A229 Pro, when?

Nigel said:
You are correct with the 10MB/s, so an ancient Class 10 card will work fine, and a Class 6 is quite likely to work, but modern cards have issues when writing multiple channels, they need time to clear the deleted areas ready for reuse, and to perform their wear levelling, and then they slow down when they get too warm; so modern cards, unlike the old Class X cards, do not guarantee any write speed unless the camera provides a lot of buffering, which dashcams don't like to do, just in case of data loss on power failures.

So the requirement is to choose a Viofo recomended card, not one that claims any particular write speed.

For most people, endurance isn't much of an issue, but cards do slow down with use, so for drivers that spend a lot of time on the road, or if you want 27/7 recording, then an endurance card should stay reliable for longer.
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Wasn't aware there was 27 hours in a day, I've learnt something new today
 
TimeFlies said:
Is the Viofo SD Card good?
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Manufacturer recommendation
support.viofo.com

What memory card is recommended for a VIOFO dashcam?

Micro SD Cards play an important role in dashcams, but not all cards are suitable to be used in dashcams. The footage recorded by dash cams is saved on a micro SD card, which is an essential component of the dash cam setup. Here are some parame...
support.viofo.com support.viofo.com

For some this is a great guidance from specialists in their trade, for others with trust issues, this means they will prefer something else ;)
 
Agie said:
Wasn't aware there was 27 hours in a day, I've learnt something new today
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Lots of people want more than they can possibly get!
 
jkxs said:
I just assumed the linked chart maker confused Mbps with MBps.
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I'm the person that created that chart. I did not confuse Mbps (megabits per second) with MBps (megabytes per second). Video generated by dash cameras usually has its bitrate expressed in megabits per second (Mbps). Programs like LosslessCut (which uses ffmpeg library) has a details panel for the tracks in the video file. The video bitrate is expressed in "Mbit" or Mbps.

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Using the ffprobe program to look at the same video file:

Stream #0 (the video stream of the file) has a bitrate expressed as 59796 kb/s (kilobits per second) or 59.8 Mbps.

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Karagandinez said:
Neither the manufacturer nor the users who received these models know the answer?
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I already answered this.
The A229 Plus Rear & Interior cameras are compatible with the A229 Pro.
I haven't had a chance to connect the A229 Pro Rear & Interior cameras to the A229 Plus.
 
jkxs said:
I want to max out the 512 GB storage and the max capacity of Sandisk Max Endurance (or any high endurance card) is 256 GB.
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Well you see you are wrong there at " any high endurance."..512GB for 50$
(its not max endurance but it is still endurance )
Part#: SDSQQNR-512G-GN6IA
www.westerndigital.com

SanDisk® High Endurance microSD™ Card Class 10, Dash Cam Memory Card | Western Digital

Designed to record for up to 40,000 hours1, the SanDisk High Endurance microSD card gives you the peace of mind that your dash cam, home monitoring or security system will capture crucial footage when it happens, recording and re-recording worry-free. It’s built tough too—ready to record in...
www.westerndigital.com www.westerndigital.com
 
vipercro said:
Well you see you are wrong there at " any high endurance."..512GB for 50$
(its not max endurance but it is still endurance )
Part#: SDSQQNR-512G-GN6IA
www.westerndigital.com

SanDisk® High Endurance microSD™ Card Class 10, Dash Cam Memory Card | Western Digital

Designed to record for up to 40,000 hours1, the SanDisk High Endurance microSD card gives you the peace of mind that your dash cam, home monitoring or security system will capture crucial footage when it happens, recording and re-recording worry-free. It’s built tough too—ready to record in...
www.westerndigital.com www.westerndigital.com
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I stand corrected I guess. I did not consider because on the Viofo sd card recommendation page they explicitly said they don't recommend high endurance (only max endurance). But it looks like the warranty for both the high and max endurance has changed from lifetime to like 2/3 years now (wasn't the case when they originally released the max endurance). Oh well, the Extreme 512 cost me $42 so it was still cheaper than the High endurance at $50 right now.
 
