Could I get some qualified purchase advice please?

[private i]

Presently, I have a stationary Dallmeier videorecorder adapted to in-car use. You can see it pictured and performing at http://pro-mobile-internet.net/en2.html (scroll down), however I had lots of problems with the cameras. I'd like to replace it with a good, and hopefully good-value, dashcam - or rather a set containing two of them, one each for front and rear. Which ones would be eligible?

How would the the preview function be implemented? It probably won't be as professional as it is with the Dallmeier (see images/clips at the web address). How long can I expect the cameras to last? Is there anything else I would need to consider?

Finally, which dealers would send it abroad? (I prefer not to buy from Amazon.) Thanks

 

[Nigel]

Read: https://dashcamtalk.com/best-dash-cams-of-2020/

How would the the preview function be implemented? It probably won't be as professional as it is with the Dallmeier (see images/clips at the web address). How long can I expect the cameras to last? Is there anything else I would need to consider?

Some show video on built in screens, some on your phone over wifi. Then use a dashcam viewer on your computer to view the results with GPS maps etc.
We don't really know how long modern dashcams last, if you avoid any that use a lithium battery and do use super capacitors then 10 years is a possibility, although there are some with better reputations than others, so read up on people's experiences of the one you are choosing.

 

[private i]

Thanks, I'm starting to see things a little clearer now...

 

[private i]

Would someone know how to remove the S&S next to the avatar, and preferably without replacing it with another one? It looks like a false-flag operatin to me. (Not that it has much to do with video though.)

 

[Nigel]

It appears based on your ip address, use a Swiss IP address and you will get a nice Swiss flag. You are either in USA, or are hiding your identity and have been found out!

If you still have questions after doing some reading then feel free to ask, many people are happy to answer even the stupid ones, and sometimes they turn out not so stupid after all...

 

[private i]

Oh - a kind of VPN detector thus? .)

 

[Nigel]

Oh - a kind of VPN detector thus? .)

Come on, feel proud of your country and get that nice Swiss flag up there...

 

[private i]

Pardon me? .)

 

[Nigel]

Nearly there, just 1 border to cross now...

 

[jokiin]

Oh - a kind of VPN detector thus? .)

forum software detects the location of your public IP

 

[private i]

Nearly there, just 1 border to cross now...

Done. - No, wait...

 

[SawMaster]

At least it's the right continent now And now I know what Denmark's flag looks like...

That Dallmeier system looks interesting though a bit dated maybe with mobile hotspots being an easy thing now. I've ran a 3G hotspot viewing hi-def weather radar maps clear across my state on the highways with almost no interruption which takes a good amount of data transfer. Perhaps your cell network there can do this equally well. I don't know enough about that type of cam or it's data format to comment on it but certainly something must be adaptable to it. Or usable in it's place.

Right now, the Blackvue DR900S and the Thinkware U1000 are the best dual-channel dashcams for connectivity, though better video quality can be had with the Viofo A129 Pro Duo. None of these are without some issues but that can be said about most dashcams. So you'd have to decide whether those issues are something you could like with or work around; I would not count on them being fully resolved because I've seen too many instances where that did not happen with dashcams. And dashcam wifi runs slow, so live-view video might not work well. Dashcam wifi is mostly intended for downloading a file or two, and the first two I mentioned can be configured to download when you park at home within range or your router there. One of the bigger problems with dashcams running wifi is heat as this is pushing the limits of the hardware when recording at this high resolution. One workaround is to menu-select a lower resolution which still gives good images but reduces heat. They have overheat protection which shuts the cam down when things get too hot, but IMHO a shut-down cam is worthless because that's when fate will have you needing it the most. I wouldn't think over-heat would be an issue in Switzerland even in the worst of your summers but it's an issue to be aware of. Not sure how Viofo handles this.

Of course there are other dual-channel cams, some of which have wifi capability, of those Street Guardian is someone I'd trust but they are clear about their wifi not being designed for constant use such as you seem to want. CamDII has their K2S with dual remote sensors, good quality and design but lower resolution although nice images anyway.

Selecting a dashcam for regular purposes is already something like finding your way through a minefield, with many ways to mis-step and suffer. But with care and research you can almost always find at least one which will suit your most important needs satisfactorily if not exactly. To want something more than this may leave you with no suitable choices- it is something you have to decide. Good luck with your research and I hope you find something you like. And maybe you can get the flag situation sorted out too, but it's not something most of us here pay a lot of attention to, so you don't have to either

Phil

 

[Nigel]

And now I know what Denmark's flag looks like...

It's not that easy, I have great difficulty remembering which Nordic Cross goes with which Nordic country, just when I think I know Orkney's flag, I see the Åland Islands flag with the colours reversed but otherwise identical!

 

[private i]

Thanks a lot. Yet I find it hard to follow part of your typical american logic - and mind you, this type of logic has long been past its best-before date.

You see, before America came over us for real, starting around 2000, and senselessly supported by our clue- and spineless 'elite', we used to have professional technology, with regard to mobile phone (external antenna!), mobile internet access, or even video (for early adopters like me). You can find this laid out in more details at http://pro-mobile-internet.net/ ff (lots of photos and videos).

So, most of all: GSM (2G) and the following generations (all devised in Europe) were made as globally mobile subsystems of ISDN, thus you could use the same appliances as on ISDN, provided there was an air interface (= mobile phone). A notebook used over the air would thus be a matter of course. Nobody ever thought of a 'smartphone', and quite frankly: For most people, they are at best useless - probably rather harmful.

