grandpaul
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For what it's worth, once you get past the Chinese translated into English by French-born Mexicans, they are really unbelievable values.
- I got TWO of them to my doorstep for $15. The 4GB memory chips cost me $16 each at WalMart. (+/- $15.50 for camera + 4GB chip)
- The tiny LED is hardly visible in the sunlight, you have to cup your hand over it or you'll miss the "signals"
- Duct tape holds 'em on fine for 20 minutes in the hot sun and at ton-topping speeds
- a 20 minute ride uses a bit over 1.5 GB (18:30 = 1.43GB, 19:12 = 1.59GB). So, 2GB card = +/- 24 min., 4GB card = +/- 48 min., 8GB card = +/- 96 min. (1-1/2 hrs.), 16GB card = 192 min. (3 hrs!)
- The units have sound/noise level limit circuitry that lets you hear a nice exhaust note up to a certain level, then it's muffled above that, but still audible
- Amazingly, not a lot of wind noise.
- You get no real sensation of actual speeds. 45 looks like 20, 60 looks like 30, 110 looks like 45 or 50. Crazy.
Altogether, very nice!
- I got TWO of them to my doorstep for $15. The 4GB memory chips cost me $16 each at WalMart. (+/- $15.50 for camera + 4GB chip)
- The tiny LED is hardly visible in the sunlight, you have to cup your hand over it or you'll miss the "signals"
- Duct tape holds 'em on fine for 20 minutes in the hot sun and at ton-topping speeds
- a 20 minute ride uses a bit over 1.5 GB (18:30 = 1.43GB, 19:12 = 1.59GB). So, 2GB card = +/- 24 min., 4GB card = +/- 48 min., 8GB card = +/- 96 min. (1-1/2 hrs.), 16GB card = 192 min. (3 hrs!)
- The units have sound/noise level limit circuitry that lets you hear a nice exhaust note up to a certain level, then it's muffled above that, but still audible
- Amazingly, not a lot of wind noise.
- You get no real sensation of actual speeds. 45 looks like 20, 60 looks like 30, 110 looks like 45 or 50. Crazy.
Altogether, very nice!