Lew Hartswick wrote:

Pete C. wrote:

I've been waiting for the spare funds and boredom to coincide for my to
buy one of the now common 12v powered 4 channel DVR security recorders
and adapt it into a "black box" for my truck. I've seen them down in the
$250 range for a basic unit and a bit more for one with network
connectivity - think WiFi bridge to automatically download and archive
to DVD when you park in your garage so it's ready for morning. Perhaps
one of the cheap little video overlay boards, a microcontroller, a GPS
and an accelerometer to overlay additional data.

Do you think the recorder will survive the tempeatures in a trunk in
the summer sun? Or the camera in the green house? :-)
...lew...

They should if you package things properly. Certainly plenty of other
electronics survive in an automotive environment, the VCM in the engine
compartment getting the worst of it.