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Front facing only is better than none. I have a two-channel Vantrue - front and inside cabin. I got it because I also do a rideshare. What I noticed is that the inside view also picks up (although rudimentary) on the sides of the car and a bit of the back of the car. As for screen as distraction - you can set it up so it will turn of after some time (mine does after 30 seconds). I also installed mine to the right of the mirror so it is barely in my view at all (I have Honda Accord)

I got Vantrue because I wanted front/inside combination and for some reason Viofo/Blackvue don't offer the exact setup like this. Usually it's only if you get 3 or 4 channel setup and it's reflected in the price. So far I'm happy with it (it's been a few months).

I've been rocking a Vantrue dashcam for a few years now, granted I bought a premium one but they do cheap ones two all with good sensors and most if not all are 4k if I'm not mistaken.

Many dashcams offer a fuse tap kit. In my 2019 Forester I have a Vantrue cam with the fuse tap kit. The fuse box is right behind the door by the driver's left knee. I just ran the power cable under the edge of the headliner, down under the edge of the piller to the fuse box and tapped it right there. No use of 12V socket on center console, no exposed wiring whatsoever (except for the very short part from the cam to the headliner.

My Vantru was 3 years old when the Texas sun took it out.

I think it may have been my fault. Wife got me a front windshield cover that opens like an umbrella, I forgot to take the camera down so it was cooked. The inside cam worked, the forward camera blanked out

I have a Vantru in the semi that I’ve had since late 2020, it records 24/7/365, I just replaced the memory card, but it works perfectly.

Actually, I bought this in 2021, it’s forward facing only, it has NV, they don’t list it anymore

I like my vantru but idk about bifl