Hello Chuck
@Panzer Platform
Thank you for sharing your perspective on the matter. We appreciate hearing different viewpoints in discussions like these.
While we respect your loyalty to Viofo and its products, we believe in providing objective recommendations to users seeking advice. Our suggestion of the Vantrue E1 and its suction mount was merely to offer another option to the OP, as requested.
We're curious about the need to discredit our product in order to promote other brands. It seems counterproductive to discourage users from exploring different options and making informed decisions based on their preferences and needs.
Regarding your comments about our product's suction mount, we released the suction mount for the E1 in September 2023, not 16 months later as you mentioned. We take customer feedback seriously and work diligently to innovate and meet market demands. Our decisions are made through careful consideration of the broad international market and not solely based on a few requests.
It's important to clarify that Vantrue has never seen Viofo as a real competitor, but rather as a peer in the dashcam industry for us to study and progress. We believe that a thriving industry benefits all manufacturers and users, and we are committed to contributing to its growth and improvement.
In the spirit of healthy competition, let's continue to focus on providing value to others in this forum and enhancing the dashcam community as a whole.
Warm regards,
Jeff
Vantrue Team
Yo Jeff,
OK, I agree with you.
I’ve been heavy handed with my criticism of Vanture products because they keep disappointing me based on image quality compared to Viofo models using the same image sensors.
As far as “loyalty” to Viofo, it’s because I’ve tested other brands, and they also disappoint based on image quality.
Viofo is the current image quality King, and to me that is the most important thing about a dash cam, (just in front of reliability, and durability).
Everything else like bells & whistles I have no regard for until these first 3 things have been accomplished, (image quality, reliability, durability).
But Viofo also keeps making the same mistakes over, and over that drive me crazy too. lol
The reason I keep coming down so hard on you is because I want to call out what I see as “unacceptable” so you can improve your product, and be a true competitor to Viofo.
When I tested the E1, and and compared it to the original A119 Mini (2022) I said; “Vantrue is 2-3 years behind Viofo in overall product development”.
When I tested the S1 Pro, and compared it to the A119 Mini 2 (2023), I saw dramatic improvements, and said; “Vantrue is closing the gap on Viofo, and is now only 1 year behind in overall product development".
So next year, I’m hoping you will be neck, and neck.
But, I really wish you would offer both Codecs H.264 & H.265, (not H.265 only).
Also, if you want a leg up on Viofo you should start including Hardwire Kits & 64GB Vantrue Brand SD cards with all your dash cams, (just raise the price accordingly).
-Chuck