Best products from r/LosAngeles

We found 59 comments on r/LosAngeles discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 592 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

6. Rexing V1-4K Ultra HD Car Dash Cam 2.4" LCD Screen, Wi-Fi, 170° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder with G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording, Supercapacitor, Mobile App, 256GB Supported

    Features:
  • ULTRA HD DISCREET DESIGN DASH CAM: Top image sensor captures beautiful 2160p video even while driving fast. Signature low-profile design allows the V1 to be a well-hidden witness to the road ahead. Supports high-endurance micro SD memory cards up to 256GB in memory size.
  • 170 DEGREE ULTRA WIDE ANGLE LENS & WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE: The 7 layer glass lens opens up to capture a sweeping view of your surroundings. The superior WDR technology allows the camera to perform optimally in any lighting situation by adjusting the exposure to create balanced images and footage.
  • SUPERCAPACITOR & PARKING MONITOR: The dash cam uses a supercapacitor which can withstand extreme temperatures from -20 to 176°F, that prevents the risk of overheating, extends the life span and reliability of the camera. With the parking monitor feature, the dash camera will automatically turn on and record a 20 second video when the car camera detects vibration OR select to record 24/7 by capturing frames to make a 24/7 time lapse video. Need smart hardwire kit to activate the parking mode.
  • WIFI CONNECT: View, save, and share dash cam recordings wirelessly on your mobile device with the use of an app interface.
  • LOOP RECORDING AND G-SENSOR: Video can be recorded in 1,2 or 3 minute intervals. When the storage limit is reached on the memory card, new recordings will automatically overwrite the oldest recordings. When the built-in gravity sensor detects a collision, the current video is locked, ensuring important footage is kept protected. Locked videos will be kept safe from being overwritten.
Rexing V1-4K Ultra HD Car Dash Cam 2.4" LCD Screen, Wi-Fi, 170° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera Recorder with G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording, Supercapacitor, Mobile App, 256GB Supported
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9. YI Dome Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wireless IP Indoor Security Surveillance System 720p HD Night Vision, Motion Tracker, Auto-Cruise, Remote Monitor with iOS

    Features:
  • 720p High-definition, 112° wide-angle advanced glass lens combined with 345° horizontal & 115° vertical rotation range create a complete 360° coverage. Advanced night vision with 8 built-in 940nm infrared LED beads extend the viewing distance to 3 meters in pitch dark with no light pollution, so your baby or pet will not be disturbed by LED glare.
  • Responsive and advanced microphone with a built-in anti-noise filter for a clear 2-way Audio experience. Intercom Mode: one party to talk and listen at a time or Hands-free Mode: both parties talk and listen freely for maximum flexibility.
  • Receive real-time Activity Alerts while you're out. 10-sec motion tracking records and centers the moving object. Bookmark your favorite positions (up to 8) and return to them at the tap of a button. Select Auto-Cruise to survey the area 360° horizontally or cruise your bookmarks, suitable for large areas that need a quick scan (and tracks moving objects).
  • YI Dome integrates with your YI Home family in one simple interface. User-friendly and intuitive app to customize your settings: activity alerts, auto-cruise, bookmarks, camera sharing, customize schedules, and more. Supports connectivity to a large number of devices with the same app/account for maximum convenience. Available for iOS and Android.
  • Supports YI Cloud to avoid the risk of losing footage from an SD card, ensure all your videos are safe, secure and protected. We provide the most efficient compression and the highest protection of data, so you can be sure that your footage is safe and secure. Reliable Wi-Fi connectivity to access your camera with YI Home App on mobile device, and YI Home App on PC at anytime, anywhere. Built-in support for 802.11b/g/n 2.4Ghz (5Ghz currently not supported) Wi-Fi band.
  • Note: the firmware version must match your camera version. You can flash a Chinese version camera with any other version of firmware and power-on it, but it can never be paired.
YI Dome Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wireless IP Indoor Security Surveillance System 720p HD Night Vision, Motion Tracker, Auto-Cruise, Remote Monitor with iOS
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u/dairypope · 3 pointsr/LosAngeles

The Santa Monica Bike Center has pretty good bike rentals - I find their bikes to be slightly more expensive but significantly nicer than the ones you find elsewhere. They're at Colorado and 2nd.

