To the average consumer, putting together a mobile video system for your rear seat passengers can be a little intimidating. It can be confusing to figure out how various products work together — does Brand A's monitor work with Brand C's wireless headphones? — and even more confusing to determine how it will all fit together in your vehicle. How much should you spend on a backseat video system? What exactly do you need? And once you've got the stuff, how do you install it in your car?

Vizualogic packs high-quality 7" monitors into these replacement headrests, along with the dual source capability that makes backseat fighting a thing of the past.

If you're getting a new car, it might seem easier to order a video package from the dealership. If you're buying a used car, it might seem simpler to pay someone else to design and install a system. But, every once in a while, a mobile video product will surprise you with its intelligent design and ease of installation, and that's definitely the case with Vizualogic's new Advantage Series Dual Headrest Monitor package. My mission — find out what's involved in installing one of these Vizualogic packages. And, once installed, what will it do for you?

The interior of the GMC Sierra awaits the Vizualogic headrest monitor transplant.

Why replace your headrests?
The idea is simple — instead of tearing up the original headrest to install a monitor, just replace it with an exact duplicate headrest that contains a 7" video screen. Vizualogic found that its 20 years of experience in building custom car interiors gave it a couple of big advantages over its competitors. They were able to build copies of the original headrests that matched factory cosmetics and complied with all U.S. safety standards (specifically, all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for head restraints, occupant protection, and fire safety). And they were able to make the headrests just a shade larger than original equipment in order to house a larger 7" monitor screen (even the largest factory headrest can only accommodate a 6-1/2" monitor).

Customers and installers responded positively to Vizualogic's single headrest replacement monitor, so the next logical step was creating an entire dual headrest system — the Advantage Series — which contained two headrest monitors, two pairs of wireless headphones, an audio/video junction box, and all the wiring and installation hardware needed. Just add a source (a DVD player or VCR), and you've got a complete backseat video system. With a few hours of work, you can install a first-rate system that offers a level of versatility you'll never find in a factory or pieced-together video system.