Aux Video Input!!!!!!

[rebelduke]

Originally Posted by ngiardina

I would pay $250 for the backup camera provision.

DITTO!

[WOOLMAN2]

Count me in.

[nickc50310]

Originally Posted by ranton

I would love a backup camera also but really, I have to ask, if it was that important to you why did you buy this car. You could have spent $6000.00 less on an Infiniti G and gotten a camera with it. There are so many great things about this car and you knew when you bought it that no camera was in it. Anyway, not picking on anyone, just my thoughts.

Maybe because the infiniti is an ugly piece of shit. Not picking on anyone, just my thoughts.

[d2000one]

Count me in as well. I hate to bring up bluetooth AGAIN but it along with a rear view camera are features I'd like to have but definitely wasn't a deal-breaker for me. I'm happy with my CTS and glad I purchases when I did.

[bryson17]

Just a curiosity. Let's say you put the car in reverse, but your nav screen is down. Would the ideal solution automatically raise the screen to look at the backup camera? I think I'd rather choose when the screen comes up. i.e. if the screen is down and I put it in reverse, I'd like to hit the screen raise button to see out the back.

[Macdad]

So how much does a camera cost and where is the best place to mount it (the camera)? Will a hole have to be drilled in the rear bumper?

[yourgmsolutions]

Originally Posted by Macdad

So how much does a camera cost and where is the best place to mount it (the camera)? Will a hole have to be drilled in the rear bumper?

use license plate camera

[yourgmsolutions]

Originally Posted by chewwtoy

I work a bit with the guys at Alpine and asked them specifically about this. They told me that originally it was going to have RCA inputs, however the feature was axed and they decided not to populate the board with the RCA components. I'm currently working on a solution that involves connecting directly to the Monitor using the GVIF input. I found a VGA/RCA to GVIF converter, but no luck so far... it may not compatible with the CTS' GVIF...

Anyone out there an expert at GVIF??????? ANYONE?!!??

I've had that converter. I can get some more if there is an interest. $450 a piece. 3 video in(one of them for rear view camera / 2 audio in/audio&video out. first 2 that I've sold were 100% plug and Play. but now having a hard time to find those connectors, as far as module is hard to get too. since sony owns that technology, very hard to get a chip.

[bryson17]

Originally Posted by bryson17

Just a curiosity. Let's say you put the car in reverse, but your nav screen is down. Would the ideal solution automatically raise the screen to look at the backup camera? I think I'd rather choose when the screen comes up. i.e. if the screen is down and I put it in reverse, I'd like to hit the screen raise button to see out the back.

Thought of an answer to my own question, but it'd probably be very hard to implement. When the screen is up show all the information from the backup camera. When the screen is down, just the horizontal section where the bumper is would show up so you can make sure not to back into another car. There would also be a possibility to switch between the two while in reverse (i.e. hit the nav up/down button). ANY GM ENGINEERS READING?

[ngiardina]

Originally Posted by yourgmsolutions

I've had that converter. I can get some more if there is an interest. $450 a piece. 3 video in(one of them for rear view camera / 2 audio in/audio&video out. first 2 that I've sold were 100% plug and Play. but now having a hard time to find those connectors, as far as module is hard to get too. since sony owns that technology, very hard to get a chip.

$450 is lunacy. I really want a backup cam, but not one that totals in a $600 bucks. I'll use my mirrors.

[chewwtoy]

Originally Posted by yourgmsolutions

I've had that converter. I can get some more if there is an interest. $450 a piece. 3 video in(one of them for rear view camera / 2 audio in/audio&video out. first 2 that I've sold were 100% plug and Play. but now having a hard time to find those connectors, as far as module is hard to get too. since sony owns that technology, very hard to get a chip.

I have the GVIF Converter, but I don't know enough about GVIF to know what I'm doing wrong. I created my own connector, but I get nothing on the display. I don't know if it is a baud rate issue or a connector issue or both or something entirely different.

[yourgmsolutions]

Originally Posted by chewwtoy

I have the GVIF Converter, but I don't know enough about GVIF to know what I'm doing wrong. I created my own connector, but I get nothing on the display. I don't know if it is a baud rate issue or a connector issue or both or something entirely different.

there are several different converters. what vehicle originaly was your converter for ?

[afterdigital]

bump

any news on the subject?

i found this:

Car Video Interface

[cts2008lover]

Very Interesting...

Compatible vehicles:

Land Rover
Land Rover Discovery 3 (starting from the model year 2006)
Land Rover Range Rover (starting from the model year 2006)
Land Rover Range Rover Sport (starting from the model year 2005)
New Land Rover Freelander (starting from the model year 2007)
Lexus
Lexus LS (starting from the model year 2007)
Lexus GS (starting from the model year 2007)
Lexus RX (starting from the model year 2007)
Lexus ES (starting from the model year 2007)
Lexus IS (starting from the model year 2007)
Toyota
Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota Prius
Jaguar XF
Cadillac CTS (starting from the model year 2008)

[ngiardina]

That is what we have all been looking for, I'll let everyone know how it shakes out. Not only a backup camera, but my headrest DVD's can now pipe in to the front screen, and my iphone can show video? Outstanding.