Nextbase iQ to be sold in Australia *pukes*

What do you mean by Youtube tech community being oversaturated?
 
I searched YouTube for Nextbase IQ and the top 5 videos make it look like a great product.
Yes definitely for about the last decade, shame it has been commercialised like that but it's the reality. Influencers are expected to abide by the press marketing requirements too, which is a shame but then the tech industry is cut-throat these days - less views and the YouTube tech community is oversaturated.
Industry Standard Organizations

SD Cards: https://www.sdcard.org/
Mobile Amplifiers: CTA-2006 compliant; https://www.cta.tech/
Flashlights: ANSI FL 1; https://www.streamlight.com/docs/default-source/ansi-documents/ansi-pres.pdf?sfvrsn=2
SAE: https://www.sae.org/
UL: https://www.ul.com/
ANSI: https://www.ansi.org/
API; https://www.api.org/

IDCPA: https://www.dcpa.org
International Dashcam Consumer Protection Agency
Combat unfair, deceptive, fraudulent, advertising, business practices of dash cam manufacturers, and testers, reviewers, social media influencers.
President: Andrew Lam Car Cam Central
Committee Member: @Vortex Radar
Committee Member: @rcg530
Committee Member: @safedrivesolutions
Committee Member: @Panzer Platform
Committee Member: @Nigel
Committee Member: @Mtz
Committee Member: @Agie
Committee Member: @kamkar
Committee Member: @Karagandinez
Committee Member: @DT MI
Committee Member: @Dashmellow
Committee Member: @mentadent
Committee Member: @evad
Committee Member: @LateralNW
Committee Member: @TonyM
Committee Member: @GPak
Committee Member: @Paul Iddon
Committee Member: many others
Committee Member:
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What do you mean by Youtube tech community being oversaturated?
I mean eight or ten years ago there weren't heaps and heaps of YouTube tech reviewers, apart from the bigger to medium sub count channels. Then it exploded and every man and their dog wanted a piece of the pie.

Now there's just scraps when it comes to covering a particular e.g. phone model launch etc, and companies have to adapt their social media marketing strategy to this reality.
 
Industry Standard Organizations

SD Cards: https://www.sdcard.org/
Mobile Amplifiers: CTA-2006 compliant; https://www.cta.tech/
Flashlights: ANSI FL 1; https://www.streamlight.com/docs/default-source/ansi-documents/ansi-pres.pdf?sfvrsn=2
SAE: https://www.sae.org/
UL: https://www.ul.com/
ANSI: https://www.ansi.org/
API; https://www.api.org/

IDCPA: https://www.dcpa.org
International Dashcam Consumer Protection Agency
Combat unfair, deceptive, fraudulent, advertising, business practices of dash cam manufacturers, and testers, reviewers, social media influencers.
President: Andrew Lam Car Cam Central
Committee Member: @Vortex Radar
Committee Member: @rcg530
Committee Member: @safedrivesolutions
Committee Member: @Panzer Platform
Committee Member: @Nigel
Committee Member: @Mtz
Committee Member: @Agie
Committee Member: @kamkar
Committee Member: @Karagandinez
Committee Member: @DT MI
Committee Member: @Dashmellow
Committee Member: @mentadent
Committee Member: @evad
Committee Member: @LateralNW
Committee Member: @TonyM
Committee Member: @GPak
Committee Member: @Paul Iddon
Committee Member: many others
Committee Member:
Committee Member:
Loved Andrew Lams videos back in the day. He pivoted towards general documentary style videos which seems to be working out way way better than dash cameras
 
The big ones seem as dishonest as the little ones, I don't think saturation has changed it.
 
The big ones seem as dishonest as the little ones, I don't think saturation has changed it.
Its changed it for sure, knowing some of the mid size content creators personally over the years.

