Picked these up today.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
New toys for the car
Collapse
X
-
Is it the 522gw? I got one a couple of weeks ago, very pleased with the camera units, although the Alexa and SOS functions are a pain. Alexa needs your phone to default to that as main assistant (rather than OK Google}, and the SOS functions needs the Nextbase app running, which can eat into battery life if your phone's not plugged in and charging. I'll probably only use the SOS on long runs.2018 1.5T SRi Nav
Bi-colour 18" alloys, de-chromed grille and foglights, full heated leather, reversing cam with park assist, heated front screen and steering wheel, blind spot monitoring, self parking (used once, it's crap!), Nextbase 522GW front & rear dashcams
Comment
-
Originally posted by PeteH View PostIs it the 522gw? I got one a couple of weeks ago, very pleased with the camera units, although the Alexa and SOS functions are a pain. Alexa needs your phone to default to that as main assistant (rather than OK Google}, and the SOS functions needs the Nextbase app running, which can eat into battery life if your phone's not plugged in and charging. I'll probably only use the SOS on long runs.Usual Elite specification;Dancing lights, up/down windows, sliding seats, on board atlas, slippery seats, musical bumpers, storm detectors, tubeless radio, female knight rider communication system, all seeing windscreen, cherry air freshener, auto moaning passengers, learner driver, shiny door pins, rear boom box, Heko smoked window hats, rear window sunglasses, 10 million candle flame reversing lights, matching number plate lights, shiny pedals, front and rear all seeing eyes, fully integrated interrogation system, empty bank account .
MATTG - 2016 - 2.0 ELITE 170
Comment
-
What, those black letters on a black background? Their graphics department sure know how to make it stand out, don't they?2018 1.5T SRi Nav
Bi-colour 18" alloys, de-chromed grille and foglights, full heated leather, reversing cam with park assist, heated front screen and steering wheel, blind spot monitoring, self parking (used once, it's crap!), Nextbase 522GW front & rear dashcams
Comment
-
Originally posted by PeteH View PostIs it the 522gw? I got one a couple of weeks ago, very pleased with the camera units, although the Alexa and SOS functions are a pain. Alexa needs your phone to default to that as main assistant (rather than OK Google}, and the SOS functions needs the Nextbase app running, which can eat into battery life if your phone's not plugged in and charging. I'll probably only use the SOS on long runs.
Comment
-
So how does the alexa bit work ?2015 Sri vx line nav BiTurbo . Sri heated leather.5500k AFL . Vx line 20s,8inch LCD dash .FLEXride.Reverse cam.Irmscher grill.235hp and 480 torqs.30mm lowering springs.20mm H&R spacers all round. Mtec drilled discs on rear,VXR 355mm drilled on front,with Brembo 4 pot calipers. Auto wipers .VX puddle lights.Carbon effect black roof wrap.Irmscher roof spoiler.Irmscher side skirts.
Comment
-
It works same as OK google. You need to set alexa as assistant on your phone, basically its just a mic that sends voice commands to your phone. Your phone does it all. SOS requires the app to be running which is a huge resource hog.
Same as all WiFi dashcams, if you leave the WiFi switched on it lowers your recorded resolution. It has to, how else can it live stream if your camera is working to max .
Its still a good camera, just lacks proper parking mode, but does do a good job with only a 2 wire hardwire kit. [emoji106]Usual Elite specification;Dancing lights, up/down windows, sliding seats, on board atlas, slippery seats, musical bumpers, storm detectors, tubeless radio, female knight rider communication system, all seeing windscreen, cherry air freshener, auto moaning passengers, learner driver, shiny door pins, rear boom box, Heko smoked window hats, rear window sunglasses, 10 million candle flame reversing lights, matching number plate lights, shiny pedals, front and rear all seeing eyes, fully integrated interrogation system, empty bank account .
MATTG - 2016 - 2.0 ELITE 170
Comment
-
You can still connect through the app without streaming the camera output, which reduces the drain a bit. I've got the modular rear-view camera that clips to the main unit and shots through the rear screen. Quality is surprisingly good.
