Is A $50 Radar Detector BETTER Than A $650 Detector??

[@AtomicN30N]

Been running the Uniden R3 for quite some time and its amazing how many times its probably saved me. Most memorable moment was when my brother and I were driving through some mountains having a good time and it triggered so we slowed down, it was a solid 2 minutes of driving until we saw the cop that was running radar on a bend. Doesn't break the bank quite as much as the R7 but still insanely worth it in my opinion.

[@matyastolgyes5487]

do you know if it picks up cameras on highways? any cons? thinking of buying one. thanks!

[@avipatel5022]

@@matyastolgyes5487 I have one and it does pick up speed cameras by the gps. The only cons is not knowing where the police actually is without the arrows. I do get some false alerts on my r3 every single day in the same spot tho and you can't mute a KA band. Just two days ago at 1am it saved my bacon twice so I say the cons don't even affect the buying decision. Get it and be safe man.

[@matyastolgyes5487]

@@avipatel5022 thanks a lot! buying as soon as i can. how big of a difference do the arrows make? i feel like if it goes off i’ll slow down anyways, what do the arrows help with?

[@702_Aac]

@@matyastolgyes5487showing the location of the cop

[@moahmedali1934]

Where u but it from

[@TheDemockery]

Something to consider... Often, LEOs do not run in constant on mode. They run in instant on mode for only a few seconds. This is where having a detector with the longest range will save your bacon much more frequently.

[@yung-megafone]

Ahh good ole POP

[@vqinred9689]

@@yung-megafone slightly different than POP

[@AOqueso]

Don't know what an LEO is but I do know that the CHP often don't sit there with the radar on constantly. They'll flip it on for just a couple seconds to get a reading and the flip it back off so as to help avoid the radar detectors. Is this what you meant?

[@MarksTech]

True, but police cant use POP radars in court because its less accurate than 'constant' mode

[@brendonmaciel4090]

Tu it nic

[@patmcbride9853]

Anything is better than the detector I had years ago. It turned into a "new car" detector when the fancier cars got radar for adaptive cruise and auto braking.

[@Aether52]

The R7 can also have those issues but you can fine tune the detector to completely ignore certain frequencies. Cannot speak for the detector you had but it is possible that you can set it up to ignore those frequencies.

[@patmcbride9853]

@@Aether52 LOL, it had NO adjustments.

[@Aether52]

@@patmcbride9853 F

[@maximusextreme3725]

It forget the assignment.

[@Bredddi]

My escort 8500 would go off every damn time a Chrysler Pacifica went by. EVERY SINGLE TIME. I threw it in the door pocket after 6 months of a 90 mile commute

[@spetsnazttv6724]

I have had an R7 for several months already. Its pretty good but I would definitely want additional laser detector/jammers since it is currently the largest weak point. The R7 gives me so much warning for troopers, usually at least a full mile so I have time to either slow down or get up to 150 and safely cruise by.

[@Moshirfahmi]

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[@minicented]

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[@zackmaruniak]

@@minicented ?

[@dracolich345]

​@@minicentedthey don't bother chasing if you're above and beyond a certain mph threshold I assume

[@xt0net0nex66]

@@dracolich345 lol they wont chase if the radar pics up 150 plus … its a waste of time and they know it

[@theoggoodjedi]

The one thing I also like about the r7 is the auto mute memory is pretty fast after about two or three drives to work on the same route It picked up 2 areas of speed sensors for school zones and didn't go off after that.

[@sagew7377]

My max 360 does too. I like the arrows tho.

[@Donniec685]

@@sagew7377 yes but almost $150 more. However I do wish the r7 came with speed limit display as well as an app to customize the settings faster

[@sagew7377]

@@Donniec685 R7 is objectively better detector honestly, the info display hasn't properly connected to my phone in ages and I've given up on it. Maybe it needs an update, not sure honestly.

[@Donniec685]

@@sagew7377 that’s great info and I love my r7! I’ve heard similar responses from max 360 owners. I’d check into seeing if it needs updating. Updating the r7 is one of the most difficult things and I really wish they would have implemented a better solution as well as newer features on the r8 such as one the max 360 is capable of. I really don’t think people will upgrade to the r8 and spend $250 more than the r7 just for the buttons to be on the front lmao

[@kevino.agosto1010]

I bought a uniden R3 and it's honestly so good ! There's a lot of K and Ka bands on the street with modern cars and sensors (or something like that giving false alarms) overall great for the price if you aren't in the market for an R7 priced radar.

