Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
I just ordered this one from Amazon ....
I bought a cheaper one at Bimart but it was a pain in the ass.
There has been a few times when I wished I had one. Just recently I was ran off the road on Penninger in front of the Expo.
I looked in my rear view and some fool was coming so fast I thought he was going to plow right in to me. So I ran off the road to the right.
He went around me and a couple of other cars so I chased him. He turned in to road going the horse arena area speeding through there so fast he could have killed someone at any moment.
Then he sped out.
I continued to follow but I lost him because there was no way I was about to drive as fast as him. I called the cops but I had never been close enough to get the plate number.
Anyway the camera could also prove an accident was not my fault and totally pay for itself. They also have GPS so you can prove you were not speeding. Unless like me you actually are LOL.
Posts: 18,298
Threads: 867
Joined: Mar 2011
Yes, I got one from Walmart for $20. (Christmas special)
Still haven't got any real good footage. Your right about the picture not good enough to capture a plate number.
I need to play with the settings some more. Increase the resolution and decrease the FPS.
Posts: 518
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2017
(03-12-2018, 04:43 PM)tvguy Wrote: I just ordered this one from Amazon ....
I bought a cheaper one at Bimart but it was a pain in the ass.
There has been a few times when I wished I had one. Just recently I was ran off the road on Penninger in front of the Expo.
I looked in my rear view and some fool was coming so fast I thought he was going to plow right in to me. So I ran off the road to the right.
He went around me and a couple of other cars so I chased him. He turned in to road going the horse arena area speeding through there so fast he could have killed someone at any moment.
Then he sped out.
I continued to follow but I lost him because there was no way I was about to drive as fast as him. I called the cops but I had never been close enough to get the plate number.
Anyway the camera could also prove an accident was not my fault and totally pay for itself. They also have GPS so you can prove you were not speeding. Unless like me you actually are LOL.
That was me... Sorry.
Posts: 5,373
Threads: 65
Joined: Jan 2011
No, and I've never had one.
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
(03-12-2018, 05:25 PM)chuck white Wrote: Yes, I got one from Walmart for $20. (Christmas special)
Still haven't got any real good footage. Your right about the picture not good enough to capture a plate number.
I need to play with the settings some more. Increase the resolution and decrease the FPS.
Your right about the picture not good enough to capture a plate number
But I didn't say that LOL. I said I didn't close enough to get the plate number. I looked at a youtube video some guy made about this dash cam I ordered the resolution looked good and the guy said you could clearly make out the license plate.
Is your 20 dollar unit 1080 ?
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
(03-12-2018, 06:15 PM)GCG Wrote: (03-12-2018, 04:43 PM)tvguy Wrote: I just ordered this one from Amazon ....
I bought a cheaper one at Bimart but it was a pain in the ass.
There has been a few times when I wished I had one. Just recently I was ran off the road on Penninger in front of the Expo.
I looked in my rear view and some fool was coming so fast I thought he was going to plow right in to me. So I ran off the road to the right.
He went around me and a couple of other cars so I chased him. He turned in to road going the horse arena area speeding through there so fast he could have killed someone at any moment.
Then he sped out.
I continued to follow but I lost him because there was no way I was about to drive as fast as him. I called the cops but I had never been close enough to get the plate number.
Anyway the camera could also prove an accident was not my fault and totally pay for itself. They also have GPS so you can prove you were not speeding. Unless like me you actually are LOL.
That was me... Sorry. I think it was some kid from Crater High school. This exact same thing happened to me a couple of years ago.
a guy FLEW past me on Penninger just like this dude. Only I was able to follow him to where his car was parked at the school and I called the police.
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
This is why you shouldn't play with your dog and let them tear up cardboard.
I got my dash cam delivered by someone from Amazon. They just dropped the box over my gate and left.
THIS is what we found....
Posts: 3,553
Threads: 81
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 4,926
Threads: 34
Joined: Nov 2013
(03-16-2018, 01:29 PM)tvguy Wrote: This is why you shouldn't play with your dog and let them tear up cardboard.
I got my dash cam delivered by someone from Amazon. They just dropped the box over my gate and left.
THIS is what we found....
Could that be called shipping damage if it hadn't reached the house yet??
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
(03-16-2018, 01:59 PM)Cuzz Wrote: (03-16-2018, 01:29 PM)tvguy Wrote: This is why you shouldn't play with your dog and let them tear up cardboard.
I got my dash cam delivered by someone from Amazon. They just dropped the box over my gate and left.
THIS is what we found....