Revenue is down across the board for all content creators for views and advertising (also from YouTube itself), therefore people who would be honest before, won't be critical at all these days when reviewing products. Because they want to lose their relationships to lose products from the companies, or be forced to send them back. It's worse because these companies have even more limited opportunity now to get the word out there, so product briefs are made by companies so content creators to explicitly sell the product. It's just turned into one giant infomercial, YouTube.
 
It's just turned into one giant infomercial, YouTube.
On a scale of 1-10 rate these channels;

 
On a scale of 1-10 rate these channels;

Oh boy, I'm gonna get in trouble if I do that haha. Just kidding

One time I called out a fairly big YouTuber on his paid promotion and he claimed he wasn't doing it, when it so obviously was. He threatened me with defamation lol
 
Linus Tech Tips 0 lol
 
On the topic of Fake 4K dash cams, and manufacture's lying about image sensor specifications.
I once tested a junk dash cam from Amazon, and I sent them test footage from the rear camera.
I asked them if it was really STARVIS 1 IMX335.
They sent me their test footage with the rear camera mounted externally driving down the Macau Riviera.
See it here;


After I found out it was a fake 4K dash cam I told them to send me a prepaid shipping label to send the camera back.
I never heard from them again.
One week later I saw 5 reviews on YouTube from the QVC / Home Shopping Network folks raving about this 4K dash.
Here's those fake reviews;

 
On the topic of Fake 4K dash cams, and manufacture's lying about image sensor specifications.
I once tested a junk dash cam from Amazon, and I sent them test footage from the rear camera.
I asked them if it was really STARVIS 1 IMX335.
They sent me their test footage with the rear camera mounted externally driving down the Macau Riviera.
See it here;


After I found out it was a fake 4K dash cam I told them to send me a prepaid shipping label to send the camera back.
I never heard from them again.
One week later I saw 5 reviews on YouTube from the QVC / Home Shopping Network folks raving about this 4K dash.
Here's those fake reviews;

Just the usual then right haha, false advertising.

Jokes on the company though because those reviews only got a few hundred views at most. How many of those would convert to actual sales - I'm betting next to zero.
 
Reddit seems to have a lot of unhappy customers too. I think Vortex Radar did a video interviewing the folks, but then there was nothing after that not even a full review.
Yep. On paper it sounded really interesting and I wanted to start learning about the nuances. However, once the reviews started rolling in and I realized all the issues it had, I didnโ€™t wanna invest the time and energy to do a video just to show how bad the product was. The way I do tests and reviews take a TON of time and energy. Thereโ€™s so much junk out there that at this point I try and do the research ahead of time to give me the best shot of finding the best products to share with others.

On one hand I like the PSA type videos to help people avoid getting scammed, but my time is limited and I wanna find the good stuff nowadays.

If people are worried about publishing bad reviews because they lose access to getting products early, their reputation will eventually prevent them from being successful long term IMO. Dashcams are only a few hundred bucks and are readily available online. Itโ€™s not like reviewing an expensive rate car or something that can be hard to acquire.

Personally Iโ€™d rather be honest with people, even if it means my reviews take longer to get online. Quality, not quantity. To each their own.
 
On a related note, Iโ€™ve spoken with some fellow creators who were completely oblivious to the fake 4K nonsense and surprised when I told them. Not everyone spends their free time on dashcam forums like this.

To be fair, I make mistakes in my videos sometimes despite my best effort and itโ€™d be hypocritical of me to call out others without acknowledging my own mistakes, but IMO it is important to do your due diligence and basic research and not just trust manufacturer claims at face value.
 
On one hand I like the PSA type videos to help people avoid getting scammed, but my time is limited and I wanna find the good stuff nowadays.
To be fair, I make mistakes in my videos sometimes despite my best effort and itโ€™d be hypocritical of me to call out others without acknowledging my own mistakes, but IMO it is important to do your due diligence and basic research and not just trust manufacturer claims at face value.
You are a beacon of integrity when it comes to reviews 10 out of 10.
As soon as I find out the dash cam I'm testing is something I would not buy with my own money, and if I continued with a review that would mostly be negative I send the camera back to the manufacturer.
I do not want to make negative YouTube reviews.
I only want to make positive YouTube reviews.
I'm excited to test the new 70mai dash cam that will replace the A810 because I was told it will have a capacitor.
I won't waste time on a battery dash cam.
 
