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Monkeyman_and_L's avatar
Monkeyman_and_L
Explorer
Dec 22, 2017

DVR

Has anyone put a multi-channel DVR in their rig to record road travel? My Newmar has the rear and side mirror cameras, and if I read right, those are analog feeds that are being used.

If I put in a unit that has loop thru, or use a distribution amplifer per camera I can get the video to record without having to lose the feeds when I need them.

Thoughts? Just trying to have evidence for the eventuality of an accident. Much of my towing a trailer and now driving an RV down the road has shown the utter disregard the common commuter has for those of us off to recreate in our various toys. When the next balding jerk in a sportscar decides to cut me off to make an exit, and I accidentally crush is car into his tomb, I want video evidence to clear me.
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  • Second_Chance's avatar
    Second_Chance
    Explorer II
    Dec 22, 2017
    Mandalay Parr wrote:
    Why not get a regular dash cam?


    X2^^. They are inexpensive, easy to install, small, and reliable. We run one in each vehicle.

    Rob
  • D_E_Bishop's avatar
    D_E_Bishop
    Explorer
    Dec 22, 2017
    One of my neighbors has done what you are asking and used residential electronics from HFT. It has been a constant struggle to keep it operating.

    Dash cams are selling 2 for $15.00 or $20.00. They are small unobtrusive and beats the complexity of a multi channel DVR and the equipment to interface your built in cameras and the DVR.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Dec 22, 2017
    A multi cameras recording
    Will prove that you saw him coming
    And did not prepare, for his return to your lane on front of you
    Placing you at fault
  • bullydogs1's avatar
    bullydogs1
    Explorer
    Dec 22, 2017
    Never thought the day would come where I am seriously considering a dash cam....
  • msmith1199's avatar
    msmith1199
    Explorer II
    Dec 22, 2017
    MrWizard wrote:
    A multi cameras recording
    Will prove that you saw him coming
    And did not prepare, for his return to your lane on front of you
    Placing you at fault


    Huh???
  • msmith1199's avatar
    msmith1199
    Explorer II
    Dec 22, 2017
    You don't want a DVR that uses a hard drive in a moving vehicle. That is what most of the multi-channel security systems use. Hard drives having moving parts and you aren't supposed to bump them around while they are recording. Think of the needle on the hold record players when somebody would slam the door next to the record player. But as others have said, dashcams record to a memory card and have no moving parts. I bought one for my motorhome and with a 64gb memory card it records about 9 hours before looping back over it. And really, you don't need that much memory.
  • Monkeyman_and_L's avatar
    Monkeyman_and_L
    Explorer
    Dec 22, 2017
    Actually a solid state drive would work fine.

    I will put a dash cam in as well, I don't have a forward facing camera.

    And as far as recording goes, the unit stays hidden. If someone wants to see my footage, get a subpoena. I drive plenty careful, and I'm worried about the nut jobs that see RVs as an impediment to their right to drive like a maniac. I want to have hard evidence as to why a dummy found the pearly gates that day.

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