Genesis 2.0 entertainment

[Bacsi091547]

I've removed the Genesis 2.0 entertainment system from my 2015 ForestRiver 23ikss as it wasn't working; no power to the unit. Fuses OK. I see that many have had issues with this unit. Any suggestions? Jensen doesn't seem to be any better.

[Bacsi091547]

My wall mounted radio/DVD unit just up & quit. I don't think they make this unit anymore. Some folks suggest an iRV unit as a replacement. Does anyone have experience with this in a Shamrock 23ikss and suggestions

Steve
2015 Shamrock 23ikss
2012 Silverado 2500

[Kaadk]

All depends on your usage. In the end, it's just a 12v radio with DVD player and multi-zones. You can get similar car radios from any Best Buy (or a reputable car audio store). It doesn't have to be a RV specific one. That's my plan if my Genesis ever died, but thankfully, it hasn't yet.

[Bacsi091547]

Originally Posted by Kaadk

All depends on your usage. In the end, it's just a 12v radio with DVD player and multi-zones. You can get similar car radios from any Best Buy (or a reputable car audio store). It doesn't have to be a RV specific one. That's my plan if my Genesis ever died, but thankfully, it hasn't yet.

Thanks. I plan on doing just that.

[jaymemiller]

I would waste money in the Irv. I'm throwing mine in the trash. I picked up a pioneer DVD touchscreen xm satellite ready one at Best buy to replace it with this spring. Only thing I found is the car stereos don't have HDMI out, so you just have a regular RCA connections to the TV.

[Bacsi091547]

Originally Posted by jaymemiller

I would waste money in the Irv. I'm throwing mine in the trash. I picked up a pioneer DVD touchscreen xm satellite ready one at Best buy to replace it with this spring. Only thing I found is the car stereos don't have HDMI out, so you just have a regular RCA connections to the TV.

Thanks for the helpful information.

[Kaadk]

Originally Posted by jaymemiller

I would waste money in the Irv. I'm throwing mine in the trash. I picked up a pioneer DVD touchscreen xm satellite ready one at Best buy to replace it with this spring. Only thing I found is the car stereos don't have HDMI out, so you just have a regular RCA connections to the TV.

I don't know if they're still around, but years back Audiovox was making a 1 DIN 12v blu-ray player that had HDMI out. I never got around to getting one, but I remember thinking it would have been a good addition to the trailer. They're not exactly what I think of as a 'quality' brand so I was waiting to see if the bigger names followed suit, then kind of forgot about them and never followed up.

[mikeysotp]

I had the Genesis Technologies GT-3.0 RV Entertainment System RADIO WB CD MP3/4 BLUETOOTH in my Sabre and told the factory it would not reliably read my SD Card. I asked if there was a software update and they sent me a new iRV branded unit.



If you have any interest in the GT 3 let me know and maybe we can make a deal.

[jaymemiller]

I think Jenson is coming out with something a bit better. Guess I don't have a $500k camper. But fairly disappointed in what I saw is out there. Seems with the amount of RVs I see, someone would make a decent budget friendly stereo. Sorry, the IRV I find is difficult to use and a bit 80s in it's controls. The first one died on us. Most of the time I am in the mountain forests, so having XM radio will be a nice upgrade to listen to sports or news. Guess I'm one who thinks it's ridiculous to have a bunch of devices that one device should be able to do.

[cmysstailights]

Originally Posted by jaymemiller

I think Jenson is coming out with something a bit better. Guess I don't have a $500k camper. But fairly disappointed in what I saw is out there. Seems with the amount of RVs I see, someone would make a decent budget friendly stereo. Sorry, the IRV I find is difficult to use and a bit 80s in it's controls. The first one died on us. Most of the time I am in the mountain forests, so having XM radio will be a nice upgrade to listen to sports or news. Guess I'm one who thinks it's ridiculous to have a bunch of devices that one device should be able to do.

Im thinking about installing a 12v car dvd unit and a pioneer HU. Dvd will give me hdmi out to tv, HU will do all the audio. Sux how there isn't a all in 1 unit of good quality

[jaymemiller]

Originally Posted by cmysstailights

Im thinking about installing a 12v car dvd unit and a pioneer HU. Dvd will give me hdmi out to tv, HU will do all the audio. Sux how there isn't a all in 1 unit of good quality

Probably got nice ones in Japan, they seem to be 10 years ahead of the USA lol. I think I can sacrifice the HDMI out with my pioneer head unit. Just like the idea of having XM radio so you can listen to sports and news when in the boonies.

[jaymemiller]

This is the one I'm putting in. I got it wired up and it works just fine hooked to the TV and all. I put the outdoor speakers on rear and the inside on front channels. Still got to work getting it mounted where the other was. I'll get a photo when I got it all buttoned up.

[Kaadk]

Originally Posted by jaymemiller

This is the one I'm putting in. I got it wired up and it works just fine hooked to the TV and all. I put the outdoor speakers on rear and the inside on front channels. Still got to work getting it mounted where the other was. I'll get a photo when I got it all buttoned up.

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Nice. Does that unit support a ‘Zone 2’? (My Pioneer did). I don’t have it anymore, but as I recall it ran off the pre-outs, so you’d need a separate amplifier. However, it would give you a way to control inside vs outside without having to adjust the fade every time.

I believe with mine it was even possible to select a different source for the second zone, so you could run a rear seat DVD screen while having the main unit run radio. That was big complaint I had with the GT, that I couldn’t put the radio on outside if the kids wanted to watch a movie inside.

[cmysstailights]

Found a unit with hdmi out, still searching.
https://www.eonon.com/Android-Car-GP...ar-Stereo.html


http://soundinmotion.com.au/product/...dia-head-unit/