Top 10 DVRs with navigator and radar detector

A lens with 6 glass lenses and a viewing angle of 170 degrees for the premium segment is the norm, but a removable filter was a pleasant surprise: it copes well with its task of eliminating glare and glare. The recorder matrix provides a clear and detailed image, the quality of which is supported by auto-tuning of the mode according to the overall illumination of the frame. There are no complaints about the registrar here. Note also the thoughtful design of the bracket: the power wire is connected directly to it, and to remove the recorder, you only need to make one hand movement.On registrars from other manufacturers, such a simple idea is not so common in general - and this is really convenient. In contrast to the sliding fasteners with wire contacts from the end face, the awe-inspiring jack is installed here. In combination with autonomy up to 40 minutes, the ability to quickly retrieve the recorder from the bracket deserves a solid five, and perhaps even with a plus. The very same bracket is glued to the glass on the 3M scotch tape - after the lovers fall off at the most inopportune moment of the suckers, this also pleases, but do not forget about the high-quality degreasing of glass before installation.

Another unusual moment is the presence of two slots for memory cards (going, by the way, in the bundle!). The same solution was found only in the leader of the rating from the company Neoline. A couple of button presses you can always quickly copy the desired video to the second card and not be afraid that the card transferred to the parsing group with the accident record is “accidentally lost.” The only pity is that SDXC cards, whose capacity can reach up to 128 GB, are not supported: the maximum for each slot is 32 GB.

Got a taste? Well, the NGO Datakam has prepared another surprise in the form of the ability to encrypt records. Of course, I do not in any way urge you to change your spouses (Olya, I love you and I don’t have such a thing in my thoughts!), But this unique opportunity cannot be noted in the DVR: whatever happens in your car, it is always can remain a secret.

The GPS / GLONASS receiver of the device is integrated with the Speedk system - the coordinates of the vehicle are checked against the regularly updated road base when driving, and alerts about traffic police posts, cameras and dangerous road sections are displayed both on the device screen and voice. But the receiver of radar signals is not here at all, so the only warning about the "tripod" on the way will be unless the blinking of oncoming drivers. Therefore, our verdict will be simple: as a DVR, this gadget is great, but the radar detector came out of it clearly unsuccessful. Therefore, the initial hopes for a solid first place in the ranking of the best DVRs with anti-radar fail miserably.

There are no complaints about the quality of the matrix: its 4 megapixels allow you to shoot FullHD video with interpolation in the direction of decreasing resolution, reducing the level of noise. During the day, there are really very few of them; certain gaps of red noise (the common misfortune of CMOS-matrices with higher sensitivity in the lower part of the spectrum) can be found already in the twilight. The video is processed by the H.264 codec (thanks to the Ambarella A7 processor), and support for SDXC cards up to 64 GB allows you to record even long journeys without looping overwriting.

The radar detector supports the reception of the signal of laser speed sensors in addition to the usual radio frequency, and this is an indisputable plus. It is a pity that the sensitivity of the optosensor is small, and on a cloudy day through the dusty glass it can skip the beam aimed at the car. Here it remains to hope for the hints of the GPS informer, which is quite readable duplicated on the 2.4-inch device screen.

Contacts for the power cord at the Playme are placed on the mounting bracket - this makes it possible to remove it in one movement and facilitates concealed wiring. It is a pity that the contact block itself on the recorder is quite clumsy: the cylindrical "jack" of DATACAM, forced to give up this recorder in the rating, is much more reliable than the block with wire contacts. Nevertheless, by the ratio of the overall functionality of all systems to the price, this DVR with a radar detector honestly deserved a worthy place in the ranking of the best.

Externally, this car gadget from the company Artway, which managed to be noted in our rating of ordinary DVRs - and quite well - resembles a classic radar detector, with the exception of a 2-inch screen located on the back of the device. By the standards of DVRs, the “stuffing” is quite appropriate for the price - a fairly high-quality CMOS matrix of 2 megapixels, which allows you to shoot FullHD video without increasing interpolation, automatically recording video based on the G-sensor signal and the SOS function (file overwrite lock). Glass optics has a viewing angle of 140 degrees. Alas, the night mode is purely conditional here: there is no additional IR illumination on the MD-102, and there is no extended range (WDR) either. But in the characteristics of the device, the eye immediately clings to the statement of support for the H.264 codec - for devices in this price category, such a “bonus” from the manufacturer was a pleasant surprise.

