BlackVue DR970X-2CH PLUS

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Sentiment score82% positive
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Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Reddit IconInfDisco
6 months ago

I've got a Blackvue DR970x-2ch. The newer version of it is the DR979x-2ch Plus II. This has the Sony Starvis 2 sensor like recommended in other posts. They're very reliable cameras since they don't have batteries in them. Dash Cams with batteries stand a higher chance of exploding in the heat of a parked car. Make sure you use a high endurance micro sd card since the camera deletes the oldest videos as time goes by. The card will have a ton of reads and writes so the basic cards won't cut it. You set the cameras up with your phone and the images from the cameras will show on the screen. This is how you'll align the cameras to make sure they get the best view. Check the videos on the card or the live feed from the cameras from time to time to make sure everything is still working.

6 months ago

I've got a Blackvue DR970x-2ch. The newer version of it is the DR979x-2ch Plus II. This has the Sony Starvis 2 sensor like recommended in other posts. They're very reliable cameras since they don't have batteries in them. Dash Cams with batteries stand a higher chance of exploding in the heat of a parked car. Make sure you use a high endurance micro sd card since the camera deletes the oldest videos as time goes by. The card will have a ton of reads and writes so the basic cards won't cut it. You set the cameras up with your phone and the images from the cameras will show on the screen. This is how you'll align the cameras to make sure they get the best view. Check the videos on the card or the live feed from the cameras from time to time to make sure everything is still working.

Reddit Iconmorgmorgmorg2
3 months ago

Big fan of BlackVue DR970X-2CH Plus 64GB | 2-Channel Dash Cam (4K-Full HD), ~$380 on Amazon USA. Paired with j28 / blendmount mirror mount. Also jerry rigged a mount for my uniden r8 radar with blendmount mirror tap. Very clean setup everything tucked away. Dash cam is setup with a 1tb sd card. Video footage has saved me from a rear end accident where a motorcyclist approaching from my rear was clipped by another car behind me and said motorcyclist crashed into my rear hatch glass. Handed 1tb card to CHP at the scene and footage absolved me of any fault.

Reddit IconyzeeByzeE
10 months ago

+1 for Blackvue I run their DR970X-2CH Plus with an external battery for parking mode in all of my vehicles.

Reddit IconADOS-54
5 months ago

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.

Reddit IconGreekFoodEnjoyer
6 months ago

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

Reddit Iconphenom3030
5 months ago

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.

Reddit Icont8ne
11 months ago

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

11 months ago

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.

7 months ago

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.

Reddit IconFluffy-Queequeg
12 months ago

Wow. I had the latest BlackVue (970X) 2chplus done in my car last July for $1329 installed. It was an insurance job so there was no need to haggle on the price, but the BlackVue can be bought on discount quite regularly and is currently $949 for the 2Chplus version. Quality of the picture is outstanding and has the Starvis 2 Sony sensor in it. I’d be cancelling the dashcam option, especially because stuff like that fitted at delivery (at inflated prices) will also increase the stamp duty owning on the car.

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