Its funny because few years ago there was only high endurance available and thats what i got for a129pro duo...
 
Anyone else have theirs ship out yet? I assumed the one I ordered on 9/16 at 1 am EST would of shipped by now based on @Fragman's shipping last Sunday that was ordered on 9/15.
 
dawilso9 said:
Anyone else have theirs ship out yet? I assumed the one I ordered on 9/16 at 1 am EST would of shipped by now based on @Fragman's shipping last Sunday that was ordered on 9/15.
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I received my shipping notice about 40 minutes ago, being shipped DHL from Hong Kong. Tracking shows my package is waiting to be picked up by carrier. I have no idea if DHL hands off to USPS or another carrier once in the U.S.
 
Augie said:
I received my shipping notice about 40 minutes ago, being shipped DHL from Hong Kong. Tracking shows my package is waiting to be picked up by carrier. I have no idea if DHL hands off to USPS or another carrier once in the U.S.
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In my area, New Hampshire, DHL used to deliver right to my door, but the last DHL shipment, they delivered it to my local post office.
 
dawilso9 said:
Anyone else have theirs ship out yet?
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Augie said:
being shipped DHL
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When Viofo sent me the A229 Pro it was shipped directly from DHL, and arrived on my doorstep by a DHL driver in 3 days.
When Viofo sent me the A229 Plus it was shipped by 4PX China, then handed off to DHL, then DHL gave it to USPS and it arrived in my mailbox 15 days later.
The direct 3-day DHL is probably super expensive, and the 15-day 4PX is probably way cheaper. lol
 
Panzer Platform said:
When Viofo sent me the A229 Pro it was shipped directly from DHL, and arrived on my doorstep by a DHL driver in 3 days.
When Viofo sent me the A229 Plus it was shipped by 4PX China, then handed off to DHL, then DHL gave it to USPS and it arrived in my mailbox 15 days later.
The direct 3-day DHL is probably super expensive, and the 15-day 4PX is probably way cheaper. lol
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I have had the similar experience with DHL to USPS where the hand-off adds about 7 days to shipping, customs can be a PITA as well. If straight DHL to DHL
then it is quicker but, DHL have some odd rules they follow. If your Name is the first line of the address then they treat it as a Residental Delivery and DHL has to something like
8 p.m. local time to make the delivery. If the first Name on the address line is a business name then they treat the package as a Business Delivery and they will
have delivery by, I think 1600 or 1700 hours. Either way, they have always wanted me to sign for the package.

DHL to DHL delivery will almost always be quicker than a hand-off. Usually.
 
Vortex Radar said:
I've been out of town all week and just recently got back. My A229 Plus & Pro's have finally arrived this week, shipped slowly via 4PX. Once I finish my existing dashcam review next week, I wanna jump in with you all and join the fun testing these new models, hehe. :)
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Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on these new boys!
 
Vortex Radar said:
I wanna jump in with you all and join the fun
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Well look what the cat dragged in. lol
Trust me the longer you wait the better.
Viofo is still working on firmware that will be "acceptable" for a public release.
Myself, @rcg530 and @safedrivesolutions will not be posting any "driving" test footage until some things are fixed.
I may however post some of my silly garage experiments with a heavy disclaimer about "this is not the final firmware".
 
Panzer Platform said:
Well look what the cat dragged in. lol
Trust me the longer you wait the better.
Viofo is still working on firmware that will be "acceptable" for a public release.
Myself, @rcg530 and @safedrivesolutions will not be posting any "driving" test footage until some things are fixed.
I may however post some of my silly garage experiments with a heavy disclaimer about "this is not the final firmware".
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He was busy soaking up those beers at the Amazon event! Living the high YouTube life haha. So once the hangover is over, THEN he can get started on his reviews haha
 
I saw Apple CEO visited here, and some punk youtuber showed Tim Cook around Copenhagen.
A truckload full of the latest model fruit phones could not lure me to the cesspool that is the Danish capitol
 
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