[@smokeymfbrown6435]

There is not a never KA false alert this band is just for police and military

[@Donniec685]

Honestly worth the upgrade IMO. Saving you from at least 1 ticket already pays for itself. And the r7 has paid for itself 3x it’s worth

[@xtc300mg]

how often are there false alarms? shitty driver here

[@thomaslouis5626]

For many years I had the Valentine 1 but then got rid of it because even after the factory upgrade it was picking up every safety alert on vehicles. I then bought the V1 Gen 2 and that problem is mostly solved. It is a major improvement with long range detection too. I've noticed more officers are now using rear facing radar in their vehicles and an increase in Laser which is deadly accurate.

[@ElectricVehiclesAreGoodF-ti7xd]

Try your stuff existing/entering California on i10. It'll fail guaranteed

[@papabaddad]

@@ElectricVehiclesAreGoodF-ti7xdfortunately many people don't live in california

[@xyoojj]

Just did about 3600 miles in July. Love the peace of mind my R3 provided. Saved me and the caravan a few times.

[@busystuff23yearsago15]

The CARAVAN what business do you have speeding in your MOM VAN

[@Tyler11_]

@@busystuff23yearsago15 u can push any vehicle if u know how to drive buddy

[@SloDwn1135]

Another test that could separate detectors is a quick trigger instant on test. Some detectors are slower to respond to a sudden burst of radar than others, and in the old days, if the burst was less than a second, some detectors wouldn’t alert at all. Another is going past radar that is facing away and only hits you from behind as you go past. Some detectors are better at this than others. Yet another test is effectiveness against different frequencies. The Whistler may do well agains a stalker at 34.7. But guns that shoot 38.8 and 35.5 can be more of a challenge for all detectors, especially 35.5. I suspect the range on all detectors goes down with the different frequencies.

[@Zaltic]

Usually when police are actually trying to nab someone for speed rather than just making people slow down, they're trained to visually identify speeders within 5mph then they activate their radar to confirm the speed. This is why you should never speed alone on the roads. Also when testing it helps to use a more modern radar, that Eagle II you had is nothing compared to the new lasers they use now

[@patriclatusek2146]

I love my Max 360. It picks up cops from over 2 miles away and filters out almost every false signal and even points out speeding and red light cameras. I only payed 500 dollars too.

[@filo5240]

As if they are legal over there😭😭

[@joon4768]

Thank God. I just bought the R7 without any real research besides looking up recommended detectors, and I'm happy to see that it was a good choice.

[@VeinPuppy]

Update?

[@joon4768]

@@VeinPuppy it has almost definitely gotten me out of at least 3 tickets, so it's already paid for itself. I have gotten caught once, but that's because a cop snuck up on me and paced me before I could tell it was a cop car. The laser detector is almost certainly bs. I have never gotten an alert for it, and even if I did, it would be too late.

[@EliWagnon]

@@joon4768laser detector works cop was on me for a minute while I was going down a hill but if I were speed in it would of been too late because laser is instant

[@yung-megafone]

First side by side review I've ever seen where the person doesn't run all the detectors at once. Thank you for not causing interference and botching the results!

[@saltyarmy541]

You had the Whistler set on C instead of P. The P setting is long range and C setting is short range. The second C setting will cut out all of the false alerts. You really need to do it all again.

[@ajh5124]

Well said! Using the Whistler Z11R+ now for about two weeks, works well for me and the expectations I had prior to my $46 purchase, 12/23/23. Have owned MAX3, Cobra 480i, Radenso SP, Radenso DS1, Uniden R3, Uniden r7, and Escort Redline previously.

[@saltyarmy541]

@@ajh5124 👍

[@RicegumRicebum]

@@ajh5124how does it compare to the r3/r7?

[@Keeepit100]

I run an uniden R7 for my rig. Had it 3 years haven’t got a speeding ticket since has about a mile range as well front and rear. The r8 just came out as well but the r7 works perfectly.

[@Ganbarimasu]

What about laser detection?

[@Keeepit100]

@@Ganbarimasu has that as well definitely worth the bucks

[@kcrains4349]

I have been running an R7 for about year maybe 2years and it picked up a highway patrol 2.5miles out on a rolling hill type road. He was turning the unit off an on, traffic was light. I picked my R7 on sale for $340-$345 after tax.

