Review on 📸 BlackVue DR900X-2CH 32GB Dashcam with 4K UHD, Wi-Fi, GPS, Parking Mode, LTE, and Voltage Monitor by Daniel Drury

Bought three identical cameras. The three vehicles they were installed on are a 2017 full size GMC 2500HD with a full curtain, a 2004 Chevy Avalanche 1500 Z71 and a 2019 Subaru Outback. To keep things simple as some themes are the same in all cars, images and recording work great for both front and rear cameras. The interface with our iPhones is very good, offering either a low-resolution movie or a video clip in full 4K quality. I usually choose a low-resolution file when functionally testing. However, last week the Avalanche blew out a tire, destroying the sidewall. The driver said she hit a pipe or something a few minutes before the explosion. So I pulled out the microSD card and connected it to my MacBookPro. The OEM card came immediately. I just downloaded and installed the BlackVue Viewer app and all the contents of the map came up immediately. As she went through the files, no, there wasn't anything on the street that she came across. With both the front and rear cameras showing the image at the same time, any dirt from the tires thrown behind the truck would have been obvious, but it wasn't. The clarity of the image was enough to see something the size of a crowbar over 100 feet away. (The weather was cloudy but dry in the afternoon.) Additional information was provided after watching the videos, including some that the driver may not have wanted me to see. Likewise the cruising speed. Okay, that's the 80mph top speed, but I'm paying for gas and the Avalanche gobbles it up at that speed. Since I'm paying for fuel, I want a lower cruising speed like 68 mph. I also saw her "stop" at her destination at 10mph. Again not cool. Neither of them reached 93 mph to pass truckers before exiting the freeway to their destination. Other recorded information includes accurate GPS coordinates at any given second. This helps pinpoint the location of the vehicle for future reference. There is also a G-Force entry that, in the tire blowout example, documents the exact second the tire blowout. This allowed the video files to be examined very carefully to find road debris both before and after the flood. Forces are measured front/back, left/right and up/down. Pretty thorough. OK, setup. On the Subaru and Avalanche, placing the camera and routing the wiring in the headliner is fairly easy. Neither camera interferes with the driving view or causes other problems. A GMC with a full canopy over a 6.5-foot bed was much more difficult. Note that this vehicle was connected last, so the other two were tested shortly before. The wiring that came with the BlackVue installed with no problems. No problem. However, having gone to great lengths to route the wiring as efficiently as possible, everything is connected in less than two inches. TWO INCHES! BlackVue offers an extension, but there's no indication where the standard cabling won't be long enough. So consider yourself forewarned. A full-size, shorter-bed (6.5-foot) 3/4-ton Chevy/GMC with main top, with a camera mounted on top of the rear top window, is the maximum. If without a lamp and with a rear view camera mount in the rear window of the passenger compartment, the standard cable is long enough. The ONLY major issue affects all three cars. battery discharge. If you want the cameras to stay alert when the car is parked, they need power to do that. While they hope the cameras won't drain the car's battery, they will. In fact, they drain a car or truck battery to the point where you need to jump start your car in just a few hours. The double batteries in the trucks didn't stand a chance either. The solution is the BlackVue Power Magic Pro module, which allows you to fine-tune how long the cameras stay in the ready state. With the installation in every car there are no more problems. BlackVue also offers an extra battery for their cameras, but I didn't go that route. Oh yes, one more thing: the double-sided adhesive tape that is supposed to attach the Power Magic Pro to the outside of the plastic on the dashboard. Well it isn't. And if the module is dropped, it can pull out a wire, such as a ground wire. Luckily this was an easy fix (Subaru) and the module was reattached with small screws. Apparently Japanese plastic doesn't go well with decent duct tape. In the three months since all the cameras were installed I am very pleased with the results. Yes, I would buy these BlackVues again.