One of my DR500GW-HD just did the same thing. I have 4 of them in 4 vehicles, all English firmware, and the newest one (2 years old) just took a dump.
Bought a Wheel Witness HP Pro but I'm thinking of switching my other Blackvues to Street Guardian or something similar. I've had enough of...
Re: Custom Firmware for DR500GW-HD | Higher bitrate | No sta
Apple Mac has a zip archiver - I just use the command line :) OS X is just modified UNIX after all.
I haven't started playing with my new 500 yet - I've been too busy. I will let you know when I do. :)
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I've been out of the country. I bricked my 500, sent it back and bought a new one. I now have the USB to serial interface and cable in case I brick this new one playing with it.
Re: Blackvue DR500GW-HD WIFI/Live View Disappointment
Mine is rock solid. I even tried it while parked and I was in a building about 20 feet away in a straight line on my iPhone 5. Works well, no complaints.
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Go here, sign up and ask politely.
http://www.ebay-forum.ru/phpBB2/topic/142192-видеорегистратор-blackvue-dr500gw-hd-c-wifi/
Re: Blackvue DR500GW-HD WIFI/Live View Disappointment
With a 2010 Macbook Air about 6 feet, with a 2011 Macbook Air about 15 feet, with a iPhone 5, about 15 feet, and with a iPad 4, about 15 feet. This is with doors closed and engine off (Power Magic Pro in Parking Mode).
You might want to mount your camera higher, point down a little and clean your windshield inside and out. My first nigh videos were "blown out", especially street lights until I made some adjustments and cleaned my windshield. Good luck.
No problem. I've seen a lot of "lighter" reviews (buttons, lights etc.) but not too many technical discussions around configuration options. I'm still experimenting with the config.ini to see what else can or can't be enabled/disabled in the firmware. The Russian dash cam forums are good but my...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oITJ2xGBuT8 - YouTube compresses video - quality is actually much better than shown on YouTube.
I am new to dash cams but not to mobile technology.
I bought this 500GW-HD about a week ago and I have been fiddling with it via Telnet/SSH/FTP, iPhone 5 & iPad 4 iOS...