[@its.Andy1]

Love my uniden R7. It’s saved me from dozens of speeding tickets. Best bang for the buck coming from the old Valentine 1.

[@donkedic1]

V1 gen2 is a strong contender along with the Max360-C. But I’m just paraphrasing the Vortex Radar channel.

[@Drivethisnotthat]

R7 is fantastic. Waiting to update to the R8.

[@jaxonyoung4145]

@@Drivethisnotthat do you know when it’s coming out?

[@uhoh_bent2445]

@@jaxonyoung4145 it’s out

[@craigwalters1573]

@@donkedic1 I just sold my V1 gen2, replaced with the Uniden R8 (newer R7). The V1 was very good but the lack of GPS is painful, you need to run a phone app to replace lack of GPS. I will say the V1 with JBV1 (Android only free app) is a great combo, but you need to run your phone with the detector which has its downsides.

[@powellsautomotive61]

With all the blind spot monitoring and sensors in newer cars, it's hard to figure out what's a positive and what's not

[@aaron947x]

Im glad the Uniden won, because I literally just got one a month ago lol

[@2fast2nick]

I wish you would have tested the Valentine1 Gen2, I think VortexRadar has a good comparison though. Still good to see, the R7 is pretty solid.

[@starcraftgod1212123]

I have a whistler and been putting my faith in it for a year now, 100mph+ havnt gotten snagged.. *yet* but it detects and goes off for everything, safety features on cars trigger X and K constantly on highway, including those big orange road work signs. Driving in the city.. even with city mode door alarms you name it everything triggers it. BUT its never failed me telling me about a cop.

[@starcraftgod1212123]

How ever, coma, it'd false alarms also saved me a couple times. I'd be speeding and in the middle of no were no lights no cars ill get a X or k band and I slow down being suspicious there's a town cop parked not using Ka waiting to see someone come by. So it leaves me trying to guess which X bands to listen too and which to ignore

[@justintime753]

Lol

[@ryanstricklin198]

@@starcraftgod1212123 Hey just letting you know I've been running an Escort Redline for close to a year now and many people don't know that X-Bands are not actual seen in use anymore. If you have the ability I would suggest disabling that specific band. There are also many great guides about which K bands to disable since some of them aren't used by cops and creating more falses.

[@starcraftgod1212123]

@@ryanstricklin198 I don't think mine is fancy enough to do all that. Been planning to upgrade anyway. Also I get cops may not use X band but some technology in their car must, as my second reply states.. I got an xband in the middle of no where slowed down and there was a local police parked under a bridge that wasn't running ka or laser and I'm assuming he was just using his eyes cause I approached at about 25 over when It triggered and ofc I slammed on my breaks like 3 seconds before he was in view.

[@starcraftgod1212123]

@@ryanstricklin198 so idk if his car had lane watch or some fancy driving package with bells and whistles or what but somthing in his car triggered it thankfully it did or he would of seen me deff going above the speed limit. And like I said nothing else triggered so that makes me too scared to not use it.

[@Tarez205]

Should’ve used the r3 too. Best bang for your buck radar detector out

[@Pyrrho_]

Bought a Uniden R8 a week ago. Took a bit of dialing in to get things configured properly but now it's quiet and very attentive when need be, as it should. R8 is using Uniden's all new detector hardware platform (shared by the R9), including front/rear antennas to provide direction location, Bluetooth, laser & red light camera radar detection, ability to control Uniden laser jammers, can be controlled by remote keypad, etc. Escort's filtering is so slow on K & KA bands that their high-end detectors are often seconds slower than Uniden's to alert. Also, R8's sensitivity and response times are industry-leading. I pair it with the Highway Radar app on my Android phone for what I feel is an excellent experience.

[@wattyswrld]

Do you have any recommendations for the r8 settings to not get any false positives?

[@larzlarz1140]

After watching this video, I was super stoked about a $425 R7. All the good radar detectors are $600+. But then I look it up and the cheapest I can find an R7 on the internet is $500. Not such a great value proposition at that price.

[@EJleon96]

I wouldn’t trust anything Porker says😂

[@kakashi99908]

Buy the $50 one, once it saves you from a ticket use that to justify buying the more expensive one 🤣

[@Nicktheblasian]

Thats what i did! I got a cheap one, and the cheap one has saved me a few times, now i want a nice one 😂

[@maxd8487]

@@Nicktheblasian what cheap one did u get and was it super bad w false alarms or no?

