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Reddit Reviews
I had a Nextbase 522GW at launch, very mediocre, and it's even climbed in price in the 6 years since it was released.
I have a Nexbase 522 something or other with the front and back attachment .. POS gets super hot even in cooler weather, sometimes just doesn’t record / save and connection to the app is pretty poor .. would not recommend.
I will say that I have a Nextbase 522GW (with the nextbase memory card) and it often randomly stops recording and needs resetting. Recorded forage is great but it’s too unreliable
I use the Nextbase 522GW. The software isn’t great - it’s usually quicker for me to plug the SD card into my laptop to access footage. But it does the job!
Yes but i think 60fps drops the picture quality does it not? I’m sure i ended up having to go slower FPS but that gave a better resolution image. Counter intuitive but the best i could get from that cam. It’s in my wife’s car now and after trying a Chinese brand I’ve gone back to Nextbase and have the 522GW with rear cam. Very happy with it.
The viofo a119 v3 is pretty popular. I have an nextbase 522 that's also decent.
I've had the Nextbase 522GW for about 5years. Not the cheapeast but the image quality is top notch and it hasn't missed a beat since I installed it. I also installed the optional rear-view camera, which I would also reccommend. I installed it myself. The worst job by far was threading the cable through the headlining and rear hatch for the rear camera.
Personally running a Nextbase 522gw that I’ve had now for like 4 years that I’ve moved from car to car. It works absolutely fine. Image quality is more than good enough to prove my innocence in a crash. The app sucks ass so I just pull the SD card out and pop it in an SD reader to download the footage. I love the idea of the Viofo but the prices (albeit for fantastic camera quality) just aren’t justifiable to replace the perfectly respectable Nextbase. Which can be had for a fantastic price now for front and rear dashcam sets.
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