• jmp242@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    If only there was actually a good car dashcam, but every time I go down that rabbit hole I give up frustrated. The quality (build, mounting, video, whatever) is shit in pretty much all of them, and the “passable” ones look like a web cam from 2005 still.

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      11 months ago

      People lie. Even a shittiest, cheapest dashcam will be better than nothing, when you have to prove to your insurance company who was really at fault after a collision.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      11 months ago

      There’s a reason for that, Linus Tech Tips did a great video on it. You’re better off buying an old go pro and using that.

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      11 months ago

      I got one for $40 that’s 1080p, and the “high endurance” sd card I got for $15 is still going 4 years later.

      Don’t overthink it. You don’t need something fancy.

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      11 months ago

      I’ve bought the N2 Pro from Vantrue a couple of years ago and I’ve been super happy with it. The quality is pretty good and it has actually capable night vision and parking surveillance. I’ve also bought one for my brother in law (who got into an accident just a month after) and one for my grandma. Not to sound like an ad, but these are definitely worth checking out even if it’s an older model.