VIOFO A229 Plus - Testing / Review - RCG

[uriel250]

Thanks for the review.

Is the A229 Pro worth the 60$ more (Considering I don't need to buy CPL as it is included with the Pro) than A229 Plus?

And did you test the heat output? This is very important for me because I live in a hot country.
I know the A229 Pro comes with heatsink while the Plus does not. But since it uses more bitrate, higher video quality (4K) and different SoC - Could it be generating more heat?

 

[Karagandinez]

A229 Pro Test & Review PP

Indeed. Of course cooling the walls of a room / box ( assuming they are not insulated ) will also make it colder inside the room / box, but the candle in the middle of the room will still burn just as hot. I think it is better to focus on M2 storage for dashcams, and you can get those with a...

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[rcg530]

I ran a power consumption test with firmware v1.2_240227 installed using an A229 Plus 1CH configuration. I tested the four parking modes with and without the GPS enabled in parking mode via the new setting in this firmware version.



With the GPS configured to be left on during parking mode (old behavior), the power consumption results were virtually identical to my previous test with firmware v1.0_23117 installed. With the GPS disabled during parking mode, there was a reduction of about 0.12W to 0.14W (10 mA to 11 mA @ 12.6V). This increased the projected parking mode recording times by about 100 minutes.

 

[drorhan]

While recording in parking mode with the power bank, it does not switch to normal recording mode when the car starts moving. Is there a way to solve this?

 

[rcg530]

While recording in parking mode with the power bank, it does not switch to normal recording mode when the car starts moving. Is there a way to solve this?

The new setting for the GPS being turned off in parking mode is not present in the VIOFO app yet. I would recommend updating the setting that turns off the GPS while in parking mode to test if that helps with your issue.

A229 Pro


A229 Plus

 

[drorhan]

The new setting for the GPS being turned off in parking mode is not present in the VIOFO app yet. I would recommend updating the setting that turns off the GPS while in parking mode to test if that helps with your issue.

A229 Pro
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A229 Plus
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Yes, the problem is solved, thank you bro