Genius DVR-HD500D Dual Channel Dash Camera

It will still record both cameras if you turn off the screen. There's a little blue light next to the screen which will stay lit to let you know it's recording. Plus the 4 LED's on the front will tend to light up your dash a bit but not so bad as to be distracting or really noticeable.

I bought this on the last drop. I'm not disappointed in the purchase but I'm also not going to say it's the greatest either, probably an 7.5/10. While installing it I actaully broke part of the mount that slides into the main unit but even with it broken it still slides on and holds perfectly fine to no complaint or wobble. The biggest gripe I have with this unit is that the back camera plugs into the top of the unit and the power plugs into the bottom so no matter how you mount it you will have some cable hanging down. I have mine mounted almost fully behind my center mirror with the cables tucked into the head liner and back. This set up will do everything you need a dash cam to do plus having the second camera but only one recorder is really nice. The supplied cables are good and long and should be able to stretch the length of just about any vehicle. If you can get this to a lower price i don't think you'll regret the purchase however as a side note you may also want to pick up a card reader if your computer doesn't have one. The main unit transfers files really slowly. I'm currently using a 32gb card which lasts me about a week with at least 16 hours of driving a week.

Anyone who bought this from the previous drop here to speak on quality? The Amazon link shows a lot of reviews for the Genius DVR-FHD590. Is the main claim for this model (DVR-HD500D) the fact that it has both a front and back cam?