This is why I only give it a 4 star rating. Other than that, it is great.
It costs roughly $20 a month for everything that Surius offers for radio and the 3 channels. Not a bad price.
The greatest thing ever, Absolutely love this thing, and I know my kids do too. To be able to have 3 channels in the car is so much more handy then having to constantly change out DVDs. Worked great on our long trips. I did chose to have this professional installed despite review that it was easy. I'm glad I made that choice because the device is hidden within the dash, so no one can see it, steal it or break it. I did have to buy a different FM modulator but considering The reasonable price for this device it was no big deal. FYI this does require a subscription.
A must have, I LOVE this thing. I don't have to mess with DVD's anymore. I take the kids 4 days a week to sports (25 min one way) and travel is so much smoother without having to try and swap out DVD's on the road. The picture quality could be better IMO but small price to pay for what you really are getting.
Two included remote controls.Video screen required for TV viewing.Universal backseat TV system with SCV1 tuner.Integrated FM transmitter and audio output supply signal to your car's stereo.SIRIUS Satellite Radio programming (subscription required), plus three channels of programming from Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. The SCV1 is built for use in a car's backseat and revolves around a breakout display controller safe enough for children that lets them pick from Sirius' traditional radio stations as well as TV from the Cartoon Network, Disney, and Nickelodeon. Listeners in the front are also free to tune their own radio via an FM transmitter that broadcasts a separate audio signal to the main system.
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