[@Nicktheblasian]

@@maxd8487 i have the uniden dfr1. It doesn’t filter out redlight cameras or speed cameras but I mostly use the radar on the highway. In 6 months of use doing speeds id rather not publicize, I haven’t been stopped once and always got a warning on radar a good distance away

[@ethibodeaux7]

@@Nicktheblasian where can I buy one??

[@Nicktheblasian]

@@ethibodeaux7 ebay or amazon

[@amin77illinois]

I use the escort max 360 Which works great. I paid $600 for it all because it offers more features. Radar detectors are totally useless against police laser out there and it’s useless trying to slow down if the officer clocks you up close either front and rears. A smart policeman would wait until your near him around 500ft away then turn his radar on you at last minute which offers no chance of hitting the brakes. But the max 360 will let you no if there’s a speed trap around which keeps you more aware of police

[@Anon.G]

How does it let you know?

[@amin77illinois]

@@Anon.G A scrambler does not show the officer anything other then what they’re always used to seeing which is a mirror image reflection meaning what police sees when running radar is what’s they always used to seeing That’s what people don’t understand how does it work and why is it that it only work on police but nothing else. That’s because there’s a computer which is connected to systems 🚔 Laser same!!

[@amin77illinois]

@@Anon.G it doesn’t really matter how long you’ve been a police officer running Traffic out there you’ll never know that anyone is using a device like this period because what you see is nothing but a mirror or what you’re used to seeing🤷🏽‍♂️ A scrambler was only designed to allow more time to slow down not completely jam police LiDAR and radar up period

[@amin77illinois]

@@Anon.G Let’s say running 80mph in a 65 zone And a police sits on the highways monitoring traffic by observing without using his radar ok. Most police would do is wait until you’re right up on then like around 700 to 500ft away then turn their radar unit on to clock your speeds. Now do you see why radar detectors are pretty much useless unless you’re speeding behind someone to keep you more safe. With a scrambler you don’t need anyone because you’re protecting everyone including yourself on radar🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@amin77illinois]

@@Anon.G I a scrambler is very powerful device. What I did is that I just used one of my older model radar detector and scrambler and turned off all its features except for the scrambler itself is only activated which is what you see in photo. So the scrambler is armed which protects the front only. There’s a scrambler device in rear as well which provides protection from back

[@deplorabledave1048]

I spent about $420 on Amazon for my Uniden R7. Spent two hours programming it. Very happy. Zero false alarms.

[@laykawest8674]

Damn why does it take so long ?

[@silverf56]

I've been wanting a radar detector for so long... thank you for this video 😂 and great execution.

[@donkedic1]

Your insurance company isn’t *wanting* to donate laser and radar equipment to police…they just do it. So you should take that same eagerness with getting an RD.

[@silverf56]

@@donkedic1 huh?

[@08mustangbullitt12]

@@donkedic1 the hell are you talking about

[@sootherelax2802]

Get a Uniden R7/ R8

[@707dreamz4]

@@sootherelax2802 yes best 600 bucks I ever spent in my life saved me countless times

[@Prophecy-bs9ds]

I’m guessing the patent V1 had on the arrows expired and now all will have radar direction. That R7 looks very similar to the V1. I run the max 360 in all my vehicles and have been very satisfied with it.

[@EnigmaxLuK]

The whistler isn’t giving false alarms. The traffic controllers are using the same band as the radar plus you haven’t set up correctly to ignore those readings. Let alone turn on K-pop mode. Good against stealth radar

[@someoneelse7629]

Where I live (Sweden), Radar detectors are actually illegal, and we also use different radar bands, so I have to buy from abroad, but also be certain that it takes the right bands

[@user-esxtoward]

Hi!Buy genevo max-very good device!

[@DaleDoesIt]

I’m surprised a Valentine One was not tested. I have a V1 G2 detector. I went into custom settings and deleted X and K bands since police no longer use it. This eliminated safety radar, blind spot monitoring, traffic sign radar. It only alerts on Ka or laser. Years ago I bought a Passport Escort radar unit. It was an excellent unit until the power supply went out on it. I’ve had several passport owners tell me the same thing. I’ve never used a Uniden R7 model. It would be interesting to test against Valentine One Gen 2. The real issue is that in Alabama the State Troopers use instant-on feature to detect your speed. It can be really difficult to discern if it’s a false alarm or the real thing. Which is why you need the sensitivity and the distance to pick this signal up.

