Best radar detectors test: Escort, Uniden, and Valentine versus off-axis 33.8 GHz Ka police radar.

[@freida8666]

I really appreciate the demo with sound! A lot of the other comparisons seem to skip over that and it's pretty important.

[@RAGINGAIDEN]

Man the r8 is so amazing, I am glad I invested in one.

[@Hugo-py2ce]

I have the r7 and r8 and they're amazing !

[@lunaco2008]

Thanks for the awesome very in depth continued testing. Great work as always.

[@RadarBusters]

Thank you sir.

[@Ronton617]

R4 does and amazing job at off-axis alerting. Had a cop in a U-turn yesterday shooting that way and got almost a mile notification before passing the source of the radar. I have and older R-7 and it won't alert until you are almost right at the source. Much better performance with the R-4.

[@RadarBusters]

It was indeed impressive.

[@TheAndre409]

Yes I agree! Had the R3 which was good, but R4 is next level in general range and off axis 💯💪

[@TheNLHAZE]

The R4 was Great ❤ it.

[@matthewkirk514]

My kid calls it a copper stopper 3000😂😂 and she said I am old.

[@ondago2]

Out of all of these I have a escort Max 360C and I can tell you that if I were to approach this town after he did this test the report through the internet back to my detector would have alerted me back out in the country when it was just grass and trees before you ever gets the houses as you came up that road the big white colonial house on the right would have been a mile or two away before I had already been alerted then I get there my detector would actually pick up the signal that's the beauty of it all the rest are wonderful detectors that are lacking the internet reporting of anyone who is detected ahead of time and if that happens and it gets reported I know so far away I could go to another town and drive all the way around this one

[@dporrasxtremeLS3]

Great fast paced testing! Outstanding! Thanks!

[@SMILEY68MIA]

Wow... The Escort MAX 36c MkII had a very big delay.

[@RadarBusters]

Surprised us too!

[@RyC2004]

R8 is best

[@westhigh1976]

I use a K-40 RLS2 and it's Ka pick up range along with it's PHENOMINAL false signal rejection make it my favorite.

[@RadarBusters]

We love the people behind K40.

[@pmeledforever680]

I already have a V1 gen2 in my car and I love it. Thinking of getting a second detector for my other car. I'm on the fence between the R8 and the Redline.

[@RadarBusters]

I have real reservations about the Redline. It’s behavior is sometimes odd and erratic. I didn’t mention it, but if you look at how the RL alerts at the parking lot, it’s reported signal strength is not consistent like the others. I’ve seen this through the Redline series over the years. It’s like the detector is being subjected to very heavy handed signal processing and control. And yet it’s not the same algorithms I suspect being used with other Escorts. The 9500 series also acted inconsistently which is why I didn’t rely on them.

[@jeffatturbofish]

I love my R8 - super long detection and OK filtering.

[@randyjohnson6845]

My redline 360c has never acted odd and erratic..my first one was smoth wasn't slow on k band but it was replaced because of the front antenna was reported to be replaced..wasn't replaced it was traded in for another redline

[@ivanmendoza4943]

Quick Question uniden R4 or uniden r7 which one is better

[@RadarBusters]

See response to same question different video comment.

[@ivanmendoza4943]

@@RadarBusters ok

[@bdotstanley]

The R4 is undoubtedly the best value radar detector out there. Competes very well against the radar detectors that are almost double its price. I've never understood the value of radar detectors that tell you the direction of the signal, but everyone has different needs.

[@RadarBusters]

Directionals help you quickly determing where a detection is likely coming from, from the front, rear, or side. With sensitive detectors that can pick up signals from all directions, having a arrows helps you where the likely threat is or when you passed it (like on a divided highway with trees obscuring the other direction of travel where a trooper may be operating). This can also be accomplished with some less accuracy by understanding the signal strengths that occur on a signal antenna radar detector. So you are correct, it does come down to personal preference. The Uniden R4, Escort MAX 4, Whistler Titan, and the Cobra RAD 700i all are very capable in this regard which are at similar price points.

[@manny45629]

At 5:12 you just cut in front of that white car, calm down.

[@Caedo12]

Right?? Completely unnecessary “me first” attitude behind the wheel. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@eddieryan63]

Is a escort redline good buy?

[@RadarBusters]

It’s a decent detector, but it’s slow responsiveness in particular to K-band is troubling.

[@eddieryan63]

@@RadarBusters thank you!! Lots of K band in my area ohio!!!

[@RadarBusters]

@@eddieryan63 Ohio has it all. -> Uniden R8 or MAXcam 360c we’d personally prefer.

