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I'm having a hard time deciding among 3 bundles for my vehicle (2017 Honda CRV EXL). They all have their pros and cons, but I tend to buy things to which have lots of features, but end up not using them all and basically wasting money on them.
These three 2-ch setups are what I have looked into....
So, from what I understand, the Blackvue dashcam has the best cloud features, but not necessarily the best picture quality, and may be susceptible to heat more than the others (I live in California, though may move to Idaho later in the year). Its form factor, though, would seem to fit nicely behind my rearview mirror unlike the others. Viofo has the best picture quality and probably is best in high heat scenarios due to the heatsink, but lack various features than both Blackvue and Thinkware offer. It has a screen too, but with my vehicle, wanting to put it right behind the rearview mirror may make using that feature awkward. Thinkware seems good overall, and has been the one I have been eyeing the most. Parking Mode is a must, and while the others have it, the Thinkware also has the Radar Module to provide recording of an incident 10 seconds before/after it happens, while being able to reduce power consumption outside of those periods. Unfortunately, it's limited to the front. That total package is also pricey, and it hasn't gone through a summer to test reliability.
One other thing (kinda offtopic). In August, I'm planning on taking a trip up in northern California on a 6-7 hour drive. One of the things I want to do is be able to record my trip, both going there and coming back (12-14 hours of footage roundtrip). I doubt the max capacity sd cards compatible with the dashcams could hold all that footage (maybe one way). How best should I handle storing that footage when on the road? I had thought about buying a portable wireless hdd that I could plug into one of my car's usb ports in the back and connect to my phone wireless to transfer the footage, or just a regular portable that I directly hook up to my phone (if either option is feasible).
These three 2-ch setups are what I have looked into....
- Blackvue DR900S
- Thinkware U1000
- Viofo A129 Pro Duo 4K (a more recent finding in my research)
- Blackvue Power Magic (Ultra)
- Cellink Neo
So, from what I understand, the Blackvue dashcam has the best cloud features, but not necessarily the best picture quality, and may be susceptible to heat more than the others (I live in California, though may move to Idaho later in the year). Its form factor, though, would seem to fit nicely behind my rearview mirror unlike the others. Viofo has the best picture quality and probably is best in high heat scenarios due to the heatsink, but lack various features than both Blackvue and Thinkware offer. It has a screen too, but with my vehicle, wanting to put it right behind the rearview mirror may make using that feature awkward. Thinkware seems good overall, and has been the one I have been eyeing the most. Parking Mode is a must, and while the others have it, the Thinkware also has the Radar Module to provide recording of an incident 10 seconds before/after it happens, while being able to reduce power consumption outside of those periods. Unfortunately, it's limited to the front. That total package is also pricey, and it hasn't gone through a summer to test reliability.
One other thing (kinda offtopic). In August, I'm planning on taking a trip up in northern California on a 6-7 hour drive. One of the things I want to do is be able to record my trip, both going there and coming back (12-14 hours of footage roundtrip). I doubt the max capacity sd cards compatible with the dashcams could hold all that footage (maybe one way). How best should I handle storing that footage when on the road? I had thought about buying a portable wireless hdd that I could plug into one of my car's usb ports in the back and connect to my phone wireless to transfer the footage, or just a regular portable that I directly hook up to my phone (if either option is feasible).