[@proletariatpidgeon]

What do you mean they don't use K bands anymore? He got hit with one in the video lol

[@Bellman84]

K is still used. But Ka is the main police radar band.

[@Azusa_hayashi]

Exactly how an alabama state trooper got me and the messed up part Is mine didn't warn me till after I passed him going the other way

[@ryanstricklin198]

Couldn't help but notice that you ignored the Escort Redline which is often hailed as the King of the radar detectors. I've been running it for close to a year now, and the falses are often rare to come by. The range is also farther than the R7 though I don't know how people feel about the price tag $$$.

[@jaydentroy24]

Uniden R3 $300 and has saved my ass numerous times.

[@Nomad89304]

I have the exact 50 radar in my 14 gt mustang an trust me no need for a expensive radar . Had mines for almost 3 years an I cant drive slow saved me every time

[@supamma]

EXCELLENT video! Not only content…but great editing, too.

[@djnvision]

Once again one big glaring problem with this test is you're not testing them in the same mounting position. the max360 due to the curvature of the windshield isn't pointed straight

[@vancityboost8075]

You’re probably right, but I have to ask. Isn’t the passport 360 supposed to offer true 360 protection?

[@djnvision]

@@vancityboost8075 360 protection is available on every radar detector since effectively radar signal bounces in your car. The reason why they market as 360 is because it has antenna on the front in the back which allows for arrows to point to where the source is (same thing found on the V1 and R8)

[@amin77illinois]

I been using the escort max 360 radar detector which I paid $600 for it. It does pretty good on detection but I don’t trust using a radar detector period unless I use my scrambler with it. What good is detecting police radar and laser out there if they are still able to see your speeds🤷🏽‍♂️ I was driving 90mph in a 60 and state trooper was sitting in the dark when he tried using radar on me coming from behind. As I close to him he turned on his radar and slowed down right behind em and he never moved period. That’s how a scrambler works. It slows more time to slow down safely without police seeing any speeds at a distance.

[@FBIAgent-lq8vd]

i use the whistler above this one, and it has saved my ass about a hundred times in half a year. it ran about 90 dollars, and picks up 1-2 miles away on highway mode (i run on city, because theres no use in the 2 lanes out where i live, lol). but on the highway, it is super useful.

[@sbbolton66]

I'm wondering how all 3 running at the same time with interfere since they all are receivers. Running all 3 simultaneously would have avoided environmental variables between tests such as oncoming vehicles that may have had automatic adjusting speed control and the like. To my knowledge, none transmit any form of radiation at any radio wave links.

[@randykitchleburger2780]

Right, they don't. It's a misconception

[@vanillathundr24]

Just bought my Escort Max 360c, I love it!

[@donkedic1]

That was my first choice, but after watching Vortex, I got the R7 since I do mostly highway/freeway driving.

[@baldeagles7493]

I have the 360c but I’m thanking of switching to the r7 it has saved me from a lot of tickets already but that extra range is what I want the 360c is really good tho I’ve only gotten one false alarm in the 2years of owning it

[@donkedic1]

@@baldeagles7493 I usually double check for firmware updates if I start getting false alerts. I will tell you that updating the firmware with the R7 is super easy. Escort, V1, and Uniden are all good about their firmware.

[@gutadin5]

@@baldeagles7493 is the 360 can detect redlight camera, photo camera, traffic camera, speed camera?

[@baldeagles7493]

@@gutadin5 yeah and it can also detect the airplanes that the cops use to radar peoples speed

[@TrumpTrain911]

So basically the cheap one will do the job but the exspensive one is a good invesment if you have the cash to fork out. Which I will say one ticket avoided makes it worth it

[@myfastcars]

I have an older V1 and I just disabled it X band an K Band as no police use those bands in my area. Very quiet and it to is sensitive at long ranges. Picks up KA and Laser very well.

[@amin77illinois]

Rocky Mountain radar scrambler works excellent 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Ok no my reason why i choose to use a screen all these years is because a scrambler makes your car a ghost and it doesn’t give any warning to police whether your using any such device because a scrambler allows police to see what they’re already used to seeing which is a mirror image reflection

[@pigeon853]

I have an older whistler detector I got for free, it goes off constantly, which means I don’t even pay attention when it goes off. It makes it kind of useless! If there was a cop i would assume it was a false alarm

[@vadimnesen8060]

Combine this with waze and your golden

[@nickwinn]

The R7 has saved me more times than I can count in my gt500. Hope you're running AL Priority as well.

