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Anyone have a dash cam?

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:40 am

Does it support 64 Gb? I know the 805 supports up to 32 gb.

aquazi, I did not order from Amazon as they are "fake" with not the greatest of reviews. If I was going through the hassle to install it, I wanted the "real" one which was proven to be good.
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by NeilP » Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:51 am

up to 128gb cards are supported as per the spec

https://www.joovuu.com/gb/home/245-mini ... racket-yes

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Post by igeak691 » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:51 pm

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by aquazi » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:06 pm

pvr wrote:Does it support 64 Gb? I know the 805 supports up to 32 gb.

aquazi, I did not order from Amazon as they are "fake" with not the greatest of reviews. If I was going through the hassle to install it, I wanted the "real" one which was proven to be good.

I got my 0803 from Amazon.. had no real issues with it - but was an EPRANCE one.. i only have a 32gb card in it.. but seems the 0806 also allows 2* 128gb cards.. so another reason to wait for that....

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:11 pm

Yes, I could see the 0803 "real" ones on Amazon, just not the 0805.

The 0805 is fine for the Audi, I will try an 0806 in the X5 I think and probably just add another mount in the Porsche so I can swap it. I assume the cables will be the same for the 0805 so I can use the spare Power adapter lead I have and use that in the under dash socket in the Porsche.
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by brawnyblue » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:44 pm

I can really recommend a GoPro if it is just to record the scenery, etc.
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:50 pm

The GoPro is what I will use for the real trips, the dashcam is to avoid insurance problems with the ever increasing number of idiots on the road ...
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by Number5 » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:16 pm

Anyone looking to sell on their 0803's then ?

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:20 pm

They are already rather cheap? Something like £60 or so?
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by aquazi » Fri Feb 13, 2015 2:48 pm

pvr wrote:Yes, I could see the 0803 "real" ones on Amazon, just not the 0805.

The 0805 is fine for the Audi, I will try an 0806 in the X5 I think and probably just add another mount in the Porsche so I can swap it. I assume the cables will be the same for the 0805 so I can use the spare Power adapter lead I have and use that in the under dash socket in the Porsche.
From what i gather the 0803 and the 0805 are similar in size/ spec.. the 0805 is just better...... when i get the 0806 i'll let you know if its worth the extra, i dont care about the extra memory as 32GB was more than enough for me.. just want the ability to reverse the fit which the 0806 allows.

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by Taz » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:12 pm

just ordered the mini 0805 from http://www.combi.org.uk

the guy (Lee) sounds to be an ok chappy - very helpful
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:13 pm

That is where mine came from last week, just a bit cheaper though. Seems like they must seen an influx of new purchases and hence raising the price ...
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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by Taz » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:15 pm

perhaps we should have tried a group buy

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by pvr » Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:17 pm

I bought from them based on the Pistonheads recommendations as well as the huge number of copies on the market which are not reliable. I know they were more expensive but I wanted a UK based company that would warrant the product as well as would provide a genuine one.
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Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo

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Re: Anyone have a dash cam?

Post by Taz » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:38 pm

mine arrived today, looks ok but the connection to the base seems very firm, that's ok but taking out and swapping between cars my be tricky

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