Yep, I was thinking the same thing. Starting off I'm going with native(ish) options since I plan on doing individual reviews of each dashcam and I want to get as much testing done simultaneously as possible.
For a head-to-head comparison with all the dashcams, it makes more sense to pick one dashcam to use for all of them. Realistically I think they'll all produce comparable results, but it's still necessary to keep things as constant as possible.
Somewhat, yes. Things like native power cable options to simplify installation, plus the Thinkware battery has an extra output data cable that's designed to plug directly into future dashcams and add additional functionality. The Blackvue app also integrates dashcam functionality and battery monitoring into a single app which can be a plus too. So there will be some reasons to pick a native brand battery, besides just parking record times and battery recharge speeds.
Yep. I still need to doublecheck, but it looks like the Blackvue and Thinkware both support 24v vehicles.
@BlackboxMyCar, does the Powercell 8 support 24v vehicles? Blackvue's battery officially supports it. Thinkwares does too, but it's not mentioned in the documentation.
Update: According to BBMC, the PC8 is 12v only.
Thinkware also has a more limited availability of input and output power cables. Blackvue has more and the BBMC option has the most. Ironically the Powercell 8 has an optional Thinkware output cable, for example, while the Thinkware battery only has an unspliced hardwire cable output.
lol yeah, diving into all these nuances is the fun part.
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