[@StochasticWolf]

What is AL Priority?

[@nickwinn]

@@StochasticWolf laser jammer

[@syndicatesabot470]

my z11 picks up cops from about 1000 feet away on a straight stretch of road, about 500 on a curve, and in city mode rarely gets false positives. thing’s a lifesaver.

[@adamneulander]

Would've been curious to see a valentine one compared here as well

[@henrystowe6217]

Me too. I haven't had a detector I'm a decade, but I miss having one. I have used Valentine's since the Mid 90s, but I am curious of how it compares nowadays.

[@craigwalters1573]

As previously mentioned, this test was solid. But for more technical testing the Vortex channel has that in buckets. Breaking down range by frequency for the top detectors.

[@adamneulander]

@@craigwalters1573 thanks for the recommendation

[@jacobaccurso]

I can’t begin to tell you how many citations I issued to drivers whose vehicles were equipped with radar detectors. All I had to do was leave the radar’s hold button on until I saw a vehicle approaching that appeared to be speeding. I didn’t shoot radar at just anybody. In fact, that’s part of the prosecution of the citation in court. You have to have a visual assessment and then say that based upon the visual assessment, I activated my radar and it confirmed what I believed I was seeing. The other thing is, who cares how many false alarms there are? It keeps you honest. It keeps you alert. I’m retired. But I’m buying the Whistler and keeping my eyes peeled for those pesky cops.

[@duckner]

yeah Idc about the false alarms, I'd rather have false positives than false negatives. Plus I know where all the false positives are on my daily commute

[@octyl95]

I love my uniden R3 and DFR1 only thing is when your doing some pretty decent speed and cops hits you with a LiDAR you're pretty much screwed because the detector will only get it once as soon as the beam hits your vehicle rendering you no time to slow down since you're already clocked.

[@jay62nz]

Prior to this, I just watched a KZbin clip of a police radar van (in UK) in which they went through the camera and technology they have fitted in the vehicle. They can read your speed and ping you up to one kilometre away (0.621 miles).

[@no_lft_shft]

I was always told that by the time the detector alerts the radar gun is already on you. But that first test seemed to disprove that

[@afterstars]

Yes that’s not accurate. The detector is pickup up the field of radar before the radar detector is linked to a particular vehicle.

[@canoai]

Yes but if it's a laser gun and not a radar, it works like you say. Then it's better to jam/scramble a signal. Some detectors do that as well

[@dynamicpaintball]

laser is like that, not radar. laser is what is sounds like, a literal beam of light they hit you with. radar more like a speaker throwing sound waves, if they're just sitting with the radar on or they check someone with a mile or two of you, you'll usually pick it up with a decent detector. detectors without jamming against laser tho is basically just a confimation that you're getting a ticket lol. jammers are also illegal in a lot of states so be careful.

[@bryanna72]

The problem is that instant on. When I first started driving I heard about radar detectors and If I had one I was told you can drive as fast as you want and never be caught. Well going off that and I suppose the person was telling the truth (radar always stayed on in the early days, you could always detect). So with that I went and bought the cheapest one I could get. I think I paid like 50 for it. Drove everywhere for like a week at varying speeds testing it out and it seemed to work well alerting me pretty reliably, until one night in the middle of winter. I met a trooper head on 70/55. Didn't even see it coming as the detector displayed green. Soon as he passed by the detector goes screaming 5 red lights and immediately within like a second goes back to green. He turns around and ends up writing me a ticket. He walked up and said I see you have a radar detector, how's that working out for you? Told me to get out of the car patted me down and let me sit with him in the passenger seat while he wrote the ticket since it was like 20 degrees out. He was nice and polite about it and explained what the instant on was and its designed to defeat radar. He even shown me how it worked by saying look toward your car radar and watch this. He had some kind of switch that had a RF hold and clicked it on and off. The detector went on and off just as before. He also said if the speed wasn't to high he would issue a warning but since it was 15 over he couldnt. Wrote cooperative on the notes and said when you show up o court don't mention the radar detector at all they hate when people have them. Your first ticket they usually dismiss. Day of court I just simply walked up to the DA and said it's my first ticket. He was well, since you have a clean record other than this, did you learn your lesson? He then ripped the ticket and copy and threw it away and said have a nice day. Until they can figure out how to beat instant on, radar detectors to me aren't really helpful...especially if you are the only car on the road as this was the case.

