Pyle PLCM36 3.5-Inch Slim TFT LCD Universal Mount Monitor with License Plate Mount Rear-view Night Vision Backup Camera

by Pyle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 6.7 x 11 inches ; 6.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0037WNONS
• Item model number: PLCM36
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,340 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The PLCM36 comes with everything you need to give your car the extra security provided by a backup camera

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Comes with dual RCA video input cable and car power adapter

Backup Camera System Featuring Camera and Monitor

This kit includes a nightvision-capable rear view camera and monitor for your vehicle. The camera installs easily above your license plate and outputs crystal clear video over an RCA jack. Connect to the included 3.5” monitor in your car, and you’ll be able to see everything behind you on the screen.

Perfect for backing into tight spots or moving in reverse when visibility is limited – it’s like having an extra eye. And this model comes with nightvision LEDs, which illuminate the area behind you at night. This small and durable unit will keep you safe and secure because you’ll always know what’s going on around you.

Monitor Included

This kit includes a 3.5” TFT-LCD monitor and switches on automatically when you’re reversing, so you can see where you are easier than ever. It also comes with two RCA video inputs for connecting to additional video sources.

See Where You’re Going – Even in the Dark

The PLCM36 features LED lights, which light up the area around your camera, so you can see more clearly in the dark.

Mounts Easily on Your License Plate

The PLCM36 can be installed easily on your existing license plate mounting locations, and is suitable for both top as well as bottom mount on the license plate.

RCA Output

This camera also features RCA video output for connecting to other source inputs. Use your camera with a review mirror monitor, an existing in-dash TV, a DVR, or any other RCA-compatible video input.

Product Description

This kit includes a nightvision-capable rear view camera and monitor for your vehicle. The camera installs easily above your license plate and outputs crystal clear video over an RCA jack. Connect to the included 3.5” monitor in your car, and you’ll be able to see everything behind you on the screen! Perfect for backing into tight spots or moving in reverse when visibility is limited – it’s like having an extra eye. And this model comes with nightvision LEDs, which illuminate the area behind you at night. This small and durable unit will keep you safe and secure because you’ll always know what’s going on around you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

152 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Around $55 It Is A Very Good Backup Camera and Monitor, June 17, 2010

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R. Graham (Dewey, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pyle PLCM36 3.5-Inch Slim TFT LCD Universal Mount Monitor with License Plate Mount Rear-view Night Vision Backup Camera (Electronics)

This Pyle PLCM36 3.5" TFT LCD Backup Camera and Monitor is my first backup camera system purchase. Vision behind my Dodge Sprinter HighTop van is poor because of my wheelchair lift. I have a friend who had an after market backup system in her Toyota Tacoma for $500+. The display (monitor) in her Toyota is in the center of the mirror. Her Toyota uuit is no doubt "better quality" although she could find or produce any specs for her camera or mirror monitor. Seeing her system sent me on a search for my own backup system.

I think this unit, camera and monitor, are as good as her Toyota install setup.

The PLCM36 system is wired to be activated and display what the camera sees when you put your vehicle in reverse. The camera is wired to connect to the hot 12v wire connecting to your backup lights. I opted to wire the camera and monitor through the fuse block and have both come on and stay on as long as the key is inserted into the ignition. It functions as a backup monitor and a rear view display while you drive. Default installation of the camera bracket is on the license tag. I mounted mine behind the rear bumper of the van with the camera peeking through a 3/4" hole in the bumper. A thief can destroy the camera but not steal it without calling attention to him/herself. It makes for a very clean, almost invisible installation.

The camera bracket is plastic. I thought it would be metal but it's not. I had to shim mine up as the plastic is too brittle to bend forward to far. Don't consider bending it unless you heat it.

I had it wired as "always on" because my wheelchair lift is in the rear of my van. It blocks 85 to 90% of the rear windows. With the PYLE backup system one can see directly behind and with the fisheye effect of the camera lense to the left and right of the van approximately 20 degrees.

My monitor is mounted on the dash above and right of the steering wheel next to a hump in the dash above the instrument panel. The display isn't quite as obvious in my situation as maybe in others. Currently it is attached with the double sided sticky pad included. I have intentions of changing this to a velcro attachment. Power and Video to the monitor connect via RCA phono plugs. It will be easy enought to remove and unhook to be locked in the glove box or taken out.

The monitor has a second Video input for DVD players, GPS systems (if a second Video out is included), etc.

Knowing what I know now I would have purchased a larger monitor - a 5" or 7".

There is no stretching or squaty distortion to the display. I'm perfectly satisfied with my PLCN36 and highly recommend it.

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good for the money, September 6, 2010

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shoegoo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pyle PLCM36 3.5-Inch Slim TFT LCD Universal Mount Monitor with License Plate Mount Rear-view Night Vision Backup Camera (Electronics)

Just installed this camera system sucessfully. Even though the install is somewhat simple it really doesn't come with instructions.

The instructions are non-existent so you need to know a little bit before you start. In order to install it in my '03 Ford Taurus I had to do the following....
1) drill out a hole behind the license plate for the camera cord to go (there was an existing hole, but I needed a drill and dremel to make it bigger).
2) remove a lot of the paneling inside the trunk (pretty easy if you buy one of those tools to pop off the plastic rivets that holds the molding in place) you can get this tool at any car parts place for about $8
3) find the wire going to the reverse light (black with pink stripe in my car's case) and a ground wire (black)....don't forget to disconnect the battery first
4) splice the camera wire onto the reverse light wire and ground wire
5) put everything back
6) run the camera wire up to the front of the car.
At this point you think you are done until you realize you need to do some sort of similar splice in order to get power to the camera. Fortunately, instead of messing with this I went to Radio Shack (now known as The Shack) and bought a 12V / 2A plug that you put in a car outlet that had a power cord that fit into the camera.

Whoah, it worked. Although when we first plugged it in we had color....although since then it seems to be more black and white. I think in either low light conditions or very bright conditions, the image appears basically in black and white. Either way, the clarity is pretty good.


Newer models of backup cameras have wireless capability so you don't have to run the cord from the trunk to the center console.

The camera quality is decent, it definitely serves the purpose of a backup camera. It does work well in low light conditions

55 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not easy to install, September 27, 2010

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Ted Bernson (Taylors, SC, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pyle PLCM36 3.5-Inch Slim TFT LCD Universal Mount Monitor with License Plate Mount Rear-view Night Vision Backup Camera (Electronics)

Went to install the plcm36 on Saturday and got it all installed, but it didn't work. Had an extra power cable that is not shown in your installation guide anywhere. Come to find out from [...] that the monitor needs 12v power (not shown in your instructions) just like the camera. Had to go get a 12v adapter so I could get power to the monitor. Works fine now. Your installation instruction need some major corrections.

The instructions also list a line that says 'required drill cutout tool INCLUDED) but wasn't included.