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DocPeacock t1_j3mnu8o wrote

They are producing plenty of R Pi boards, just not for the consumer market. Commercial and military are using more RPi than ever before. I believe that is their primary income stream now. The hobbyists and hackers will get the leftovers if available. The shortage causes scalpers, not the other way around.

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eb86 t1_j3mlenq wrote

It's really not much of a hassle if anyone wanted to learn. Wiring was simple too, just use a relay to signal when the car acc is on/off. It worked well and I even tied it into my wifi so I could automate remotely downloading the files. What sucks is lack of simultaneous audio and video recording, lack of rtc, time-stamping limitations, fov not suited as dash cam.

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jdeezy t1_j3mkk6r wrote

LTT did a video on it, but basically, ALL retail sold dash cams have one of a few sensor assemblies, and they're all a bit shit. So if you want that crystal clear love SE plate read you may be out of luck.
So a homebrew solution might actually be reasonable use of time.

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