[@duckner]

They did figure it out, modern detectors detect radar detector detectors. I know how silly that sounds lol

[@neuspeed79]

The Passport Max 360 has GPS learning. This is hands down the best feature not talked about in this video.

[@guyhempelman7665]

I’ve been researching radar detectors all day. This is the best put together a video out there. Do you have a actual radar gun for testing. So you can truly see the distance and difference in each one. Great video!

[@Moshirfahmi]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h53EpI2fqLOIeNE

[@alancarreto2204]

Did you even watch the video

[@guyhempelman7665]

@@alancarreto2204 sure did. Even bought an R7. Thanks for asking

[@JakeChaykin]

Watched entire video great content! Glad your back

[@ryanhegner6858]

my first detector was the whistler z11r the same one used here it worked great i noticed he had it in city mode my experience is a picked it up ALOT sooner in highway mode

[@ryanhegner6858]

Also whistler does make higher end detectors equivilent to the uniden r3

[@F0XX7]

Exactly should have read P for highway

[@ryanhegner6858]

@@F0XX7 oh man the good ole "P"

[@G-25684]

I love my Uniden R7!

[@louissoria1087]

If your in California you don't need any of that crazy filtering that leads to buying an escort 360. They are good but not the longest range which is important as LEOS will play tag with I/O. So R1, R3, or arrows R7, V1 gen 2, turn K-band off no need for that headache

[@dez_corleone_504]

Waiting on my Uniden R7 to be delivered today for my new Shelby Mustang GT500. Can’t wait. Looks great.

[@daevincaldwell3201]

I’m curious how far away the radar gun picks up the car compared to how far the r7 picks up the signal. I’ve always heard if the detector is going off, they already got you.

[@AboveThaTop]

I would like to know this too

[@GhostlyGhille]

​@Akpan007 pretty sure the guns are line of sight only. Plus the cop has to visually match speed to a car.

[@AboveThaTop]

@@GhostlyGhille thanks for the info.

[@mavlogs8598]

@@GhostlyGhilleyeah I’m pretty sure this is true, I saw them testing speed guns and they have to psychically have it lined up on your car to get a speed

[@tom165983]

50$ detector? The one I had cost almost 200$ worked like shit too.went off after I got pulled for speeding…annoyed the cop too while he was standing at my drivers door lol what a shit day it was then

[@aandrewbrown]

It’s funny to me how he drives a cobra and puts background music in the vid 😂 like no bro we want to hear the engine lmaoo, great vid and beautiful car brotha 🤙🏽

[@wezwop]

no bull shit, to the point and informative thank you

[@for-you-Oman]

Hello my friend, I want a good radar detector, but is shipping available to the UAE or Oman?

[@IamFreeRu]

I have a Uniden r8 extreme. It’s literally the best.

[@bisco5178]

cheap radar is still really good ill probally buy it

[@Darkice77]

I have an R4 in all my vehicles and they work 100% of the time. When they go off, i find a hiding cop over a mile down the road. I see them long before they see me.

[@hondatuner83]

Glad I found this video. I used to be a LEO and used to run radar all the time so i know all the tricks and how and where police may be sitting ect. I have never had a speeding ticket and i turn 40 this year. My wife though has a heavy foot. I used to have to get her out of tickets back when i was a LEO. We're about to go on vacation and I never let her drive bc I'm always afraid she is going to be speeding. I gotta go pick up one of the Uniden unit's today. Just for peace of mind. I honestly don't speed. My wife on the other hand speeds on purpose and doesn't care. Smh. Great video. Thks for comparison

[@veerpatel3783]

Can u compare the valentine one cop radar versus the uniden cop radar.

[@Johnmanning7142]

If you want to test yours go to one of those radar detectors near you that shows you your speed so you don’t have to worry about finding a cop and going by multiple times to check different modes

[@Phone-sh7jg]

What band are those

[@dewynelewis1309]

The whistler detected traffic cams each time you came to an intersection. So those may not have been false alarms.

[@akell2]

I read laser radar detector is pointless without a jammer. Because the moment you detect it, it already hits the car. Can you advise?

