BlackVue - DR970X Series
Models:
DR970X-2CH PLUS
DR970X-2CH IR Plus
DR970X-BOX Plus
DR970X-1CH Plus
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Last updated: Aug 22, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"Last week some dude was pulling on car doors while I was at the gym. I got two minute long videos of him (188mb each) with clear detail including his license plate!"
"Last week some dude was pulling on car doors while I was at the gym. I got two minute long videos of him (188mb each) with clear detail including his license plate!"
"Newest model with best image quality"
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"Last week some dude was pulling on car doors while I was at the gym. I got two minute long videos of him (188mb each) with clear detail including his license plate!"
"Yes. The battery pack charges when the engine is on and continues to power the dash cam when the engine is off. It works really well. When I turn the engine off, the dash cam instantly says "parking mode on," and when I turn the engine on, it instantly says "parking mode off." ... The longest I left mine was approximately 22 hours, and I think it had about 8% left."
"If plugged into a fuse box, you can have it run perpetually even when the vehicle is turned off, which has benefited me numerous times, as recently as last week."
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"i have had the BlackVue DR970x Plus which proved bulletproof during the hottest Summer on record last year. my credit cards and ID’s all had to be replaced because they melted and warped, but the BlackVue keeps running without issues."
"it’s been over 110 degrees for the past 2 weeks where i live and it has not flinched. ... my black interior will literally melt my credit cards if i forget my wallet in the car during the day, but the camera does not seem affected at all."
"It's worked fine all across the gulf south. ... I'm two years in and it's been awesome."
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"the BlackVue has the best cloud communications."
"With this setup, my dash cams are running 24/7, and I can access the live feed or recordings anytime, from anywhere."
"Last month got rear ended by person on the phone. ... I downloaded the event clip from the mobile app and was able to show the video to the police on the spot. ... The other driver got a ticket for using the phone."
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"And I installed it myself too, which is saying something. I'm not the best at DIY projects...."
"Yes the install is easy. ... You just need a ground, constant 12V and switched 12V. Just use a basic fuse tap and be good to go."
"automatically connect to your phone"
Disliked most:
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"The app. It's a complete pain in the ass to view any footage ... it won't update the firmware because the dashcam connects to my phone via wifi and if it's connected via wifi, there's not any actual Internet access from the cellular signal so it can never update 🤣 what a joke."
"The app is not very good and you have to use the app to point the camera as there is no screen on the camera itself (ie. always tied to the app unless you want to take out the memory card each time to verify where the camera is pointing."
"Yes, but not for parking event notification since the cell connection powers down unless there is another wifi network present it can connect to."
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"My DR970X Plus from JAN 2025 through JAN 2025 does NOT have HDR and is being returned immediately. ... HDR is not a fad, passing trend, or conspiracy pushed by Alex Jones. It the most basic item a camera must have to be useful at capturing details like license plates. ... Without HDR you might as well replace the recorded footage with the Windows 98 Bezier screensaver and extra-long mouse cursor trails. ... Recording a grainy blur in 4K is a high-quality grainy blur but it's still a grainy blur."
"No such animal. ... Blackvue DR970x plus box will catch some"
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"but it's pricy."
"The video quality is not worthy of its price."
"can assure you it’s not worth it for 500. ... that’s kind of the expensive side."
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"the only thing i lack, is that i can’t monitor the feed if i am away from a familiar wifi signal. ... if i am other places, i do not have that ability. ... but if i witness something, that did not impact the car, i have to wait until i have wifi to search and download."
"Yes, but not for parking event notification since the cell connection powers down unless there is another wifi network present it can connect to."
"What? ... If not you need an LTE model and to pay someone for cell data"
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"the footage only lasts for 24hrs so if I don’t download it that day it’s gone forever"
"it records in minute increments, which makes viewing footage a pain. ... There are an enormous number of files associated with a day of driving."
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