Thinkware has released the U1000 Plus, the successor to their premium U1000 dashcam. I’ve been running the new U1000 Plus for the past 6 months, and it’s a pretty interesting update. On the surface, it looks almost identical to the original U1000, but there’s a lot of changes under the hood, some good, some not …
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The Viofo A229 Pro has been my go-to dashcam for its video quality and feature-set, but the upgraded Viofo A329 introduces new features worth considering. Both dashcams are strong contenders for being the best dashcam of 2024. Which one should you choose? Let’s compare. Here is my full video review of the A329, along with …
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Black Friday runs Nov 21 – 29 and then Cyber Monday runs Nov 30 – Dec 2. It looks like we’re getting some of the biggest discounts of the year. Check back daily as more BF/CM discounts go live. Let’s take a quick look at some of the best countermeasures that you can buy on …
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I’m a fan of 360 degree dashcams to help provide additional coverage compared to traditional dashcams, and Vantrue has released a new model that caught my eye, the Vantrue E360. It’s a dual fisheye lens camera that’s sort of a cross between a vehicle dash cam and a portable action cam. I’ve been keeping an …
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Amazon Prime Big Deals Day 2024 runs October 8-9. As usual, we’ve got some nice discounts on radar detectors and a bunch on dash cameras. Here are the discounts on my favorite countermeasures. For many of these deals, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Sign up for a Free Trial of Amazon Prime. …
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Rove makes several popular fake 4K dashcams including the R2-4K and R2-4K Pro. They have recently released a 2 channel model for both front and rear recording called the R2-4K Dual. This is also a fake 4K dashcam, but the front sensor is upgraded from Starvis 1 to Starvis 2. More notably, they’re also adding …
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Prime Day 2024 is now here! This year it runs July 16-17 and we always get some really nice deals on radar detectors and dash cameras. Here are my picks for the best countermeasures available on sale during Prime Day. Sign up for a Free Trial of Amazon Prime. Full Disclosure: The links in this …
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Black Friday started early this year! We’ve now got some of the best discounts of the year on different radar detectors and dashcams. Cyber Monday is very similar, but we have discounts on some different detectors now. Here are some of my favorite discounts on the best countermeasures to keep you protected. As new deals …
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Prime Big Deals Days 2023 runs Oct 10-11. It’s like early Black Friday with some of the best discounts of the year. This year we’ve got deals on radar detectors, dashcams, and more. New deals will keep popping up and old deals will expire. Some deals go live Tuesday, some Wednesday. Lightning Deals will only …
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This week at CES 2023, Blackvue has released a number of new dashcams and as a long time Blackvue owner, I’m pretty excited to see some of these changes. While I’m not at CES this year due to a family vacation, I wanted to share my initial thoughts and reactions about their upcoming new models. …
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Uniden R8w ($749)
Best Performing GPS Radar Detector
Valentine 1 Gen2 ($599)
Best for Radar Detector Enthusiasts
Uniden R7 ($499)
Best bang for the buck with arrows
Uniden R4
($379)
Best non-arrow detector
Uniden R3 ($299)
Best performance under $300
Uniden DFR7 ($199)
Best under $200
AntiLaser Priority ($1069 Dual, $1699 Triple TX BT HiFi)
The best performing and top laser jammer on the market
Stinger Fibers ($1825 Dual, $2525 Triple)
Tiny heads for stealthy installs, great for exotic cars, expensive, poor track record of updates
Adaptiv TPX ($949 Triple)
Best affordable laser jammer (Save 10% with coupon “Vortex”)
Uniden R9w
($3,999, radar and laser)
High performance radar detector & laser jammer combo
Net Radar DSP ($619, $1119 w/ arrows)
Affordable custom installed radar detector, integrates with AntiLaser Priority
