DR750X-2CH LTE Plus

Bro, I had a high end dash cam for 5 years with the same high endurance sd card and had no issues. Just recently upgraded to a newer model. Still no issues. Also, good dash cams will alert you if you have a failing sd card. I personally use BlackVue. They’re not cheap but worth every penny. Just upgraded from the 750x 2ch 1080p to the elite 9 2ch 4k front 2k rear. Get good sd cards and stay away from cheap amazon offers and you’ll be fine. Also, if you do this frequently, I recommend a body cam just in case you ever have a self defense incident. It will cover your ass. I personally just use a go pro with a chest strap. No self defense issues in 3 years of flex, but definitely caught some things on camera that people probably wouldn’t believe without the footage.

I get family who need help Blackvue cloud cams, and they them up to connect to the hotspot on their phones. When there's an issue I just need to walk them through enabling the hotspot on their phone, then I can access the camera remotely to help them.

Eventually the capacitors and RTC battery will fail. Blackvue and Thinkware tend to see that start occurring after the 5 year mark. The camera will often still run, but will shutdown immediately losing the current video segment. I have a pair of old Blackvue 750s still going strong, but their days are numbered. There's a fair number of things to go wrong with dash cams. Garmin consumer cams rarely make it beyond two years, with capacitors rarely being the cause.

Blackvue LTE cams are the best option, and a range of plans for access if you are looking for live view anywhere. If you just want to view in the car anything of their cams other than the 5 series.

Blackvue are a little spendy but the low profile is nice and the app is really good. I have a 750x plus front and rear.

I wouldn't say "out of sight" for mine either but Blackvue(at least the older ones) have been relatively good for me. I have the 750x model but I plan to upgrade. 1080p sony camera, dual channel and a night mode. The app isn't great, and you may need to change the sim card to a name brand instead but it's almost lasted me 8 years, and 3 car upgrades. Went from 2016 WRX, to 2012 350, to finally ISF. Currently using add-a-fuse method for power. Simple as sticking your cameras on, plugging in power, and then figuring out which fuse is constant and accessories in the fuse box with lowest interference then tucking in the wires.

My DR750X has worked fine for over 5yrs and I live in Cairns, Queensland Australia which gets really hot. And I don’t know what you mean about limiting stuff behind a subscription. I don’t have a subscription and I went through my recording/SD card the other day with no issues or limitations