Jun 28
So the cat has been let out of the bag. 🙂 For those of you guys who are loving the new high performance Uniden R1 and R3, Net Radar will be releasing a remote mount version of that same detector which will be able to plug into your AntiLaser Priority laser jammer system. It’ll be …
Jun 27
Occasionally, despite my focus on being an objective and unbiased tester, I’ll hear someone suggest that I must be paid or sponsored by manufacturers, I’m biased for one reason or another, or something along those lines. Honestly I find that fear totally understandable because that stuff happens among reviewers. As a matter of fact, those …
Jun 26
One day some years ago, I was walking around the automotive section of Best Buy. (This was way back before I got into radar detectors.) I was checking out the different models they had on display, mostly different Cobra brand radar detectors, and wondering what the differences were between models. Some were more expensive. Some …
Jun 23
IMHO, testing radar detectors to see how they perform is a fantastic thing to do. You learn SO much, the results you share are incredibly beneficial to others, not to mention we need lots of different testers using different terrains, different test courses, and different detectors all working together to help us put together the …
Jun 22
The Uniden R3 and the Max360 are both fully featured top of the line radar detectors and lots of people have been asking which one is better and which one they should get. Honestly this has been a little tough to answer because while they have a lot of similarities, there’s also some important differences, …
Jun 21
Where should you mount your radar detector on your windshield and how does that impact your radar detector’s performance? Should you mount it high or low? Should you skip over using suction cups altogether and hang it under your rear view mirror? Does a tint strip or do those black dots at the top of …
Jun 20
Many higher end radar detectors include a GPS chip in the detector. Some detectors even come in two separate models, one with GPS and another without. Some detectors lack a GPS chip built-in, but they offer Bluetooth capability so you can pair it with your phone, run an app, and use your phone’s GPS to …
Jun 20
Escort has released their latest integrated remote mount radar detector and laser jammers, the Max Ci and Max Ci 360. They’re the successors to the 9500ci and offer all the same benefits with even better BSM filtering, the ability to add a rear radar detector antenna to give you arrows, and they come with new …
Jun 16
If you have a Uniden R1 or Uniden R3, you can change the settings to give yourself better performance, filter out more false alerts, change the display color to match your vehicle’s interior, and basically tweak it to what you prefer. Now there’s no universal “best” settings for everyone of course since what’s best depends …
Jun 15
This week Uniden released firmware updates for both their R1 & R3 radar detectors. Let’s walk through the update process. Here’s a video to show you the update process, followed the step-by-step tutorial with important links.
Uniden DFR6 ($179)
Best inexpensive entry level radar detector
Uniden DFR7 ($269)
Best bang for the buck for city and highway driving
Radenso XP ($399)
Great urban detector with awesome false alert filtering abilities
Uniden R3 ($399)
Very best performing detector on the market for highway/city drivers
V1 with YaV1 or V1Driver ($449)
Great techy package for situational awareness
Escort Max360 ($649)
Fully loaded top of the line detector with all the bells and whistles
Net Radar ($499)
Stinger VIP ($2500)
AntiLaser Priority
The most popular and best performing jammers on the market
Stinger VIP
Very small heads for minimal visibility