Dont get this dash cam

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Lazy, Feb 25, 2019.

  1. Lazy

    Lazy Light Load Member

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    I want to make this thread to prevent drivers from buying the rand mcnally dash cam 100.
    It doesnt pick up license plates which was 100% fine with me, the quality pretty dam good. But when i first bought it the battery life didnt last more than a half hour. Using the truck stops return policy i exchanged a few times for a different one thinking ive just been getting bad ones and its all the same. This is my first time owning a camera so i thought maybe they just dont last that long. It works fine at first but after a few months it becomes buggy and doesnt work properly without the charher plugged in, and now it just doesnt turn on at all. I guess at $100 you get what you paid for?? If you know a better long lasting camera i can use please let me know
     
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  3. Chula.chula

    Chula.chula Bobtail Member

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    I suggest going to costco. Or walmart and get insurance on it. Its a tax write off so ijvest in a good one. Why not?
     
  4. Chula.chula

    Chula.chula Bobtail Member

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  5. VantaiTatted

    VantaiTatted Light Load Member

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    Since this is here I dry at nights does anyone have any recommendations for good dash cams for night work?
     
  6. Moon_beam

    Moon_beam Heavy Load Member

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    YouTube

    This is an example of a Vantrue X1 at night with no street lights.

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    with lights at night
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  7. 6wheeler

    6wheeler Road Train Member

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    Don't buy a Cobra. Might as well stick a turd up on the dashboard and expect it to record
     
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    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Your links require a you tube signin. I possess one but I do not use it often.
     
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  9. Lazy

    Lazy Light Load Member

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    I looked up vantrue after i saw it was reccomended. And ended up getting it off amazon. It comes tomorrow, lets see how it goes
     

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  10. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    If the DC is available at Truckstops I won't buy it.

    If it's anything else in addition to a Dashcam I'm not buying it either.
     
  11. fss99701

    fss99701 Medium Load Member

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    Best dash cam I found I tried about six of them including GoPros which get hot and don't record very long, is the Rove 4k dashcam.
    Got mine at Amazon for $169 although the prices come down the trick is to buy a Samsung u3 card it says it takes a 128 GB microSD but I've been using a 256 GB card and it works fine it can record about three solid days before it starts over right.
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    Here's some pics. These are just low-quality screenshots from some of the video, the video quality is quite a bit better than these lower-quality screenshots I took.
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