Dash cams, what to get and where to get it (Q&A only)

Damien360

cichlid child wrote: »

Sorry folks new to this I would like to buy a Dashcam for a Christmas present.
is the Nextbase iN-CAR CAM™ 412GW the best out there? budget would be approx €100-€200.

I think it was a great buy and worth it. Make sure you get a class 10 32GB SD card with it.

cichlid child

Thanks Damien

Gru

Has anyone here experience with crosstour? There's one at a pretty decent looking price and only has good reviews.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/reviews/B075Q6SJYJ/ref=cm_cr_dp_mb_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8

gpstracker

Hi all,

Recently got a 142 transporter, would like to get a dashcam for it to be on the safe side. Also would like a reversing camera for hitching up the trailer etc.

Can anyone advise on these items, rather a luddite when it comes to this stuff.

Thanks.

BronsonTB

http://www.adverts.ie/14256297

Cheap convertible with electric folding roof.
Open to offers, be a shame to break.

kayser

http://touch.adverts.ie/car/bmw/3-series/2012-bmw-3-series/14261240

A very well looked after, tiny mileage, high spec F30.

liam7831

Any Black Friday deals

Cortina_MK_IV

Keep an eye on Halford's. So far all I can see is 312GW bundle Was €179 now €119. As a side issue I wouldn't pay near 300 for that new NB 612 for front facing only.

http://www.halfords.ie/technology/dash-cams/dash-cams

Mkelly1989

Hi all. So im looking to get a dash cam as Im aware of all the scams that are going on so I want to be able to protect myself. Im looking at the 312W or 412GW but my question is about the hardwiring, would you consider is necessary? I only ask as I have the intention of getting a newer car in the new year (I hope) and would obviously like to move the dash cam from one to the other. Anyone not hardwire the dash cam and have no problems? If i do get the newer car i probably would get it hardwired then...Any help greatly appreciated!!

IrishGrimReaper

I have a two Vantrue X1's, front and rear. The front facing camera is hardwired because I use the parking monitor feature of the camera. There has been no impact or effect whatsoever thus far on my car battery, I commute 40km per day Mon-Fri. You can use USB battery bank things for external power also.

ION08

Mkelly1989 wrote: »

Hi all. So im looking to get a dash cam as Im aware of all the scams that are going on so I want to be able to protect myself. Im looking at the 312W or 412GW but my question is about the hardwiring, would you consider is necessary? I only ask as I have the intention of getting a newer car in the new year (I hope) and would obviously like to move the dash cam from one to the other. Anyone not hardwire the dash cam and have no problems? If i do get the newer car i probably would get it hardwired then...Any help greatly appreciated!!

Hi I have the 312GW and find it great . I have it hard wired and it switches on/off with the inginiton and I have forgotten that the camera is even there! (which is a good thing)

IF you are getting a new car in the new year, there is no need to hardwire it and you can just run it off the cig lighter.

That being said, I hate wires and untidy interior and it took me literally 15 mins to hardwire the 312gw and probably take me 2 minutes to completely uninstall.

Point is, its not a big job to unittall it and reinstall it even if you were to get a new car.

Mkelly1989

ION08 wrote: »

Hi I have the 312GW and find it great . I have it hard wired and it switches on/off with the inginiton and I have forgotten that the camera is even there! (which is a good thing)

IF you are getting a new car in the new year, there is no need to hardwire it and you can just run it off the cig lighter.

That being said, I hate wires and untidy interior and it took me literally 15 mins to hardwire the 312gw and probably take me 2 minutes to completely uninstall.

Point is, its not a big job to unittall it and reinstall it even if you were to get a new car.

Oh good so if i got the dash cam and hardwire kit i could probably ask my dad to hardwire it in the car i have and move it again if i do get the new one. Awesome thanks a mill ^_^ i thought it would have been a big thing to install and uninstall!

Sexual Chocolate

Stuck between the Nextbase 312 bundle or the Garmin 45. Is the Garmin really worth the extra 19 quid ?

jimbis

Also in a dilemma here of whether to go for the DDPai mini 1080p or the next base 212 lite 1080p.
More or less the same price but any reason I shouldn't go for either?
GPS or phone app aren't really sellers for me.

pconn062

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Keep an eye on Halford's. So far all I can see is 312GW bundle Was €179 now €119. As a side issue I wouldn't pay near 300 for that new NB 612 for front facing only.

http://www.halfords.ie/technology/dash-cams/dash-cams

Bought that 312GW bundle myself today, thought €119 was a very reasonable price. I don't know much about dashcams but just looking for something simple to get me out of hole someday, hopefully it does the job.

Doltanian

Excellent value on the Xiaomi Yi at the moment on Amazon, saw this yesterday and ordered it myself.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=105346637&postcount=129

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105346637#post105346637

duffman3833

Doltanian wrote: »

Excellent value on the Xiaomi Yi at the moment on Amazon, saw this yesterday and ordered it myself.

cheers for this, my dad was looking for cheap one, ordered

jimbis

Doltanian wrote: »

Excellent value on the Xiaomi Yi at the moment on Amazon, saw this yesterday and ordered it myself.

Just ordered two, Good call.

Sexual Chocolate

Reserved one of these in Argos. Anybody else using one ?

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7236372.htm

by8auj6csd3ioq

https://www.did.ie/coby-full-hd-and-dvr-dash-cam-dcs-404-dcs-404-prd

any good? opinions what does external battery mean where is it stored

eringobragh

https://www.gearbest.com/car-dvr/pp_967346.html

Xiaomi usually make decent stuff - €25 cant go wrong for a rear dashcam in my case.

LovelySpuds

http://www.adverts.ie/car/volkswagen/polo/2003-volkswagen-polo-1-4-tdi/14217540

Well looked after 1.4 TDI Polo here, NCT till May, going 100%. €900 ono.

UsedToWait

eringobragh wrote: »

https://www.gearbest.com/car-dvr/pp_967346.html

Xiaomi usually make decent stuff - €25 cant go wrong for a rear dashcam in my case.

While Xiaomi do make decent stuff, it's unfortunately the case that Gearbest sell counterfeit Xiaomi products (see the Xiaomi power bank threads in Bargain Alerts), so just be aware, and try to verify it's legit when you get it.

OldMrBrennan83

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Sexual Chocolate

Are the setting/display menu still in Chinese writing ?

OldMrBrennan83

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by8auj6csd3ioq

Where is the best place to put the dash cam. Behind mirror or on the dash. Wouldn't dash be safer if the suction came unstuck as it would fall on dash hopefull caught before floor

OldMrBrennan83

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Benzino

Thinking about getting the YI also, but see there is another on lighting deal at the moment, a YI 2.7K Dash Cam with MEMS 3-Axis G-Sensor, Voice Control and LCD screen.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075XGVKMP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4wWgAbS1NSQMG

It's £70 so almost double the cost of the other one, but comes with an SD card and a suction cup unlike the cheaper model and has extra features like voice control.

Here is another dashcam on sale, seems like too good of a deal though, £38, down from £130. BUIEJDOG 3.5" Dash Cam In Car Camera DVR 1080P Full-Color LCD Display with 170 Degree Viewing Angles.

by8auj6csd3ioq

Most come with a suction mount so you couldn't put it on the dash even if you wanted to.

sorry meant just above where the dash meets screen. So if the suction came loose it would fall on dash