The GPS module of the system warns the driver about approaching the points indicated on the map or independently entered into the device’s memory. If desired, the settings can be set to automatically record the coordinates of the car and its speed in the subtitles of the video. Additionally, a compass display is provided - this is a bit, but on a two-inch screen it is difficult to place something else.

As for the radar detector, it is made on the modern level and is able to receive a signal from both radio frequency systems and to detect the radiation of laser speed detectors. The sensitivity level can be configured in several ways (3 levels “City” and maximum sensitivity in the “Track” mode). Reception of signals of LISD-2 type laser systems relevant in large cities (laser velocity meter) is undoubtedly a great advantage of the gadget. And customer reviews about this DVR with radar detector are very good.

A variety of electronics under the brand of Sho-Me, perhaps, will pay for a long time for the low-quality xenon of this brand that flooded the car markets in the 2000s: alas, nothing spoils the image as well as “clear basins” with high-powered searchlights instead of headlights. Fortunately, now the company offers better and more useful products in automobile shops, but there is still some skepticism about its products.

What do we have in this case? A fairly compact monoblock with a screen of a non-standard 2.31 diagonal diagonal, at the front end of which the lens of the recorder settled. The registrar, even though it claims FullHD resolution, became a victim of either low-cost optics or image interpolation from a low-resolution matrix: even during the day the number in front of the traveling car can be disassembled from no more than 5 meters, and on the highway it is close to a dangerous distance . At night, the low sensitivity of the matrix and the lack of IR illumination, which could improve the situation, have an effect. The low supported card capacity (up to 32 GB) is also not in the best way combined with the “heavy” AVI digitization format.

The “number one” radar detector is also outdated: modern LISD-type laser meters are already too tough for him, so the owner of the device in megalopolises may run into an unpleasant surprise. Unless, of course, he will follow the prompts of the GPS informant, whose database, fortunately, is updated quite often, and the voice alerts are complemented by visual ones. Given the price, significantly higher than the more modern Artway, the rating clearly deserves a decline.

A separate “phi” in the direction of the developer is the answer to his idea to release a device weighing almost half a kilogram (to be more exact - 420 g) on ​​a regular suction cup bracket: I don’t know how in China, but in Russia the roads clearly don’t appreciate the strength of such mounts.

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The entire functionality of the flagship model has been transferred here, including interaction with the smartphone through the Smartphone Link application, control of the lane and the distance to the vehicles in front (by the way, when you turn on the GO! Function, the navigator in traffic will automatically remind you that the traffic has started time will be distracted). As an additional option, the BC 30 wireless rear-view camera or the BabyCam baby monitor can be purchased.

In general, Garmin managed to significantly reduce the price while maintaining almost all the functionality of the "older" model - here the Toad will be much more difficult to defeat the Hamster.

In addition to GPS, the device version delivered to Russia also supports GLONASS - well, this is another plus to off-road operation. Unexpectedly, for a compact case, there is a very high-quality camera in an 8-megapixel matrix: creating an excellent navigator for the toughest operation, Garmin did not save on its functionality as a recorder. Let's add here autonomy up to 16 hours, the built-in altimeter and accurate topographic maps of Russia with measurements of the depths of reservoirs and understand that for lovers of extreme autotravel this navigator-recorder will be the best choice. It is a pity that for such characteristics you have to pay literally - standing at the cashier of the store.

The mapping used is provided by Navitel, and this is an excellent recommendation for the device, although a more powerful GPS receiver antenna would be most welcome here. Information about traffic jams can be uploaded via a Bluetooth connection with a paired smartphone.

Of course, a high-quality camera cannot be installed in a device of this format. Therefore, in the role of the DVR, the iMap-580TR is comparable to the cheapest models, yielding a rather mediocre 720p video detail. An interesting solution is used for data storage: the device has two slots for memory cards, one of them is used by the navigator, the second is recorded video. The recording format is, of course, AVI: at the same time working with navigation and more resource-consuming codecs would be problematic to the Prology processor even considering the incredibly low by modern standards resource consumption by the operating system itself.