The bike path is long, 22 miles from end to end. The part that the sites keep telling you to ride is my least favorite part, but only due to the crowds. That stretch is crawling with people who are not watching out for even slow riders, so if you want to go fast through there, your only real bet is early in the morning on a weekday. It is easily bypassed by using Main St. through Santa Monica and Venice which has a pretty nice bike lane.

The path also has a number of breaks in it. The northern end starts at the parking lot for Will Rogers State Beach (at PCH and Temescal). It runs continuously from there to Venice Pier at Washington. From there, you have to head up Washington (there's a bike lane) to Mildred, then make a right onto the bike path again. It'll run along Admiralty, then through the harbor area, before meeting up with Fiji Way. That has a bike lane down to a roundabout at the end where you pick up the path again. It then meets up with the Ballona Creek path.

From that point the path is pretty straightforward until you get Hermosa. At that point, the path takes a hard right and goes from a bike path to a multi-use path. In the meantime, if you go straight Hermosa Ave. has sharrows and enough riders on it that it usually works pretty well. You can take that all the way down to Redondo where you then get treated to a pretty nice protected cycletrack that starts at Herondo St.

Then you get a well marked but odd route through the pier/parking lot complex that, unfortunately, has a mandatory dismount zone for a short stretch. Walk through that, then get back on and do the end of the run down to the south end of Redondo.

Google Maps with the Bicycling mode turned on will show a lot of this, as well as good routes to pick up the path. I also can't recommend this book enough. Great rides, well written directions, definitely worth picking up.

Have a great ride, and if you feel like it, come join us over in /r/BikeLA!

EDIT: Forgot that there's the possibility the path is still closed near Dockweiler. A year or two ago some strong storms knocked out part of the path and, at least the last time I was there, it still hadn't been repaired. There's a service road, Marine St., that goes from Surf St. in Playa del Rey to Imperial Highway that makes for a good alternate through that stretch.

u/Raichu93 · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

This lens or this lens are great all-round and good in lowlight. Half of my album is with an equivalent lens like this.

If you're into ultra-wides (the other half of the album is an ultra-wide), then this lens is great, and this lens is even better but more expensive.

Those two focal lengths have carried me for the past 4 years without me ever feeling the need to get anything else. That being said, this lens I think is a must have for all Canon users. At just over $100, it will deliver great results in lowlight. Honestly it might be the best bang for buck lens in all of photography. And because it's so cheap, plus you're getting the camera free, I might even recommend getting all three, if that's in the budget.

If you want to be a little more conservative, here's what I would do: Get one of the first two I linked, shoot and play around with that for a while, and see what you find you need next. Do you want something a little more zoomed in for shallow depth of field and delicious bokeh? Get the 50mm. Do you crave getting some sweet wide shots? Get one of the ultra-wides. Let your needs decide what your second lens is, because it's a very personal choice and no one can know what you want to shoot until you try it out for yourself.

Software: Adobe Lightroom is all I use really, and it's all you need. It's designed as an all-in-one management, editing, and publishing platform.

Good luck!

u/breadteam · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Not a narrative, but it's a beautifully bound, wonderful resource:

Los Angeles in Maps

While not specifically about Los Angeles, another great resource is:

California Place Names - it gives you just enough information about how how cities and places in Los Angeles were named in order for you to do further research.

Does anyone know of any good graphic novels that feature our great City of Angels?

u/Eurynom0s · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

As I've posted previously, if you get a Switch I would very strongly recommend not even opening the box until you have a glass screen protector on hand that you can IMMEDIATELY apply to the device. Personally, I'm someone who gets cases but not screen protectors for my smartphones since I've found that smartphone screens are actually pretty resilient; but the Switch's screen is plastic and is SUPER susceptible to permanent damage, and there's a good chance it'll be right in the middle of the screen where it's completely impossible to tune out.

