Category: Radar Detectors

Valentine 1 Gen2: November 2022 Upgrade, FW 4.1029

Valentine 1 Gen2

Valentine Research released firmware 4.1029 for the V1 Gen2 earlier this month. This free update brings a number of improvements to the V1 Gen2, particularly a reduction in Ka falses. Let’s take a closer look at this November 2022 upgrade. Download the latest update using the V1connection app for Android or iOS. Purchase a V1 …

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Prime Early Access Sale Deals

Amazon Prime Early Access Sale 2022

The Amazon Prime Early Access Sale runs Oct 11-12. As usual we’ve got some discounts on both radar detectors & dash cameras. There’s a few discounts on radar detectors, but most are for dash cameras.

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Escort Max 360c MkII Announced

Escort Max 360c Mk II

Escort has just announced the second generation Escort Max 360c MkII radar detector ($699). This is essentially an upgraded Max 360c featuring some welcome improvements including longer range, fewer false alerts, and 5 GHz WiFi.

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Whistler Titan Review

Whistler has just released the new Titan ($349). This is the first Whistler radar detector that can truly compete with the big dogs. Thanks to its all new DSP platform, it offers improved signal analysis giving us both longer range and fewer false alerts. The Titan is a long range detector like the Uniden R3, …

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Prime Day 2022 Deals

Prime Day 2022

Amazon Prime Day runs July 12-13 this year. We’ve got some nice deals on radar detectors and a bunch on dash cameras. During Prime Day, I’ll be continually updating this page as new deals pop up and old ones expire so be sure to continue checking back in then.

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Radenso DS1 Firmware 1.13

Radenso DS1 fw 1.13

Radenso has released firmware 1.13 for the DS1 which addresses an annoying K band muting issue, plus it adds a Bluetooth muting fix.

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Uniden R8 vs. Escort Redline 360c vs. Valentine 1 Gen2: Best High End Radar Detector of 2022?

Uniden R8, Escort Redline 360c, V1 Gen2 alerting to 34.7 ahead

What’s the best radar detector for 2022? The best three are the Uniden R8, Escort Redline 360c, & the Valentine 1 Gen2. They are the best performing radar detectors with good false alert filtering plus directional arrows to help locate the threats around you. I’m a fan of all three. These detectors also have some …

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Escort MaxCam 360c firmware 1.7

Escort MaxCam 360c

Escort has just released firmware 1.7 for the MaxCam 360c which adds some new features, fixes several bugs, and improves compatibility with the Drive Smarter app. Read the official release notes here. Purchase a MaxCam 360c here.

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Uniden R4 vs. Radenso DS1

Uniden R4 and Radenso DS1, 34.7 alert

The Uniden R4 and Radenso DS1 are both excellent high performance radar detectors, two of the best non-arrow detectors you can buy. Both are evolutions of the wildly popular Uniden R3, building upon the same platform and adding longer range, better false alert filtering, and more useful features. Uniden and Radenso have both done different …

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Radenso DS1 Firmware 1.11

Radenso DS1 fw 1.11

Radenso has released firmware version 1.11 for the Radenso DS1. This update brings some adjustments to the K band muting, plus several bug fixes.

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