[@randyjohnson6845]

It might be a touch slow on k band but in most if not all testing it's the most sensitive on k band

[@randyjohnson6845]

​@eddieryan63 in north Carolina if you drove everyday looking for a k band cop and say you drive for at least 8 hours a day it would take at a guess a year or two years to find that cop...it would probably be easier to find every police department in the state and identify a k band antenna on the dash board in the parking lot...

[@WICKEDRADAR]

What about Radenso ds1?

[@RadarBusters]

Didn’t test it as we didn’t bring one with us. But since it’s effectively a rebadged Uniden R4 but without the LNAs of the R4, I would guess it would alert a behind the R4 and the RL 360c but ahead of the other two. That’s just speculation, though. We didn’t have a Titan with us on this trip or we would have thrown that into the mix.

[@WICKEDRADAR]

@RadarBusters were in TX. Did you get uniden r9 installed?

[@RadarBusters]

@@WICKEDRADAR Yes indeed. We have a bunch of related videos published!

[@TheNLHAZE]

I ❤my R4 !! Thanks for testing..😊

[@s.3331]

haha... sweet tests, have you ever seen Police monitoring for a speed with laser radars at the police station location....? right!!!

[@toddpledger6794]

If the cops are doing a speed timing device like vascar or v-spec it won’t matter what detector u use!!💡💡

[@RadarBusters]

Yes. True. In PA locals use both.

[@ondago2]

I hate to be such a big escort Max connected Doctor fan but your statement is true for mostly detectors it is not for the escort Max's with internet. If anyone does see which by the way you can mark and or be alerted but if anyone does see and witness anything related to timing or airplanes or anything else they can report it the internet will report it to you and I could know about it miles before the big white colonial house on the right I turn off that road and drive all the way around this whole town never even come through it most detectors you're right escort masses with internet get around all this they have the greatest detection not because of radar antennas but because of the internet reporting from somebody else's radar antenna that's miles ahead of you and yes of course there might not be anybody who has one but guess what so many times I've come over here around the corner or anything and been alerted well before to the point that I slowed down 5 mi ago before I ever got to the place before my detector went off a mile early

[@rodzilla355]

LOL...as a cop we know everyone has them. But what we do is turn the unit off and when we see a potential violator we turn it back on. By the time your detector comes on, we got you

[@RadarBusters]

Forgive me, but I don’t necessarily believe you really are as you claim. But by all means, continue belonging they serve no value to the driver. And no, not everyone one drives with one.

[@bos1430]

Dude youll be surprised how many people dont have one. Most people i know dont even know they exist or even believe they work at all. Ive all ways been told they dont work, which is false lol

[@armysoldier8667]

BS

[@truthhurts2149]

With a name like rodzilla.... I totally believe you bro.....🤣🤡

[@ScreamingReelsTV]

I can't believe people still believe in these things. Unless the radar was just left on as in this case, by the time they go beep the radar signal has already hit your vehicle and bounced back with a speed to the radar unit. Modern radars are remote controlled. An officer doing speed enforcement with one will keep the radar off until they see a target they believe is speeding, estimate its speed, and then turn the radar on for the reading to confirm that estimate. If that speed is higher than what that particular officer's threshold is, the lights come on and you're getting a ticket.

[@1RicoStunna]

Concur.

[@RadarBusters]

Yes. It called instant on which while harder can be beaten with a RD. I have real world encounters to prove it. Always driving with an RD is prudent.

[@Ronton617]

Most of the time in my area they just leave the radar on more often than not. If they are doing instant on and you have traffic ahead of you, you will be alerted with the hits on other vehicles. Or I like to call them "bait" vehicles. As long as you have cars in front of you, you can beat instant on. If there is nobody on the road in front of you, then you are right you will be hit. The only time I might encounter that is very late at night or very early morning. Even then, there are usually cars in front of me.

[@homerj2017]

I live in an area that are lazy and leave the radar so it makes it easy to pick them up from a distance

[@RadarBusters]

With a $100 plus million is industry revenue, they certainly are worthwhile. I’ve says 10s of thousands over the years. We are not all wrong! 😝

[@s.3331]

this is a crap proof of nothing

[@ondago2]

Then I guess you should go watch other videos and never watch any from these guys but they're the first or second most thorough interested and connected and authoritative source for this kind of testing on KZbin I'd say so if that's not good enough and doesn't tell you anything great Have a nice day. I think plenty of us disagree if not a whole lot at least a little

[@ar_2015]

@@ondago2 He's definitely a Valentine fangirl who is upset that their shyt detector didn’t perform as great as the other ones'. 😂