Could that be called shipping damage if it hadn't reached the house yet??
The last time we has something delivered from Amazon it was in a plastic bag and they hung it on the gate.
This time it was just a box dropped on the ground.. what if it had rained on it?
We have a PO box only but Amazon won't deliver to it. We don't even know who Amazon contracted with to deliver this item. The dog chewed it up so bad we can't read it LOL. Anyway I'm going to make a box marked Fedex and I'll put it out when I have something being delivered.
And even then it's still at risk for being stolen.
Posts: 22,606
Threads: 795
Joined: Jan 2011
03-19-2018, 09:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 09:10 AM by Scrapper.)
(03-16-2018, 03:31 PM)tvguy Wrote: (03-16-2018, 01:59 PM)Cuzz Wrote: (03-16-2018, 01:29 PM)tvguy Wrote: This is why you shouldn't play with your dog and let them tear up cardboard.
I got my dash cam delivered by someone from Amazon. They just dropped the box over my gate and left.
THIS is what we found....
Could that be called shipping damage if it hadn't reached the house yet??
The last time we has something delivered from Amazon it was in a plastic bag and they hung it on the gate.
This time it was just a box dropped on the ground.. what if it had rained on it?
We have a PO box only but Amazon won't deliver to it. We don't even know who Amazon contracted with to deliver this item. The dog chewed it up so bad we can't read it LOL. Anyway I'm going to make a box marked Fedex and I'll put it out when I have something being delivered.
And even then it's still at risk for being stolen. They have things like this for your porch... www.thelandport.com
I wonder if you could get (or build) something similar for near your gate.
Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
(03-19-2018, 09:09 AM)Scrapper Wrote: (03-16-2018, 03:31 PM)tvguy Wrote: (03-16-2018, 01:59 PM)Cuzz Wrote: (03-16-2018, 01:29 PM)tvguy Wrote: This is why you shouldn't play with your dog and let them tear up cardboard.
I got my dash cam delivered by someone from Amazon. They just dropped the box over my gate and left.
THIS is what we found....
Could that be called shipping damage if it hadn't reached the house yet??
The last time we has something delivered from Amazon it was in a plastic bag and they hung it on the gate.
This time it was just a box dropped on the ground.. what if it had rained on it?
We have a PO box only but Amazon won't deliver to it. We don't even know who Amazon contracted with to deliver this item. The dog chewed it up so bad we can't read it LOL. Anyway I'm going to make a box marked Fedex and I'll put it out when I have something being delivered.
And even then it's still at risk for being stolen. They have things like this for your porch... www.thelandport.com
I wonder if you could get (or build) something similar for near your gate.
Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk
I don't think I need something that big. I think what might be best is to have a button at the gate that rings in the house. Usually either my wife or I are at home.
Wireless, easy peezy.
I had a Deputy come by recently to serve me a subpoena as a witness to a crime and he couldn't so he left his card on the gate. So I had to drive to the Sheriffs office all because I don't have a door bell at the gate.
So Next I'll order a wireless door bell and when it gets here the dog can chew it up too
Posts: 22,606
Threads: 795
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
03-19-2018, 04:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 04:45 PM by tvguy. Edited 1 time in total.)
Posts: 14,339
Threads: 709
Joined: Jan 2011
03-19-2018, 06:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 06:30 PM by Valuesize. Edited 1 time in total.)
(03-19-2018, 04:39 PM)tvguy Wrote: Hmmmm, I don't really need to see them but I like the idea of it connecting to my cell phone in case no one was home.
Actually I already have plans to install some outdoor cameras And they will be WiFI connected I suppose. Maybe I could point one with motion detection at the gate.
You can do the whole system or any combination you need to suit your needs. https://ring.com/
Posts: 5,373
Threads: 65
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
03-19-2018, 07:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 07:14 PM by tvguy. Edited 1 time in total.)
(03-19-2018, 06:28 PM)Valuesize Wrote: (03-19-2018, 04:39 PM)tvguy Wrote: Hmmmm, I don't really need to see them but I like the idea of it connecting to my cell phone in case no one was home.
Actually I already have plans to install some outdoor cameras And they will be WiFI connected I suppose. Maybe I could point one with motion detection at the gate.
You can do the whole system or any combination you need to suit your needs. https://ring.com/
Thanks,Yeah I know they have all of that stuff but I have huge dogs so I don't need most of that.
And I don't think I want a WIFI door bell because the button part would have to be in the street for anyone to vandalize.
Posts: 41,857
Threads: 560
Joined: Mar 2009
|