BlackVue - DR970X-2CH-LTE-PLUS II

If you want what works for daily driving and road trips without overthinking it, I’d look at Viofo or 70mai first. Best bang for buck right now is probably the [70mai A810](https://amzn.to/4ri7KOm) has a 4K front cam, optional rear cam. Good clarity, decent night performance, easy app. It’s kind of the “set it and forget it” option. If you want something a bit nicer with better video quality and reliability, [Viofo A329](https://amzn.to/4ktefuY) is hard to beat. Super clear 4K, great night performance, and it’s a brand a lot of dashcam nerds trust. If budget isn’t tight and you want front + rear with top-tier quality, [BlackVue DR970X](https://amzn.to/4tNATmi) or [Vantrue N4 Pro](https://amzn.to/4cwvtFM) are solid, but they’re pricier. Main thing: get at least 4K front, add a rear cam if possible, and buy a high-endurance SD card. After that, most modern dashcams are pretty plug-and-play.

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.

Blackvue with LTE will meet all your needs. An external battery with the cam in motion sensor mode will capture events when parked. Contact www.blackboxmycar.ca. They are a Canadian retailer.

I have blackvue LTE 2 channel with its own battery pack. Amazing camera.

I running blackvue lte 2ch running of a battery pack also blackvue. No issues with car battery dying. Easy set up..

You need to choose between a wide field view or a narrow focus on plates, and almost all cams choose the former. Add in low quality cameras and video compressed for uploading and you get what you describe. Thinkware U3000 and Blackvue DR970x plus are decent options.

Blackvue DR970x plus series 2 is a great option. They shortened up the boot time, and upgraded a few other internals.

They have their pros and cons. Viofo dashcams like A329S tend to come with the latest tech which results in the best image quality. They are also affordable (~$600 for a front & rear dashcam) for what you get but their app is pretty barebones. Blackvue dashcams are pricier but come with optional cellular connectivity (for remote viewing, etc) and box dashcam options where the processor can be hidden out of the sun and only have the camera itself on the windshield. For their latest dashcams like the DR970X Plus II, it’s about 1.5x-2x the price of Viofo’s alternative depending if you want LTE or not. Thinkware dashcams also come with optional cellular connectivity and have the smartest parking mode of the three as they use radar to detect impacts during parking mode but both Viofo and Blackvue units can record constantly during parking mode so its not a massive difference. The Thinkware U3000 Pro is also one of the priciest at $1300 just for the dashcam without an installation. The hardest part of any dashcam install is removing the A-pillar trim to run the cables behind it, and snaking the cable through the headliner for the rear camera. It’s not really dependent on which camera/brand you buy as it’s car-dependent how difficult that would be. Any dashcam can be powered by a hardwire kit to the fusebox or USB power (like from the 12v outlet), that’s not dependent on brand either.

For great cloud connectivity and remote live viewin, I bought a Blackvue DR970X-2CH LTE PLUS for my 23 Forester Wilderness and had Best Buy geek squad install it for $100 ..but they won't install dash cameras that have a screen on them because of safety reasons and I'm glad I didn't get one of those.

I have a blackvue DR970x 2ch LTE and it works very well

I run BlackVue DR970X-LTE 2 channel hardwired in mine. Also used the same add-a-fuse for my Uniden R8. BlackVue has served me well. Love the parking mode as well as the LTE connection. The process was pretty easy.

Lots of people will suggest Fitcam, but if you want quality go with Thinkware or Blackvue. They are reputable Korean brands and well-known in the dash cam world. I have a DR970X-2CH LTE Plus. I can connect to it at any time from my phone and view a live feed of the front and my truck bed.

I recently got a blackvue dr970x plus lte previously had a nextbase gw360 which I found useless

I like the constant recording, I changed after somebody hit my car whilst park, the next base turned on but took about 10 seconds before video. Fortunately it got the side of the car from the rear and a good shot of the guy inspecting the damage before he fucked off… From a test with the BV it would have got the car from the front when he entered the car park in its line of sight. Only thing I find bad is the cost of the sd cards in the uk, the 1/2tb is ~$100 whilst the 256gb is £190… I did try a Samsung pro endurance but it didn’t like it causing glitches. The other one I considered was the thinkware.

I went with a blackvue 970x lte. Had a nextbase fitted when I brought the car by the dealer, got it removed after I was hit in a car park and the footage started about 8 seconds after impact… just getting the footage off was annoying.