This screen protector was recommended to me. I have it on order to arrive tomorrow so that when I get my Switch back from Nintendo I can do what I said an immediately apply it (Nintendo tried to charge me for repairing the screen but thankfully I was in the return period and was able to play hardball about "I'm returning this device to Amazon as defective if you don't fix this for me").

u/bigyellowjoint · 10 pointsr/LosAngeles

Buy these books!! I am so serious. This is like the most urgent I've felt about any reddit comment ever.


-Secret Stairs: work them quads and see some new neighborhoods!

-10,000 Steps a Day in LA: This one has some epic adventures, it's a mix of parks and streets. I've never had a bad one from this book. Elysian Park East was weird but interesting. My friend swears by the Wilshire Blvd,/Ktown one.

-Walking L.A.: I think this one might be your favorite. All streets and stairs, organized by neighborhood.

..We are hardcore pedestrians... join us

u/jetpackhobo · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Before wasting your time calling LADWP (they're just going to give you advice on how to save power) do this:

  • Find the meter room. Call your landlord and ask them to open it for you.
  • Find your meter and check the reading. Bring your bill.
  • Here's how to read the meter
  • If the reading is higher than what's on your bill, then you're being overcharged. Take a picture of the meter and then another picture of the meter holding your bill next to it.
  • Call LADWP. Tell them what's up. They'll give you an email address. Send your pictures (along with the rest of your info) in an email. I also did the math for them in the email, letting them know how much the overcharge was.
  • After a few days, you'll get an adjusted bill (if you havent paid) or credit on your LADWP (if you already paid).

    This is what I did. I ended up getting over $300 credited back. Sucks that I can't get reimbursed, but at least I don't have to pay for power for a while now.

    PM me if you have any questions.

    Edit: I also bought one of these and plugged it into each of my appliances/electronics for a few days to get a good idea of what my apartment's average power consumption is.

    Oh, and if you find an unlocked meter room / you have a nice landlord, go in there and take a regular record (e.g. a picture of the meter once a week or so) to keep track of your usage for a while. The better understanding you have of your power consumption, the easier it is to know when someone (LADWP) is making a mistake.
u/empenneur · 9 pointsr/LosAngeles

Sure. I'm an architect and when we get inquiries or RFPs the first thing we do is look at parking. I've worked on several large housing projects where the cost of underground parking has limited the size of the project because it stopped penciling out. Large complexes continue because demand is still high, but the cost is passed on directly to the tenant, which is why people complain that all new housing is expensive. Or maybe the developer wants a rooftop restaurant - those require 1 spot per 100 sf - that's huge!

In my experience, most planners agree that the market should dictate how much parking developers supply (see Donald Shoup) - if the developer doesn't think she can attract tenants without providing parking, then she's free to build as much as she wants, but others are free to try their hands renting units without a spot. I get it, parking in my neighborhood sucks too. There's an empty lot down the street from me; let's pretend I had enough money to buy it and pay the taxes on it (lol). It's a typical 50x100 RD1.5 lot, so take 5' off either side, 15' off the back and 15' off the front, leaving me with 2800sf buildable, which is a nice triplex, maybe two one-beds and a two-bed. But to do that I'd need at least five parking spaces... that eats into my ground floor space and net rentable area, pushes the project up on stilts, increases the amount of steel you need, or pushes the parking underground, adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to construction costs... it very quickly becomes not worth it.

u/almar7 · 9 pointsr/LosAngeles

If you have good wifi i would recommend these Yi security cameras, they are both $40 and connect with just a micro USB cable & wifi. The smartphone app is awesome with these cameras, you get instant playback and you can set motion alerts.

https://www.amazon.com/YI-Wireless-Security-Surveillance-US/dp/B016F3M7OM
https://www.amazon.com/YI-Camera-Wireless-Security-Surveillance/dp/B01CW4BG4K/

u/chashiineriiya · 2 pointsr/LosAngeles

The Reluctant Metropolis by William Fulton. Not only does he talk about development and history of Los Angeles, but also how it relates to Orange County, the San Fernando Valley, and Las Vegas.

