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I highly suggest a PRO Endurance SD card for constant re-writing over the Amazon Basics. The Amazon one is good for smartphones and on-off recording, like for a digital camera, not for a dash cam for constant recording. All i can say is rock the card until fails or gives you issues then look into a Pro Endurance card. I have been using Samsung PRO Endurance 128GB in my Viofo with the installation kit to continue recording when the car is shut off and I have not had to replace the card yet in 6 years. I also setup the Vifo in the settings to prompt me to reformat the card every 15 days. That keeps the card fresh from wearing out on the same spot from recording.
Been on the Internet since before eternal September and I think this is the most worthless comment I've ever seen. People in the market for a $200 dashcam are not going to instead buy a whole new car.
I've had this for about a year now. Love it!! Someone in front of me got into an accident and with my footage that I was able to download immediately, sent the driver the clip so that she can provide to their insurance company. She later messaged me that because of the clip, she won the claim.
New driver in the house starting this week. figure this is a good investment regardless.Is it easy to swap between cars? I'm looking at putting the rear view mirror tether in both vehicles.
Not easy to swap out because it's held on by adhesive and not suction cups. I have this is two vehicles and got a Rove for when using rental cars and other occasions.
Just get a Tesla with sentry mode. These things suuck! You can't view any clips from your phone unless you download them from the app, you car has to be powered down as the viofo wifi Bluetooth interferes with the car, these are a huge hassle
I have a set of these and make sure to get a good card as this is a constant write situation. Also make sure to format the card every so often otherwise you'll get errors.
Can they sticky pad withstand the recent heatwave? My current dashcam started to melt and need a different dashcam ..
I sold my car after having the VIOFO A229 Pro in the front windshield for a few years and had a hell of a time trying to even get it off. In Southern California
Just get a Tesla with sentry mode. These things suuck! You can't view any clips from your phone unless you download them from the app, you car has to be powered down as the viofo wifi Bluetooth interferes with the car, these are a huge hassle
Can't. In NC, it costs an extra ~$240 a year just to register an EV.
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Are there mirror kits that would connect these things to always on power so you didn't have to run an install kit to the fuse box?
Active rear view mirrors are not supplied with "always-on power".
I'm sure someone can find a make/model exception, since when the LCD-like active dimming is on, it can draw 450 mA, but when idle, only draws 15 mA. That's not a showstopper for battery drain.
But have to ask: what purpose to leave it on all the time?
Those that have not enabled parking mode can use switched power from the active rear-view mirror, and some USB-C regulators in the kits have the factory male-female (tapped-in) connectors, fused, plus an added 12V conveinence that adapts to RJ-11 to a radar detector, as an example.
I have an old Vuofo A129 Duo that I want to replace. I already have the car set up for hardwire and the long 8M extension cable for connecting the rear camera, but the connectors are USB mini B. Do I need to go out and buy a new fuse box hardwire kit and 8M cord for the USB C and reinstall everything thing, or can I just pop on some mini-B to C adapters?
That USB 2.0 can't carry the required bandwidth of even 1080p video, let alone a 2K video rear cam.
If you are referring to your original hardware kit for the A129 and you think it will work for the (A229?) upgrade, you might want to double check the electrical reasons why the A229 requires the HK4 Hardware kit/cable, plus it has that little module that does (low) voltage detect/cutoff (and do it differently than how the A129 does).
I'm sure that USB 2.0 cable will be useful as the pull-wire fishing lead for the 8M USB-C cable.
Can they sticky pad withstand the recent heatwave? My current dashcam started to melt and need a different dashcam ..
I asked Alexa Ai about these and apparently these don't use internal super-capacitors that withstand heat better than batteries. Doesn't have anything to do with sticky pads but the camera internals can melt too.
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Had the 2K model on order for about the same price (ordered before prime day) so cancelled that.
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I'm sure someone can find a make/model exception, since when the LCD-like active dimming is on, it can draw 450 mA, but when idle, only draws 15 mA. That's not a showstopper for battery drain.
But have to ask: what purpose to leave it on all the time?
Those that have not enabled parking mode can use switched power from the active rear-view mirror, and some USB-C regulators in the kits have the factory male-female (tapped-in) connectors, fused, plus an added 12V conveinence that adapts to RJ-11 to a radar detector, as an example.
If you are referring to your original hardware kit for the A129 and you think it will work for the (A229?) upgrade, you might want to double check the electrical reasons why the A229 requires the HK4 Hardware kit/cable, plus it has that little module that does (low) voltage detect/cutoff (and do it differently than how the A129 does).
I'm sure that USB 2.0 cable will be useful as the pull-wire fishing lead for the 8M USB-C cable.
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