
VIOFO
A229 Pro Series
Top-tier video, reliable evidence, but app struggles.

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I think the vantrue n4 is pretty good, I have one in all my cars. Works great in parking mode, I have an extra id sell for $100 as I’m selling one of my cars. I have both cameras, and power cord, the rear camera just needs the usbc to usbc cable to connect it.
Or Amazon usually has a good deal on them as well. I’d highly recommend getting one
Not worth it. Get a high end 4k dash cam. I have a 3 channel dash cam (vantrue n4, 3 channel) that was $350-400 NEW. Put in the time and labor to hardwire it ($90) and you have something WAY less expensive than the dealership charge. F that. Buy aftermarket and get what you need, a 3 channel dash cam. Saved my buttore than once.
Any dashcam that you can afford. I bought my van true n4 3 channel dash cam when it was the newest. Worth the money. Got my dad one as well. It's worth getting something to protect yourself. Just buy the best you can and upgrade later.
I got a “Vantrue N4”. It was around $180 when I bought it two years ago. Super easy to install myself, even to hard wire into the car wasn’t difficult although you can just plug it into your cig lighter port if you prefer. The quality of the video is incredible. I haven’t needed to use it for insurance purposes yet but I have caught a bunch of great footage of moronic drivers lol
I've got a Vantrue N4 3 channel. So I ran the back cabling under the headliner and the front cable runs down the right side a Pilar, through the glove box and then down into the lower unit tray under the climate controls. It's very sleek and apart from the couple wires that come out of the dash cam unit, you can't see them. Assuming the unit wires are not crazy thick, you can pull back the trim enough to squeeze the wire in without pulling anything off.
So I'll be completely honest with you, we had some roof work done, and the body shop did it for us. Prior to, I did just tuck it between the headliner and the trim pieces and you couldn't tell other than around the B pillar. Also, this https://youtu.be/vIRIqoVUxSI?feature=shared
I've got a Vantrue 3 channel and it's been good for the year I've owned it. Only pitfall with my model is I need to unplug/remove the SD card to backup the footage. Plus models seem to have wifi capability.
I have Vantrue N4’s in both of my cars. I might as well live on the surface of the sun (Phoenix area) and after a few months of blazing temperatures, they are both still working without issue. I also saw some negative reviews for Vantrue when people discussed dash cams in general but whenever someone mentioned needing one for an Uber driver, Vantrue always seemed to be a top recommendation. Not sure if it’s because Uber drivers need to have the interior camera and maybe your average person doesn’t want it? (It can be disabled but I prefer it since it helps to provide a view of the sides of the car.) TBH, I was hesitant when I bought mine, but I also bought them at a deep discount from an auction so I saw little risk involved. I did read the manual and saw the warnings about memory card compatibility so I did buy the best one that I could and haven’t had any issue. If price was equal I probably would have bought a Viofo since that’s what most recommend but if the Viofo is $300 and mine was $75, I’m buying the Vantrue again no doubt.
I use two VanTrue N4’s in PHX and haven’t had any issues. Capacitor instead of battery was definitely a requirement for me in this heat.
If you're looking for a good budget front and rear cam, go with the Thinkware Q200, usually less than $200. I sell and install them professionally and this is my go-to and top selling camera. It's the camera that I own in my personal vehicle. All of my friends, family, and co-workers have this camera. I've literally installed well over 150 of these, sometimes 3 or 4 a day. The next step up in my experience is Vantrue N4 or N5. These have great image quality and are extremely reliable cams. Viofo is okay but they are cookie cutter cameras using the same Sony Starvis image sensor and hardware as 90% of the other chinese dash cams and hasn't been updated in 5 or 6 years. They feel like knock off Rexing and Rexing already feels like a knock off. The Thinkware F70 is old, like, really old. People seem to like Wolfbox, and I have to admit, they make some really nice cameras, but they are expensive. Dash cams went up because of tariffs, of course, but also increased popularity and demand. That little video of the insurance fraud that went viral really got people panick buying.

VIOFO
A229 Pro Series
Top-tier video, reliable evidence, but app struggles.

VIOFO
A229 Plus Series
Dual-cam coverage, great video, but app still problematic.

FITCAMX
Integrated / Universal Series
OEM fit is great, but night video/recording unreliable.

VIOFO
A119 Mini 2
Compact, budget-friendly Starvis 2 clarity; app issues.

ROVE
R2-4K Series
Affordable, easy; 4K claims debated, SD card picky.

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VIOFO - A229 Plus Series

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Vantrue - N4 Series