If you're interested in water and politics of the American west including Los Angeles, I also recommend Cadillac Desert -- pretty relevant in this multiyear drought

u/pacifictime · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

All I'm saying is that if neighbors would like to convert a public street into a private parking lot, they ought to pay for that privilege. I'm not actually opposed to PPDs, I just felt someone should respond to /u/kheszi.

Parking requirements are actually a pretty thorny subject when you look at them close. If you're interested I recommend Donald Shoup's work.

u/nickpickles · 2 pointsr/LosAngeles

As someone who previously worked in urban planning and has been spending some time learning about his newly adopted city- thank you for this!

For those interested in the history of LA from a planning perspective, here are two really good books:

The Fragmented Metropolis: Los Angeles, 1850-1930

The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles

u/ericgira · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

My favorite is a book about what was not built in Los Angeles. Its fascinating to see what LA could have looked like. http://www.amazon.com/Never-Built-Los-Angeles-Lubell/dp/1935202960

u/sheik_yerbouti · 3 pointsr/LosAngeles

https://www.amazon.com/V1-Dashboard-Recorder-G-Sensor-Detection/dp/B00X528FNE/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1448255017&sr=1-4&keywords=dash+cam I got this one less than a year ago. Excellent video quality. My only gripe is that the adhesive that attaches part of the connector piece that holds the dash cam to the window melts in any temperature above 80 degrees, causing it to fall. I finally superglued the connector to the dash cam clip and it stays perfectly in 100+ degree weather.

u/newsymcnewsstein · 13 pointsr/LosAngeles

He literally wrote the book on rail in Los Angeles. So, yes, I'm pretty sure he knows that. He's simply suggesting that BRT would make more sense in this transit corridor.

u/joemama1333 · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

I think it's a great museum and there was actually a really good book written about it called Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder (http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Wilsons-Cabinet-Wonder-Jurassic/dp/0679764895) which I highly recommend... I actually read the book before I had ever visited there and was not disappointed...

u/picturesofbowls · 8 pointsr/LosAngeles

There's one more free movie night: https://silverlakepictureshow.com/

I also highly recommend picking up a copy of Secret Stairs and doing one of the 1/2 dozen walks in the neighborhood.

u/NeptuNeo · 2 pointsr/LosAngeles

Just remember, you are not stuck. Maybe you can't move tomorrow, but you can work tomorrow towards moving. Figure out ways to generate money, move forward, save as much as you can, and make it happen, you deserve it. And while you are doing that, find short term solutions for today's issues. Can you make a lateral move and rent a room somewhere else in the area away from sirens and the current situation? Check, regularly, rooms open up all the time, find something better. Is the owner as unhappy as you, is he working to kick the trouble maker out? Put some locks on your door, and when the sirens are driving you nuts, try these, they are amazing Sound Cancelling EarMuffs

u/Ericbadmon · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

https://www.amazon.com/Cheating-Insiders-Report-Race-Admissions/dp/1457528290

This is a book written by a UCLA professor, in which he highlights the admissions process, pointing out that it is easier for persons of color and more difficult for Asians. Yes it's only one guy's POV but I think it's at least plausible.

Also your point on how Asians representing 26% of Harvard's freshman class despite only making up 5% of the general pop is somehow indicative of Asians actually "faring way better in admissions than any other category" is a very elementary perspective. Statistically speaking, there are so many lurking variables that are almost certainly present, that no one with even a high school understanding of statistics would come to your conclusion. When you look at the average grade and test scores of East Asians students in comparison to other races, particularly against students of color, you might see why Asians make up what looks to be such a large part of the Harvard student body.

u/meekr · 11 pointsr/LosAngeles

Just finished "Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail" a few days ago. For anyone interested in LA's lackluster rail history it's a great read.

u/adigitalman · 5 pointsr/LosAngeles

>tvguide.com/news/e...

