the site did rate the GoPro at 29stars, but rated the other 31, and it is cheaper than the gopro. gotta keep reading!
some reviews on the GoPro that get me to be confused:
"I bought this to use on our ski trip and it was a total waste. The resolution was horrible (I know it is only 5mp but the images were completely pixelated) and sometimes it would record for one second and shut off. "
"I was so excited to get this and had high expectations. Problem was that this camera worked about 20% of the time. I thought it was the batteries and tried 4 different sets of Lithium and NiMH, but no luck. I thought maybe it was the cold weather on my ski trip, but I had the same problems when biking in 60 degree weather. I was let down. This may be a defective item, but it let me down nonetheless. Relaibility is important to me and this camera isn't reliable. I returned it. "
Pictures are clear, but view is distorted due to the 170 degree field. I use it to record my daily commuting trips on my motorcycle, in case of accidents. My main complaint is that it drains the battery like crazy. Instructions say do not use alkline batt, use only lithium and rechargeables. The rechargeables only last barely 1 hr per charge, and the "8X" Lithium only lasts around 2.5 hrs.... Since my commute is 1 hr each day, this gets frustrating.
The other problem is memory space. It only allows 2GB SD cards, which can only store approx 1 hr of view..." one hour??!!