[@jeffvernon9469]

How do you know those are false alarms? Could be a cop within a block or two you didn't see? Ghost car?

[@mcdoob]

Glad to see you sobered up bro

[@tr3ynag4ta]

Coppin da R7 most def

[@concernedcitizen2031]

I have used a lot of radars and been with a lot of people in the street racing scene and the best radar I have found is the Valentine 1

[@FNSKing]

Do you have to hardwire the r7 into your car or can you just use the car charger port

[@BraynerBR]

I paid 450 for my max360 and it was the best investment I made, after getting so my tickets and having to pay lawyer and do the driving course to drop off my record, which I guarantee the radar would have saved me from some of them…. if you are wondering if you should buy or not, buy it, within one month I guarantee you will be saved at least once, best investment ever

[@greenskynz]

i think the real edge is Uniden r7 and models up will detect in Redflex camera vans with very low hard to detect beam. even uniden r3 doesnt detect them in nz.

[@user-bi2me1kj7p]

I know it differs from area but what percentage of cops you guys see run fixed radars while driving would you say? Because i mostly just speed on empty freeways at night. Which means you never see any speed traps for the most part just your average highway patrol or city PD driving. I want to know whether its worth it in my case

[@paulotremba4688]

Got an R1 I think. It does give some false alarms but the "extra insurance" is well worth it

[@Throttl.Therapy]

I would have loved to see the Valentine One on here too. Haha.

[@bigpapi88]

i will add, the max 360 does have the arrows which matters on highways

[@gw8405]

Good test in real world conditions. What were the settings for each detector? Was each detector operating in the same mode to maximize sensitivity? Highway mode for instance. Was this then adjusted for city driving?

[@jacobhaik4842]

Facts we have no clue bruh

[@chrissanchez9218]

I need to know. Typing this before even watching the vid I’m 22 and getting a 2020 mustang Gt performance pack 1 and I know I won’t control myself but I’m excited

[@pumilp9618]

I need smth like that for my bike 😂

[@redx-25ps49]

People let's just say in 2014 i got a speeding ticket 75 in 55 drove 40miles to best buy spent 460 after tax on a escort 9500 right after I got that ticket and 3 years ago updated to the escort ixc and still have not received another ticket since 2014 and its paid off for both of them prices put together lol

[@curtshumaker5768]

Solid, no non sense test. But!? What modes were each run in? If all in the same mode, it’s even better. Surprised the R7 did not false more than shown. Also, as mentioned, the V1GEN2 should have been included…

[@rpin4395]

Thanks Dude! Just ordered the R7.

[@UTR1]

Missing lots of details. What filtering settings do you have enabled, what is the gun you’re using, what frequency is it tuned at? The false alert testing is rough.. especially with BSM signals being different on each drive. Are you filtering extra BSM on any detectors that ends up filtering out true signals like stalker K band for instance?

[@LanceVance305]

It doesn’t work in the UK had mine for a few weeks doesn’t do anything other than beep on a few odd occasion

[@Nickperso23]

@@LanceVance305 was wondering if it would work in EU (France) too before considering b uying but there's probably a ton of difference between US and EU for those applications so, i cant make any decisions yet

[@LanceVance305]

@@Nickperso23 save your money avoid still trying to return mine waste of time

[@mrchad97z49]

sounds like on the open road, out of town, the cheap one will work just fine.. But on the open road, often they dont use radar.. They just time you speed between 2 landmarks.

[@vasekvi]

I love my Escort Redline 360c. I just need a laser jammer now.

[@TreWilliams-bb-inc]

It’s not really a false alarm it’s either a camera radar or a spot marked where the cops usually camp

[@crodlu98]

Where’s the Valentine one?? I’ve been running V1’s for about 15yrs. In every vehicle I own. (With updated models ) They work so well I’ve never felt the need to switch. They also have the adapter that pulls power from the OBD2 , concealed display and speed limit set point noise canceling feature. I’ve always thought about trying out the passport though…

[@elijahfrancis9889]

You deliver yet again. Well done

[@1The1Shadow1]

That’s what I’m talking about, old Parker with useful videos. Keep it coming

[@ric889]

I want a hidden one. Sensor in grill and I have perfect spot for light on dash. Will look factory!!!

[@thelifeoffuller]

You have to test all 5 different bands of KA band. Each signal is different.