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Post by fatwelshbuddha on Feb 4, 2016 18:46:04 GMT
Am thinking it's about time I got one of these things - what's the inside on which ones are best? there seems to be zillions available so it seems a bit of a minefield.
don't want to spend a ferking fortune, but equally want one that isn't shit
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Post by Barry B'stard on Feb 4, 2016 18:56:15 GMT
I wouldnt have one. They can work both ways you know. Look at that daft fecker on the motorbike last week on FUCT and on here that filmed himself and when the coppers pulled him over they nicked his film, watched it, had a good laugh and threw him in jail for two years. Bollocks to that.
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Post by 747 on Feb 4, 2016 19:22:26 GMT
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Post by prof20 on Feb 4, 2016 19:24:03 GMT
No worky Jim - 'Sorry, this video is no longer available.'
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 19:31:06 GMT
I asked the same question on here a year or so ago. Jimbo recommended a cheapo from China but I didn't rate it as further investigation gave it unfavourable reviews for quality, build, features, etc.
There's at least a couple of sites which critique the merits (or otherwise) of makes - Techmoan is a good one (Google him) - but you don't say what you are prepared to pay (some folk seem prepared to throw away up to £100 or so on junk of dubious quality). It also depends on what facilities you want in the camera - GPS or not, for example, or a capacitor rather than a battery, or whether you can plug in external micro SD cards, etc.
Most of the cheaper ones come direct from China, have little or no warranty that is actually worth a damn, and are of dubious build quality, Low-grade technical specs, and lack build quality. That doesn't seem to worry many purchasers, who say they are prepared to take a punt and throw the junk away when it stops working.
The better ones - in all respects - have a super-capacitor inside, not replaceable rechargeable batteries, and are sold by UK merchants who honour the Sale of Goods Act and have worthwhile guarantees, but these tend to be expensive.
After spending hundreds of hours examining reports and looking at specs, I decided that they were not worth the 'investment', so I didn't bother. Besides, the Courts in some countries in mainland Europe will not allow you to use them as evidence anyway - because it infringes other people's 'privacy rights' - even if the camera can prove you were completely innocent, so a dashcam is totally useless in those cases.
There's also the point which Barry refers to; your own dashcam can be used against you in Court.
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Post by tugboat on Feb 4, 2016 21:37:26 GMT
Have a look at this forum. dashcamtalk.com/forum/and see what gets the best feedback. As a result I got a Street Guardian SG9665GC. The developer and sellers got excellent ratings, though I haven't looked at the site for a while. If you want something cheaper, have a look at a guy call Techmoan on Youtube who does reviews.
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Post by Sir Rowley Birkin on Feb 4, 2016 21:50:14 GMT
Get one if you drive normally. DON'T get one if you drive like a twat. Simples!
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Post by Davy on Feb 4, 2016 23:09:11 GMT
Anyway, if you are a crap driver you will probably be on someone else's dashcam!
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Post by 747 on Feb 4, 2016 23:22:57 GMT
Am thinking it's about time I got one of these things - what's the inside on which ones are best? there seems to be zillions available so it seems a bit of a minefield. don't want to spend a ferking fortune, but equally want one that isn't shit ta luv me Lots of people buy the cheapies off ebay and are happy with them. I bought a cheapie for the Granddaughter and it works well.
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Post by Barry B'stard on Feb 5, 2016 0:00:53 GMT
I have just decided that it is now Fruitcake law that ALL dash cameras have to be pointed in the faces of the people in the front cab so we can have a right laugh at you arguing over the sat nav being a twat, how you preferred that first aire, how you cannot drive properly, have a small penis etc etc.
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Post by Sir Rowley Birkin on Feb 5, 2016 1:09:26 GMT
I have just decided that it is now Fruitcake law that ALL dash cameras have to be pointed in the faces of the people in the front cab so we can have a right laugh at you arguing over the sat nav being a twat, how you preferred that first aire, how you cannot drive properly, have a small penis etc etc. That's fine for those of you who have friends and wives and partners and have a life. I drive alone........... So all you'd ever see is me picking my nose and nodding off to sleep...
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Post by GB584 on Feb 5, 2016 4:07:50 GMT
I thought about getting something similar to the GoPro so I could use it when out on the scooter and mount it on the dash of the van. When I told MRS GB that I was going to stick a camera on my helmet she told me in no uncertain terms that I wouldn't be putting it anywhere near her! I thi k she might be a technophobe.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 7:26:15 GMT
I thought about getting something similar to the GoPro so I could use it when out on the scooter and mount it on the dash of the van. When I told MRS GB that I was going to stick a camera on my helmet she told me in no uncertain terms that I wouldn't be putting it anywhere near her! I thi k she might be a technophobe. Let's face it, Terry, you're not much of a film director, and the last porn movie you made was a flop - least that's wot Barry told me after he'd viewed it 500 times.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2016 7:30:34 GMT
I have just decided that it is now Fruitcake law that ALL dash cameras have to be pointed in the faces of the people in the front cab so we can have a right laugh at you arguing over the sat nav being a twat, how you preferred that first aire, how you cannot drive properly, have a small penis etc etc. That's fine for those of you who have friends and wives and partners and have a life. I drive alone........... So all you'd ever see is me picking my nose and nodding off to sleep... I'm sorry to hear that your engagement to Tuggles is over.
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Post by tugboat on Feb 5, 2016 8:12:30 GMT
I have just decided that it is now Fruitcake law that ALL dash cameras have to be pointed in the faces of the people in the front cab so we can have a right laugh at you arguing over the sat nav being a twat, how you preferred that first aire, how you cannot drive properly, have a small penis etc etc.That would apply to you, not the rest of us.
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