Lets talk dash cams

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 06/21/2014 at 11:06 • Filed to: dashcams

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my work requires I spend 80% of my time covering a 200 mile territory and I'm tired of seeing accidents EVERY DAY now. Recently my father got in a minor accident because some dingbat tried to cross the street and my dad's Ranger monster-trucked the guy'a car. Luckily the police sided with my dad immediately but that made me think.. what if they didn't? Well if he had a dashcam there would be no issue at all.

So who uses one? Brand, type, cost, etc. I don't need a screen on it - mainly just want something that will take a memory card and continuously over write the old footage as I go.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 06/21/2014 at 11:13

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Interestingly enough there was a Dashcam post on the front page of reddit yesterday. The guy was using this camera. Video below is use of it. http://www.amazon.com/Original-1920x…

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OPPOsaurus WRX > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/21/2014 at 11:17

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the urge for assault is strong

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/21/2014 at 11:23

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"I gotta call the cops" no it should be "I gotta go bash this guys face in" Irritates the living hell out of me when people blow through red lights.

OPPOsaurus WRX > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 06/21/2014 at 12:01

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I swear officer, his face is that messed up from the accident.

STREPITUS > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 06/21/2014 at 12:07

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I use a Livue LB100HD, but this is what I recommend

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/to-everyone-fo…

Easily the best for the price.

lonestranger > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 06/21/2014 at 12:55

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I have the same one as CrzRsn, Livue LB100HD.

$120 USD after shipping, but there's always newer, better, cheaper ones coming out such as the 0803 that CrzRsn suggested. Check dashcamtalk.com for suggestions, reviews, and links to the cheapest vendors.

AFAIK, all of them will automatically overwrite the memory card, and virtually all will automatically turn on/off when the lighter socket turns on/off. Some include the Micro SD card, others require you to purchase one.

Many offer an optional GPS module. Besides location, this can display your speed in the video. This can be a good or bad thing, obviously.

Having a built-in screen could be handy in case you need to show footage to a cop at the scene, though you could do the same if you have a smartphone that takes Micro SD cards.

If I were to get another one today, I like the GT680W with GPS.

oldestyoungn > STREPITUS 06/21/2014 at 14:00

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I second this camera. I'm looking it at very seriously.