inputs.text: good deal vehicle dvr worked - see updates follow original review plus side inexpensive compared options daylight video quality good night time video leave wantingbut since video recorders struggle low light not enough reason get bothered camera well enough serve purpose bought itdocumenting happened decent detail posted frame capture unit deer jumped front vehicle couple mornings ago see get cars lights thing providing illuminationon side battery pathetic maybe good considering small batterybecause small records 2 hours video dvr shuts must find way wire 12v socket shouldnt hard people power cord rather long used bits electrical tape secure power wire along top windshield sight tucked wire behind trim panels passenger side pillar used bits electrical tape hold wire underside passenger side dashboard 12v power outlet outlet located wire mounting invisible well works depend car locates 12v sockets suction cup mount strong standard screw post annoying need frequently mount dismount unit \\quick disconnect\\ would nicer dont see option camera mounts dont fault maker not itonce dvr appropriately configured power 12v socket energized \\booting\\ automatically start recording shut engine 12v socket shuts stop recording shut keep mind must use 12v socket \\switched power\\ dvr operate timeive read comments problems dvrs display left heat happen lcd displays not necessarily permanent ive left dvr day im located virginia dont harsh levels heat southern states experience also windshield 100 uv block might make differenceoverall good product price seller ships international air mail take bit longer get no effective way track progress mine came bubblepadded large envelope contents \\crushed\\ shipping spite none components suffered damagethe victim packaging dont panic check see dvr works notthe instructions bit lacking not wellwritten bit fiddling youll figure controls chief annoyance menu options no clue nothing said instructionsyou need get memory card unit id recommend 32gb card good amount memory retrieve past loops hd quality single 10 minute loop enough data fill cd 650mb time purchase amazon one transcend best deal made purchase [ [ asinb0085t0vxy b0085t0vxy ] ] update okay unit two weeks today notice shut music isnt unit still flip open display find not even recording long short dvr gone wonky power comes sometimes starts recording automatically sometimes not time date reset base factory settings \\guess\\ battery discharged no power no way save current settings makes no sense dvr plugged car charger gets power whenever dvr auto power vehicle power shuts offi took unit inside let charge fiddled reset everything even corrected timedate stamp dvr worked little started going wonky maybe auto record comes maybe wont press power button turn maybe itll turn offmaybe wont gently tap dvr casing perhaps something wonky happen wonti dont know went wrong dvr sat cradle since installed car id like exchange another unit case got bad one seller issues refund im not inclined order replacement dvritll shame cant exchange another one determine bad unit bad design nice dvr price doesnt work not even worth one star update 2 filed refund amazons atoz guarantee time since item sent back china not yet arrived chinas postal customs rules something return unit sure note last day file claim amazon filed claim last day order give seller time receive item credit account amazon refunded money dont count seller issue prompt credits defective goods