VIOFO - A129 Plus Duo

I love this brand. I have yet to see anyone else with such good quality. I have the 129, 229 and the recent 329 version in my truck. No issues at all. Money well spent.

I installed the VioFo A129 front and rear dash cam system. It was pretty straightforward. Just make sure you have a trim tool from Harbor freight. This video below basically walks you through it step-by-step. I did not hardwire anything into the fuse box. I'm just using the cigarette lighter. https://youtu.be/aLVQEpw8I1E?si=BS6yz4EGqiDhHyP3

Viofo A129 Duo, current would be the plus version I think.

I suggest to get any Viofo besides the A229 (audio quality can turn loud at certain times), Either go with the A119 or A129, best models or either a Garmin or Thinkware, you can find some of them for under $200 or $100 and they're very easy to install!

Same here, exact same model been going strong for 6 summers now.

I like that clean look of that dashcam. I have a 2020 and I use a Viofo with a rear camera. Cables hidden under the headliner.

Mine died after about two years, turns out it was the usb port that died. I switched to the other and it has continued to work since then.

I'm a big fan of the A119/A129 and related dashcams. Installed mine with the dongar adapter, very quick and easy

+1 for VIOFO. I have the A129 for many years now and extremely good. If you don't want to go through the process of hardwiring to the camera there is an adapter from Dongar you can buy to get power from the rear view mirror. That's what I did and it works great!

My 8-year-old Viofo A129 is still working well, has good definition, and I like its mounting position. Good value for money.

I have a Viofo A129 Plus 1440p front, and 1080p rear. Very discreetly tucked away behind my rear view mirror. I've had it for over 2 years now and it still works great. It has a GPS base which also provides power. And I have a polarising filter that clips over the lens too which helps reduce dashboard reflections (was a separate purchase). They now do an A329 which you may want to look at which is 4K and even better quality than the A129 (and A229). However it's quite expensive at just under £350.

Viofo brands are very reliable and one of the most common ones. I have the Viofo 129 because I figured 1440p was enough quality, and I wasn't wrong. The one above is 4k resolution. Easy install and even easier to tuck the wires. If you care enough though, their hardwiring is a seperate buy, but i heard most dash cams being hardwired in tend to always trickle battery power no matter what.

problem with buy it cheap, buy it twice. I have viofoA129, it is just there working. you can't go wrong with viofo

Both cars had the viofo a129 with the rear camera too. I did have to replace the adheshive pads for both cameras from the heat over the years

At the time it was. These cams are about 10 years old and as I recall they were about $90 each. There were dual camera systems on the market at the time but they were $300/400 (like Blackvue). I figured that if one failed, I'd still have the other fully functional. I recently bought a dual camera system (Viofo again) for my wife's car and it ran almost $300.

No. it's more likely you needing a niche product instead of the mass marketed ones will bump up your price. Get a Viofo A129 or A229 and turn the GPS off. Also, the camera company isn't "tracking your every move" that would require a sim card and data plan which most dash cam systems don't have, they require you to be physically near the camera for a wifi connection to your phone, or for you to remove the memory card and download video to your computer.

I got the viofo a129, and it won't accept power from the usb-c. It beeps for 5 minutes, then shuts off. Is the vs1 lower power?

I love my VIOFO A129 and I turn the gps off. It's easy to download video to my phone and seems to be fairly reliable one year into ownership

Seconding this exact model. It's the one I have too.

My Viofo A129 has handled Florida weather for years.

I've got the Viofo A129 Plus (front cam only). I've had it in three different cars now and haven't had an issue yet. Fits perfectly up behind the rearview mirror so it's not always in your face. The app leaves a little to be desired, but you get what you pay for. Video quality is great. [Sample footage from a wreck I witnessed.](https://v.redd.it/9wg37fw7au9a1)

I have two VIOFO A129 Plus Duo kits in my cars. I definitely noticed it was an upgrade on the Nextbase unit I had previously. It's a far neater package than I had. My general advice is to go for something that runs Sony's STARVIS/STARVIS II processor, which I believe Vantrue uses too. On the downside, biggest thing is that if you don't want to hardwire it, you can run into problems. One of mine is plugged into the lighter socket which on my Lexus would be powered on only with ignition, on my Skoda it's always on, I've had a few flat batteries as a result. I've hardwired it into the Aston as it already suffers heavily from parasitic drain and has terrible issues with keep alive memory (old school British electrics ftw). The hardwire kit has an ignition on power supply and always on power, with a low voltage cutoff so now that unit will automatically power down to preserve the battery. Hardwiring is less daunting than you expect, it took me a few hours on the drive, and I also had to repair and reinstall a sagging headlining at the same time, as well as replace some incorrectly purchased fuse taps. The plus sides are going to be more than just protecting yourself in an accident. You also will have evidence if you are trapped by a yellow box camera for example. It's really all benefit and if hardwired no downside.

Get a VIOFO and hardwire kit. It can do a type of sentry mode if it has constant power. I use the 119 and 129 front and rears on my vehicles, no problems in a few years so far.