Dave Solberg

RV Entertainment Center Overview

Dave Solberg
Sign in
Duration:   1  mins

When traveling, sometimes what you want to watch on television is not what the kids, your husband, wife, or other travel companions want to watch. Because of this, your RV entertainment center offers you the ability to control what signals are fed into the two different parts of the RV: the front and the back. Using the RV entertainment center controls at the front of the unit, you will be able to control whether or not a television is receiving signals from the antenna, an auxiliary feed or the VCR/DVD player.

With an RV entertainment center control box your unit can receive a signal through an antenna feed that can be routed to either the front or the back television in the RV. You can also choose to connect to an auxiliary source which can be used to connect to campground feeds or to a satellite dish.

Though not very popular, the RV entertainment center will have a switch to send the signal from a VCR to the televisions. When sending the signal to the front television you will have the option to record something from the antenna or auxiliary connection. In most models, only the front television source will allow the record feature with a DVD player to be used.

Depending upon your RV entertainment center control panel model, you can opt to replace the VCR with a DVD player. However, there will not be an option to record from an outside source when connecting with a DVD player.

The RV entertainment center makes it very convenient and possible to watch two different feeds on different televisions. It is a great way to give the kids their space in the back of the RV where they can watch their favorite cartoons, while the parents relax in the dining or living room area of the unit.

Share tips, start a discussion or ask one of our experts or other students a question.

Make a comment:
500 characters remaining

3 Responses to “RV Entertainment Center Overview”

  1. louis

    just bought a jayco 31SS 2004, it has 5 speakers on the inside but exterior mounted. normal speaker wires are ran to the would be media center. just have a tv and the wires sticking out a hole currently. those speaker wires must plug into something before the tv. receiver or amplifier. everything I see at stores is heavy and bulky. any suggestions on what others use? in the video i am responding to I also have that switch box.

  2. Brian

    I have a Furrion 32" in my class c model that needs to be replace since the tv screw brackets have been broken pulling the unit out from the swing arm. Is the wire at the bottom hardwired in with this unit. Tried to remove but did not unplug like the rest of the cables?

  3. Cheri

    What is the best way to update an existing system like this to a newer flat-screen and HDMI blue-ray/DVD player? Is there a newer entertainment center to replace this? Would you have to run HDMI all the way from the front to the back TV?

Get exclusive premium content! Sign up for a membership now!