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One week later I saw 5 reviews on YouTube from the QVC / Home Shopping Network folks raving about this 4K dash.
That's so sad for consumers trying to choose a camera

The RICILAR CR612 did a decent job of picking up license plates during the day.

One day I want to talk in my videos but too shy.
 
One day I will show my face. lol
Maybe we'll get a face reveal at SEMA.
lolโ€ฆ it took me a while to get comfortable enough to do a face reveal. People used to joke that I was a hand model since all of my videos were of the products and my hands. ๐Ÿ˜›
 
lolโ€ฆ it took me a while to get comfortable enough to do a face reveal. People used to joke that I was a hand model since all of my videos were of the products and my hands. ๐Ÿ˜›
I remember your video of the power magic pro, and you had a band-aid on your finger. lol

 
On a related note, Iโ€™ve spoken with some fellow creators who were completely oblivious to the fake 4K nonsense and surprised when I told them. Not everyone spends their free time on dashcam forums like this.

To be fair, I make mistakes in my videos sometimes despite my best effort and itโ€™d be hypocritical of me to call out others without acknowledging my own mistakes, but IMO it is important to do your due diligence and basic research and not just trust manufacturer claims at face value.
You do a really good job at having fair unbiased reviews and put the hard yards in to deliver quality content. It's a slippery slope for content creators long term as you say if they choose to go down that path, but it's their problem.

Takes time to find the gems on YouTube but there are a few decent content creators out there in technology categories, that are honest and impartial with their coverage of a product.
 
On a related note, Iโ€™ve spoken with some fellow creators who were completely oblivious to the fake 4K nonsense and surprised when I told them. Not everyone spends their free time on dashcam forums like this.
I wouldn't mind if they didn't know they were fake, but did identify that the image quality was only 2K quality, or less. The problem is when they describe the image quality as crystal clear 4K quality when it isn't, which seems to be quite common!

We seem to have another problem with HDR at the moment, not all HDR is equal, and you get people explaining that a Viofo VS1 has HDR which is great for sunny days because it can record the bright sunny areas without overexposure while also not underexposing the dark areas; so explaining what HDR is in photography terms, which isn't necessarily correct for a dashcam. Then later in the video they report that the night time video quality of the VS1 is absolutely amazing for its price, but they fail to recognise that this has anything to do with HDR. You do need to do your research, and it doesn't take long to check out a forum like this. After making a few dashcam reviews, you should know where to find the knowledge, but most of the people who make reviews seem to like being independent, and also most of them like to do a good job for the company supplying the product, while not being very interested in doing a good job for the buyer. This isn't necessarily done because they don't want to loose out on future opportunities, they just view the review as being created for the product supplier, not for the potential purchasers.

One day I will show my face. lol
Everyone worries about putting their face on camera, but when it comes to YT videos, it really doesn't matter what your face or hair looks like, everyone is different and all faces are accepted. People like to comment on hair, but it is a feature, not a problem.

I remember your video of the power magic pro, and you had a band-aid on your finger. lol
Now fingers do matter, people do notice band-aids, cuts, bruises, dirty finger nails, un-manicured finger nails, etc., and remember issues with them forever. Best not to put your hands in the video, because the video will be judged by them!

One day I want to talk in my videos but too shy.
Voice is the most important, you need a good microphone, good room acoustics, elocution lessons...

Some people get away with a poor setup, or even make it a trade mark, but if you want to be successful, it is worth putting far more effort into the audio than the video. Get the audio right and don't worry about the face; some of the best YT videos don't include faces, the best always have a professional microphone and studio setup for acoustics. You don't actually need a good voice, just a microphone setup and room acoustics that make it sound good!
 
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