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Customer Review
joe s.
5.0
capable dual dash cam. recommended.Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021
I ordered the vantrue s1 dual, the hardwire kit, and a 128gb mem card. It took me a LOT longer than probably most to install it. 3+ hrs. if you do not know what you are doing when installing the hardwire kit, then it will take you awhile to install *any* dual/dash cam, especially, if you want to hid all the wires, etc. i sorta knew what i was doing, but i wanted everything done perfectly. for example, if you have side airbags, you will want to make sure you dont wrap your rear cam wiring around the airbags. that could be very bad in an accident, and insurance probably wouldnt like it either. also, for the hardwire kit you want to make sure you have the fuses inserted correctly. a simple volt meter, or a 12volt car meter will be your best friend of this teask. for the few reviews where people's reported dash cams that fall off the mirror, the number one culprit is not cleaning the window properly. clean the area well. your final 'rinse' should be several wipes of rubbing alcohol, as this will also help to remove any 'oils' which is really bad for adhesives!!! i had a few questions for tech support, so i emailed them. they responded in less than a day, which is by far better than most other tech gadget tech support. a plastic trim tool is very valuable for the installation. the 11+ft cable that goes from the main front cam to the rear was plenty long for me to route through my inside paneling on my '08 toyota highlander. i have the dash cams running in 1080HD, which is plenty fine for me. my TVs are (still) 1080. i have tested and played back the videos on my computer w/no problems. you see people on youtube posting videos of the front dash cam and a small pic-in-pic of the rear dash cam. that is usually done by software. the vantrue s1's memory card stores each camera's video and labels them "A" for the front and "B" for the rear. if i ever upgrade my TVs, then maybe i'll upgrade to a higher bitrate on the dash. i like the smaller form factor of this dash cam. i verified that it has the latest ROM/firmware version before i mounted the cams. this s1 dash cam is not the $500 version with wifi and all the fancy bells and whistles, but gives enough capabilities to give you peace of mind while driving. plus, it will also help to keep your driving in check :) having the s1 for just over a week, i think the only thing i could possibly think of is that: it would be nice if vantrue could include those little plastic fasters w/adhesive backs to help secure any wires from dangling. i hope this review helps. so far, this vantrue s1 seems to be very decent quality product. i would recommend it.
