Cobra is releasing a brand new radar detector that also has an integrated dashcam built-in. It’s called the Cobra Road Scout. ($449)
Category: Cobra
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Cobra Releases the DualPro 360
Cobra has just released a new radar detector called the Cobra DualPro 360 ($449). If it looks familiar, you’re right. It’s essentially a Beltronics GT-360 (which is itself a repackaged Max360) with directional arrows to help it locate the threat.
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Interview with Escort Radar
Last week I flew out to West Chester, Ohio to meet up with Escort. Lots of you guys have had questions about their products, updates, and customer service, just like I did, so I met up with them to talk about their different products, how things are going, and how things are going to improve. …
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Cobra Radar Detector Reviews
Cobra makes many affordable radar detectors. You can easily find them in the $50 range or so on Amazon. However, are they any good? Are they worth the money? and perhaps most importantly, will a Cobra radar detector help protect you from speeding tickets?
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Radar Detector Detectors: Everything You Need to Know
In areas where radar detectors are illegal, police commonly use radar detector detectors (RDD’s) to locate drivers who are running radar detectors. How do they work? How easily can they spot radar detector users? How effective are “undetectable” radar detectors at avoiding detection from a radar detector detector? Let’s take a look and cover everything …
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How Many Bands Can a Cobra Radar Detector Detect?
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 …
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The Benefits of GPS in a Radar Detector
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 …
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Spectre Elite, Driveby Testing
Doing a shootout with the Spectre Elite is a quick and easy way to find out how far away it can detect different radar detectors. However, I’ve found that those results don’t necessarily translate into what you’ll experience in real life. It’s a difficult worst case scenario test, but when an officer is driving past you …
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Spectre Elite, Maximum Detection Range Test
This weekend I tested out a bunch of radar detectors against the Spectre Elite, the latest and greatest version of the Spectre radar detector detector. Radar Detectors Tested: Radenso XP Uniden DFR7 Escort Max360 Escort Passport Max2 Radenso Pro Radenso Pro SE Valentine One Cobra DSP9200BT Cobra XRS 9930 V8 (Cheap Chinese $10 detector) Escort …
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Sept 2015, RD Testing: Stinger VIP, Cobra DSP, Radenso Pro SE, etc.
So as many of you know, I did another RD test last week with the help of many of you guys.
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Best Radar Detectors
Uniden R8w ($799)
Best Performing GPS Radar Detector
Escort Redline 360c ($799)
Aggressive Filtering, Easy to Use
Valentine 1 Gen2 ($599)
Best for Radar Detector Enthusiasts
Uniden R7 ($549)
Awesome w/ Third Party Firmware
Uniden R4w
($429)
Best Non-Arrow Detector
Cobra RAD 700i ($259)
Best under $300
Radenso XP ($189)
Best under $200
Best Laser Jammers
AntiLaser Priority ($1339 Dual, $2039 Triple TX BT HiFi)
The best performing and top laser jammer on the market
Stinger Fibers ($2307 Dual, $2956 Triple)
Tiny heads for stealthy installs, great for exotic cars, expensive, poor track record of updates
Adaptiv TPX ($999 Triple)
Best affordable laser jammer (Save 10% with coupon “Vortex”)
Best Custom Installed Radar Detectors
Uniden R9w
($3,999, radar and laser)
High performance radar detector & laser jammer combo
Escort Redline Ci 360c ($4,299, radar and laser)
Quiet filtering, smaller laser jammer heads