Episode 422 - The Alpine HCE-TCAM, was it worth it? | 2 YEARS LATER.

Agreed. Not worth the price. I do have one and camera resolution and night sensitivity is grossly low quality

Great info and Thanks for sharing your experience with the cameras.

Helpful video. I wont bother with this mod. Thanks

When I had my store, I sold Alpine, as well as other high-end stereos. I made a great car stereo back then but noticed over the years they started coming out with other products with their name but outsourcing it to other countries and the quality sucked.

what was the name of the cheap cam? I have been looking for one for a project

Man with summer coming I've been so busy I barely have time for blinking. It was nice to kick back and watch some bubbas garage. Great honest look at a pretty expensive part. You gave plenty of information that would help someone looking into this upgrade make their mind up. I'm with you I'd rather spend less and work hard on the better image quality. However, for some people, they would rather spend the money and avoid the extra steps.

Always informative. Love the honesty of your reviews.

Great Review And Thanks For Sharing My Friend!

Good review and thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

Quality reminds me of the backup camera in the dually. Pretty grainy but still useful to hookup to trailers. You'd think Alpine would have a better quality camera.

Great content, but for the price the video quality should be awesome.

I have one and agree the Alpine TCAM back-up camera image quality sucks. Two questions: Did you hook up the cheaper Uxcel camera to your i209 head unit? And do you know if the Alpine front camera (HCE-C2600FD) is the same low quality camera as in the rear? Thanks for the great video!

Fixing to install i209 but already have an aftermarket backup & front camera. What’s the best way to reach you as you might have all the answers I’m looking for. Thanks in advance

I have this unit, and can confirm the video quality is garbage. Otherwise, great kit. Very grainy, suffices for basic camera purposes.

Bubba, Thanks for posting this Update Video! Yes, this was very Helpful! You always give an Honest Review and that is so refreshing!