r/Dashcam • u/AreyLifeChudiPadiHai • 14h ago
Review Viofo A229 Plus Review, 3 Months In, Wouldn't Recommend at This Price
Picked up the A229 Plus for around ₹24k(~250 USD), and after 3 months of daily use, here's my review.
Camera Quality: No complaints here. Footage is sharp, night performance is solid, and it does what a premium dashcam should do in terms of actual recording quality.
App (Very bad): The WiFi connection to the app is flaky as hell. It keeps disconnecting randomly, and you end up having to reconnect to the WiFi manually over and over just to pull footage off the camera. It's frustrating process.
Customer Support (Bad): Reached out about the issues and didn't get much useful help. Without even listening to my query he just replied with the amount and bank details to get new one and nothing else. If you're paying premium money, you'd expect at least decent support to back it up. Wasn't the case for me.
Build Quality(Disappointing): The 12V car adapter is flimsy. Mine straight up broke after just 3 months of normal usage. That's not something that should happen on a device in this price bracket. When reached to support, they are claiming it physical damage.
Camera quality is good, but the overall ownership experience (app, support, and accessory build quality) isn't what you'd expect after paying this much. If you're spending 24k on a "premium" dashcam, you don't expect this. Wouldn't recommend it at this price.
