BlackVue - DR970X-1CH Plus

I got Audi dashcam from CPO it was terrible. 1080p quality, who use 1080p anymore its unusable during night time, and the process to save the video was also terrible. Then i move to blackvue something, now its 4k, automatically connect to your phone, and easier to save the file

VanTrue, Viofo, and Blackvue are it. Father got a VanTrue e3, friend got a Viofo 229 I think, and I have a Blackvue All solid cameras, haven’t had any issues. As far as 24/7 parking mode goes, I have a dr970x either the normal or plus I hardwired to the fusebox and that’s been recording great —— Edit: didn’t see the mention of radar detection If you want a radar detector, just get one separate. I have a friend who had an escort cam and he’s been having some issues with it and I don’t know much else otherwise in favor it I run an escort max360 that I hardwired as a mirror tap and that’s been great too - haven’t had any issues with my car’s battery either and it’s probably a year now since I rigged it up. Escorts have reported alerts from others as well as camera heads-up if you link the app on your phone with your radar detector —— Edit 2: After edit 1, I remembered seeing a [Reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Dashcam/s/i22Io2pLEz) a few months ago that I commented on and it was on a negative experience about someone else’s escort cam malfunctioning Hope this helps and I wish you the best in your decision :)

Most dashcams will do what you're asking. Night recording, license plate capture, history, etc. But there will be trade offs in terms of subscription vs storage and setup. 4k video is about 100MB per minute for storage. If you're keeping more than a few hours of video onboard, that's going to require a large (high endurance/extreme) SD card. 512GB up to 1TB. Unless you transfer video off daily, it will overwrite itself. Some people have written apps to do background transfers (i.e. Blackvuesync) to a server but that will require infrastructure and network access. Unless you park close to your Wi-Fi AP, you'll have to pay for cellular access. I've done what you're asking but it does require some effort. Blackvue DR970X in both cars plus LiFePO4 batteries. Park within Wi-Fi range and run a NAS with Docker to host the Blackvue app. Works great but it does have it's challenges. Or you could pay for a dashcam subscription.

I've had a lot of success with the Blackvue Range. The DR770X is a great model. If a little on the pricey side. The DR970X has 4k resolution. Feel free to contact me if you need any help 😊

As a dr970x plus owner i can help you rule out blackvue. Do not buy. The video quality is not worthy of its price. I love the form factor though. App is alright

BlackVue 970. High quality and reliable.

I like how you had to add Black Edition like it matters with the dash cam lol I got a 4K BlackVue with front and rear. The app is bunk. But I also don’t have the cellular add on. And the footage only lasts for 24hrs so if I don’t download it that day it’s gone forever

Blackvue 970 hardwired with a Blendmount. Flawless execution but resolution is not as good as it should be.

You'd get better advice from the nerds in the dashcam subreddits. But I have a blackvur and it's great. Typically Viofo is the one to get though.