And it does have a parking mode, but I found that if it was enabled permanently it started recording as soon as I opened the car door, and drained the camera's internal battery quickly. Probably ok if you're, say, parking in a city centre for the day and want to monitor any bumps it might receive whilst parked, but not for day-to-day use.2018 1.5T SRi Nav
Bi-colour 18" alloys, de-chromed grille and foglights, full heated leather, reversing cam with park assist, heated front screen and steering wheel, blind spot monitoring, self parking (used once, it's crap!), Nextbase 522GW front & rear dashcams
Comment
-
I have the 322gw in mine with the rear view camera fixed to it and I asked the same question about the speed camera alerts----the reply's I got was that they don't have it---I did have it in my Mio mivue dashcam but they are so unreliable that I changed to Nextbase-------Dave
Comment
-
Originally posted by PeteH View PostYou can still connect through the app without streaming the camera output, which reduces the drain a bit. I've got the modular rear-view camera that clips to the main unit and shots through the rear screen. Quality is surprisingly good.
And it does have a parking mode, but I found that if it was enabled permanently it started recording as soon as I opened the car door, and drained the camera's internal battery quickly. Probably ok if you're, say, parking in a city centre for the day and want to monitor any bumps it might receive whilst parked, but not for day-to-day use.Usual Elite specification;Dancing lights, up/down windows, sliding seats, on board atlas, slippery seats, musical bumpers, storm detectors, tubeless radio, female knight rider communication system, all seeing windscreen, cherry air freshener, auto moaning passengers, learner driver, shiny door pins, rear boom box, Heko smoked window hats, rear window sunglasses, 10 million candle flame reversing lights, matching number plate lights, shiny pedals, front and rear all seeing eyes, fully integrated interrogation system, empty bank account .
MATTG - 2016 - 2.0 ELITE 170
Comment
-
Originally posted by MattG View PostIt works same as OK google. You need to set alexa as assistant on your phone, basically its just a mic that sends voice commands to your phone. Your phone does it all. SOS requires the app to be running which is a huge resource hog.
Same as all WiFi dashcams, if you leave the WiFi switched on it lowers your recorded resolution. It has to, how else can it live stream if your camera is working to max .
Its still a good camera, just lacks proper parking mode, but does do a good job with only a 2 wire hardwire kit. [emoji106]2015 Sri vx line nav BiTurbo . Sri heated leather.5500k AFL . Vx line 20s,8inch LCD dash .FLEXride.Reverse cam.Irmscher grill.235hp and 480 torqs.30mm lowering springs.20mm H&R spacers all round. Mtec drilled discs on rear,VXR 355mm drilled on front,with Brembo 4 pot calipers. Auto wipers .VX puddle lights.Carbon effect black roof wrap.Irmscher roof spoiler.Irmscher side skirts.
Comment
-
Originally posted by exclusiv. View PostI didn't understand a word of that,ffs,i cant even post straight pics now
3 wire hardwire cams are powered while driving from the ACC circuit like everything else. Now if it was powered directly from the battery it would drain the battery.
The second wire is connected directly to battery, the cam knows when the car is switched off, then switches over to the battery of the car for power. But online there is a voltage regulator which you can set to say 12.2 volts. So if your battery gets to 12.2 volts it will power down the camera to save your car battery. Obviously this systems can give hours and hours of parking mode against the internal camera battery.
Geesh now I'm lostUsual Elite specification;Dancing lights, up/down windows, sliding seats, on board atlas, slippery seats, musical bumpers, storm detectors, tubeless radio, female knight rider communication system, all seeing windscreen, cherry air freshener, auto moaning passengers, learner driver, shiny door pins, rear boom box, Heko smoked window hats, rear window sunglasses, 10 million candle flame reversing lights, matching number plate lights, shiny pedals, front and rear all seeing eyes, fully integrated interrogation system, empty bank account .
MATTG - 2016 - 2.0 ELITE 170
Comment
Comment