Thread: Which driving lights should I buy for my dad? Off road use. Lightforce, Hella, etc?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Great footage!!!! Silly buggers arent they!

Which Blackvue unit do you have?

Its the Blackvue DR400G HD

Fitted with 32g mini SD card it will record entire Melb to Sydney plus a few hours the next day, its a really nifty thing, the native footage is a lot sharper , it gets compressed when you upload to youtube, also turns into a security camera when parked it starts up in motion sensing mode and will record any movement in front of the car, like somone knocking off your lights !!

nearly got hit today by a moron doing a u-turn around me at a set of lights, So I'll use that event as a native one minute test file 38mb , excuse the expletive, thats full HD but im recording at but 15 fps instead of 30 fps
(I'll probably get another language infraction, if I do thats it for me for good on AULRO)
Uploaded to my web server

http://goingbush.com/landy/20120828_132002_E.mp4

dont download it if use of expletive offends you



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Originally Posted by goingbush

Its the Blackvue DR400G HD

sharper , it gets compressed when you upload to youtube, also turns into a security camera when parked it starts up in motion sensing mode and will record any movement in front of the car, like somone knocking off your lights !!

Impressive benefit!

nearly got hit today by a moron doing a u-turn around me at a set of lights,

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dont download it if use of expletive offends you

Expletive justified! Got close!


Thanks for the info

With the really bright lights you have to dip them when you go past a road sign.. this is just too annoying for me - and means that your eyes never really become well adjusted.

I got the ordinary IPF 900XS, and for a very reasonable price on ebay. They are very much waterproof (have been submerged many times) and are rock solid. They have been on for a few years and show no signs of age. They are a metal body and are solid and strong.

There are some which are brighter, but value for money, build quality and lasting performance they can't be faulted.

Originally Posted by goingbush

Its the Blackvue DR400G HD

Fitted with 32g mini SD card it will record entire Melb to Sydney plus a few hours the next day, its a really nifty thing, the native footage is a lot sharper , it gets compressed when you upload to youtube, also turns into a security camera when parked it starts up in motion sensing mode and will record any movement in front of the car, like somone knocking off your lights !!

nearly got hit today by a moron doing a u-turn around me at a set of lights, So I'll use that event as a native one minute test file 38mb , excuse the expletive, thats full HD but im recording at but 15 fps instead of 30 fps
(I'll probably get another language infraction, if I do thats it for me for good on AULRO)

Uploaded to my web server

http://goingbush.com/landy/20120828_132002_E.mp4

dont download it if use of expletive offends you



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Does this Blackvue unit show your speed by anychance???
Im looking at supplying my own work vehicle,from time to time workmates may get the use of it when Im not in the vehicle.Would be handy in proving if anybody abuses my vehicle.I have seen them do it to other shire vehicles.
Andrew

Ill second the choice of a DR400G. Great camera. That u-turn was almost a Dale Kerrigan moment..."how much did you pay for that?.....it just paid for itself ! Great insurance against idiots like that.



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Originally Posted by goingbush

SNIP

Kangaroo vs Landrover, Blackvue dashcam - YouTube

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Crikey, that's almost like a video game, who can miss or hit skippy

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Does this Blackvue unit show your speed by anychance???

Yep, it records date time speed and location. Not great if you are in the wrong, but it will tell you all you need if wanting to know what your vehicle was up to. There are gps trackers that would do a better job for you purpose as it would be very easy to disable the blackvue. The gps trackers can be mounted descretely and you can set speed alerts and geographical boundaries that will send you text msg alerts if broken....... If you reall want to.


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Originally Posted by Toppa

....There are gps trackers that would do a better job for you purpose as it would be very easy to disable the blackvue. The gps trackers can be mounted descretely and you can set speed alerts and geographical boundaries that will send you text msg alerts if broken....... If you reall want to.


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Right On

Google Xexun TK102 or TK103

I have a TK103 discreetly installed in the Defender, about $100 ish on ebay china,
fit a telstra prepaid simcard in it & a micro-sd card.

It records GPS location / tracking even if out of phone range & then sends tracking info to your android phone on a google map when it comes into phone range. At any time you can ask it for its location, even listen to whats going on in the car, or depending how you wire the supplied relay you can immobilise the vehicle or set off the ejector seat (if you had one fitted ).

Technically its illegal to imobilise a car (Lowjack) that somone stole because you could cause an accident !!!!

Also you can set it to SMS you if the car moves from where you put it, a door opens, it speeds, or goes outside predetermined GPS co-ordinates.

Fantastic use of avaliable technology.

Also have one in the Caravan as we often leave it if we go off on a day trip without it. Bloody good insurance, Pity you dont get any concession from insurance company tho.