Hi guys, i like this Viofo A129 Duo except for the "stick-it-on-the-windscreen" installation/mounting. Can we do it like the way we install the Xiaomi dashcam with a windscreen holder?

Bro, thanks for the heads up. So i assumed this A129 doesn't come with the suction cup mount. If i am to install the A129 behind the discreet rear mirror position i wouldn't be able to view the screen of the A129.

Another question -  the screen on the A129 - is there any option/setting to select the display between front camera or rear camera?

Bro, if i am to install A129 with the hard wiring for parking mode (with motion detection recording setting) what will be the impact on my car battery? Will it shortened the lifespan of the car battery significantly? Will it void the warranty if the car is still under manufacturer's warranty period? If there anyway i can have the parking mode without drawing power from the car battery? Also the parking mode does it include motion detection recording on the rear camera as well?

I am using two 119v2 on my front and rear in my Honda city. So far so good. Just that u need two memory cards.

Yeah. If i dont use the ciggie ports in the middle, is kinda wasted.
Now i planning to buy a new A129 for my other car. Still considering whether to purchase directly from Viofo or Sicurez. Sicurez is more expensive by US$25 if compared to Viofo official site but i do not need to worry about warranty. I have claim warranty from Viofo directly before. It was kind of tedious and i have to pay the shipping fee to China. But at least i received back my a119v2 and the Viofo PIC which i communicate with was quite helpful and responsive.

Dear all, may i know what kind of warranty that this dash cam usually has? If not, we can buy from other website which is much cheaper.

Thank you for all the info! But I think the price for the local distributor is way too expensive.

I think Viofo fixing the price is one thing, but at least local distributor can make it more attractive by providing free installation.
Actually while reading this forum, I made a wrong interpretation of "free installation". Just found out that installation was not free but with RM 100 charges.
But since I already went to the shop, I just paid to install my unit.

There's nothing wrong with the installation charges, but what I'm saying is, if the distributor claim that Viofo force them to sell at RM 799 without any discount, then at least they can provide free installation to compensate for that.

With installation plus memory card 64GB, I paid RM 1k which is a bit expensive IMO

I agree with you and I understand, it's too much hassle to DIY moreover I'm not a DIY guy. Also installation incur time cost for distributor as well.

What I'm saying is just that the "fixed price" can't really be an excuse given by distributor that Viofo is very strict that they can't give any discount. Free or cheaper Installation itself can compensate for that.

As I've said I've mistakenly thought the difference was 100++ with free installation but you clearly pointed out the difference could be up to RM 300, then it's a good reference for those who haven't bought to consider this.

Hi Blurjoey,

I've already receive my Viofo A129 together with the Parking wiring

can you recommend the method for the parking?

there are two ways for the installation,correct?

1. direct to battery and GND, ACC

2. other method through fuse tapping.

which would you suggest?

Thanks. I will buy the fuse tapping kit from Lazada/shopee 

is it the volt meter? or the Multi Function Electric Test Pen should be okay?

Hi guys, any local retailer i can get this            Viofo A129 ? Or get it from shopee and lazada?

Comparing to thinkware in the same price region amd distributor (sicurez), which one one should i go for?

A129 duo or f100/200 dual channel?

Looks like 2019 Viofo A129 uses Novatek NT96670 chipset.

And the new firmware now support High Efficiency Video Coding H.265 HEVC compression.

My chipset is the NT96663 unit. Hopefully it's able to support H.265 as well.

not sure if it's worth upgrading from existing A129 or not.

But so far so good on unit. 

I've got few issues with my unit. Will update here in the next few days.

Viofo got new model?
A129 Duo IR Front and Interior Dual Dash Cam 5GHz Wi-Fi Full HD 1080P Buffered Parking Mode for Uber Lyft Taxi

https://www.viofo.com/home/137-111-a129-duo...module-included

As promised my report. It's a very disappointing unit IMO, as I paid 1k, which is still not cheap. I don't mind some issues, but I've great concern when no recording but beep sound not working. This defeats the purpose of dash cam, I could easily missed some critical footage.

I'm not sure how to claim for warranty or repair, because issues happen occasionally, so it's very hard to prove my claim.

Imagine the recent "Abong Botak" case happened, and thought everything recorded but it was not. Or worst, maybe hit someone who breaks red light, causing serious injury or death, but notice it was not recorded, hence unable to prove innocence.

1) Failed to record (once)
- parking mode on with 1fps
- first parked my car, everything recorded
- then drove the car, driving footage all recorded too
- parked at another location, this time the parking footage was not recorded (parking mode still on)
- started engine, then realised recording light was blinking. No beep sound.
- screen was black, unable to turn on screen, pressed all keys (long press, short press etc) but no response from unit at all. Connect wifi to phone, wifi connection successful, but unable to "connect to camera" from the app.
- drove back, reached home, unplug all cables and plug everything again, then it's working again

2) Failed to record (twice)
- parking mode on with 5fps
- parked my car, stop engine, unit turned on with both lights stable (which means recording in parking mode activated)
- after work, start engine and drove back (didn't check the recording)
- when reached home, only realised red light blinking. Checked back recording, both parking and journey home was not recorded.
- no beep sound to indicate that recording was not done during driving
- bought a new memory card, and it happened again, similar scenario

3) Unit hang (twice)
- unit hang, unable to press any button
- then only realise can restart unit, then after restart back to normal

I used to have the same exact issue. Parking mode recording not working only to realized it hangs my camera when I try to download my recording.

What I did was to re-download the firmware and reset default twice. reconfigure again and test for 24 hours. Working ever since.

Cannot guarantee if it works for you but least you could try the solution I did.