Some have bbguns for "self defense" or at least make themselves feel more secure. They sure can look like real guns and feel it would scare off would be home invaders (or in this case, have the opposite effect given the story out there).

Here's one example-

https://www.amazon.com/Smith-Wesson-SWMPP-Airgun-Medium/dp/B005116QN8

u/glmory · 0 pointsr/LosAngeles


Parking is a low value use of land which discourages the growth of public transit. There is no good reason for LA to be mandating anyone build more parking than makes economic sense.

I refer you to this book for a good description of why the quest for too much free parking just makes cities worse places to live.

u/coocharella · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

There is a book about the MJT... makes for a really fun read even if you've been there and think you've seen it all.

Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder

u/UCLAClimate · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Good summary. I would also recommend Railtown for those who want to know more about LA's prolonged delay versus other cities in building rapid transit.

u/maskdmirag · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Yep, that's exactly the problem, there's a huge underlying problem that needs to be solved, but the benefits of solving it are very hard to prove.

Donald Shoup (as much as I hate giving a bruin credit) is doing really good work looking at the overall problem of parking, he literally wrote the book on it: http://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Parking-Updated-Edition/dp/193236496X

u/kovu159 · 6 pointsr/LosAngeles

Uh, go to Palms at 7pm and try to park.

If you actually care about this, here's a great book about the issue. Parking in Westwood can take 15-20+ minutes due to a parking shortage, which promoted an economist to try to determine what pricing strategies could be used to solve the parking shortage in the city. The shortage is very real and has very real costs.

u/lovela · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

Interesting point but I disagree.

You're citing Donald Shoup, the author of the paper I linked above. He did the full economic analysis and believes that we should eliminate parking minimums.

He also is very clear that we should charge appropriate prices for street parking.

Eliminating parking minimums is not a subsidy to property developers and property owners. Charging below-market fees for street parking is.

Since you cited Shoup as your primary evidence, in addition the the previously-linked article (http://shoup.bol.ucla.edu/Trouble.pdf), I'd also check out his book https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X (paper here http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/351.pdf)

[Longer-term, I suspect that self-driving cars are going to make it so that we call cars using our phones. They'll actually park farther away from the denser areas where people live. In that case, I hope we don't cast huge parking lots into concrete when they could be built into things that have productive use.]

u/levisimons · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

https://www.amazon.com/Railtown-Fight-Angeles-Metro-Future/dp/0520278275

It covers a lot of the history of transportation in LA, which is in itself interesting.

u/Austin98989 · 7 pointsr/LosAngeles

Yes. The short version is, "Do you want to pay in time, or do you want to pay in money?" Because everyone pays, one way or another, the high cost of "free" parking.

u/wwttdd · 2 pointsr/LosAngeles

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u/deejaylb · 1 pointr/LosAngeles

You can find some as low as $57, like this expired Slick Deal. I just ordered this one on Amazon today.

u/remulasce · 4 pointsr/LosAngeles

Railtown is authoritative on the early LA Metro history. For Expo Line, [check out the archives of Friends4Expo] (http://www.friends4expo.org/news2.htm) and learn how it happened.

u/la_re_agent · 2 pointsr/LosAngeles

The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles

> William Fulton chronicles the history of urban planning in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, tracing the legacy of short-sighted political and financial gains that has resulted in a vast urban region on the brink of disaster. Looking at such diverse topics as shady real estate speculations, the construction of the Los Angeles subway, the battle over the future of South Central L.A. after the 1992 riots, and the emergence of Las Vegas as "the new Los Angeles," Fulton offers a fresh perspective on the city's epic sprawl. The only way to reverse the historical trends that have made Los Angeles increasingly unliveable, Fulton concludes, is to confront the prevailing "cocoon citizenship," the mind-set that prevents the city's inhabitants and leaders from recognizing Los Angeles's patchwork of communities as a single metropolis.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Reluctant-Metropolis-Politics-Angeles/dp/0801865069