Back to GSM: Along came the know-it-all americans accompanied by their pretence, supported through Hollywood hypnosis spread by them, and due to our consequently paralysed 'elite', we lost all our quality devices virtually overnight. Because you know, if America decides that henceforth only police & co are supposed to have pro equipment, then also the rest of the world must follow suit - no? Also check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering#United_States in this context.

So I don't see why you would bother mentioning lacking hotspots or WLAN? This is completely irrelevant for anyone with a professional attitude, as he will connect his notebook to the mobile phone thus has it all there. If I am in a region with free WLAN, I will put a remote antenna on the back shelf and run its USB lead down to the notebook, such that I can switch between these two modes. And why oh why would I want a hotspot in my car? I am happy with my private mobile internet access, wired or wireless, and have no intention whatsoever of sharing it.

As you lot used to have mounted carphones connected to external antennas (just as we, although we were more advanced) until the end of the 90s, you seem to have lost the plot around that time. Your society keeps on coming up with improvements, which after some time in this restless, even manic 'ever-better' cycle look more like disimprovements, or even outright dumbed down. Thus it seems you suffer from a kind of 'innovation' OCD, and those few who may see it are too timid to speak out - talking about the 'land of the free' and its 'relaxed' society. Couldn't you at least contain this virus, such that we avoid more pandemic effects? I think the vast majority of the world would prefer not to become lemmings to the american robots.

 

[SawMaster]

I tend to agree with much of what you say. The 'mobile hotspot' I spoke of was in that case a USB-ported single-computer device; the one I have myself can be used by up to 6 people wirelessly if they have the password. We have enough cell towers to not need external antennas to reach them in most places near me, but as a Ham radio operator I understand the advantages. Fully agreed on GSM- it should be the worldwide standard.

I personally am not much into technology- I need and use very little of what it does. Only a few weeks ago did I get a "smartphone" and then only because my preferred simple phone from ages ago just cannot be found in working condition anymore, and mine was almost dead. My old used smartphone is seen as quite out of date by most here but it more than what I need so I can be happy enough with it. It's a Samsung S4 Mini and I do admit that I like the larger screen- I could live without the rest.

There is much which I feel is wrong in this world but I know that it will not change from me voicing my discontent. So I try to speak only of the things I am for as I let the rest go. It keeps me saner and more stress-free. On technology, remember that when I was born there was no color TV, almost no consumer devices using transistors, and all telephones had wires attached to them It worked OK then and could work OK now but it's not what most people want. I'm just along for the ride since I can't do anything else about it all.

I hope you'll find a dashcam to your liking soon, of these rather simple devices I do know something but not as much as several others here. That is about as "high-tech" as I go.

Phil

 

[Nigel]

You see, before America came over us for real, starting around 2000, and senselessly supported by our clue- and spineless 'elite', we used to have professional technology, with regard to mobile phone (external antenna!),...

Would an external antenna work with 3G/4G/5G? The car is not a faraday cage for the microwave frequencies used and I suspect the multi-path stuff would not work with an external antenna...

As for the rest of your kit such as speakers, that is provided by the car audio system via Bluetooth, no need for unreliable plugs and sockets, or even to take your phone out of your pocket!

 

[private i]

Reading what you say, what strikes me is your patent and silent assumption that everything developped in the USA must by default be 'superior', so you won't even consider anything else. And quite frankly, you're probably not even able for a general re-think, so I won't bother to try. You're the kind of 'anglo-autistic fool' (my term) that, when coming for the first time to Germany or similar countries, just stands there with a gobsmacked facial impression, because you can't believe what you see. And then you can't believe how ignorant-stupid you have been so far. And you still are, because instead of consequently demanding a complete overhaul of your substandard edusys, all you do is revert to your old evil ways, once you've returned.

It may have played out like that, at some earlier point in time: At some crossraods, americans chose a certain path, and in their missionary attitude they kept going from there, no matter what. A more recent add-on - implemented most of all through the tacky and addictive 'smartphone' tool - is that, now the rest of the world has been brought in line, so in their 'own' developments they just follow the american 'role-model', thus have given up developping dissenting models. Look forward to your next Mercedes, more and more a GM clone...

These are the same people who fiercely protest when suggested by the outside world to please respect, at least in international settings (fx airports), global standards like metric system and 24-hour clock, for fear of changes to their sacred national character, aka 'exceptionalism'. No, it is utter and disgusting self-righteousness and hypocrisy. If you need a spitting image for this theory, look at the Clintons.

Worst is, as I see it, that all this is probably not a voluntary process. It's more like a societal rage, a mania, an OCD. And lest we forget, they have (like also we others) a powerful minority that is spcialised in manipulating entire societies for their own (assumed) benefits - I think you know what I mean. If you wish to know more, try http://j-cabal.net We won't solve our sharpening civilisational problems if we continue avoiding the underlying issue, for fear of being labelled with nonsense terms.

 

[SawMaster]

Looks like "private i" has a serious preconceived and prejudiced hate problem so I'm done with responding to this thread.

Phil

 

[Nigel]

Reading what you say, what strikes me is your patent and silent assumption that everything developped in the USA must by default be 'superior'

If you were referring to my post, the only things I mentioned where 3G/4G/5G which are United Nations standards, and Bluetooth which comes from Sweden, even though it was named after a Danish king.

when coming for the first time to Germany or similar countries, just stands there with a gobsmacked facial impression, because you can't believe what you see.

Never been much impressed with Germany when I've been there.

 

[private i]

@Phil
'Hate' is one of the cards drawn by leftists when tacitliy admitting they lost the debate, in a futile attempt to turn the table. And you won't be missed

@Nigel
What else could you say in this context, now the framework has been established?

@Both & the rest:
Could any of you have a discussion like this in a foreign language? You don't take my effort for granted - or do you? I could switch you off at any moment. And I will