Finally a Redline Sensitive Radar Detector with GPS

Wow.. Just wow. The long held title of the best performing windshield mount detector was once the Escort Redline ($549.95).  The Escort Redline was extremely sensitive and lead the performance tests for years but over the past several years as car manufactures introduced new blind spot and adaptive cruise control sensors the Escort Redline had become plagued with false alerts.  The raw detecting power of the Redline was amazing but the lacking of good filtering and no GPS capability to ignore fixed false alerts caused many users to start to find alternate products.

Escort's answer to the issue was the release of the Escort Max 360 ($649.95) and this detector has shown good promise in having good performance, GPS for false fixed alerts and a much better filter for false alerts from vehicles on the road but as of this writing 4/2017 the filtering is still not up to par with less expensive units such as the Uniden DFR7 ($299.95) or Radenso XP ($399.95) or even the latest V1 ($399.95).  Uniden's answer was the new Uniden R1 & Uniden R3 series and boy they have a home run with these new models.  The R1 is their base DSP Model priced at only $299.95 and offers Redline Performance and much better filtering at a fraction of the price.  The R3 is their GPS enabled version for $399.95 and it add's the ability to mark and ignore fixed false alerts such as automatic door openers and also includes a red light camera database for the entire US & Canada.

Here is a comparison of the sensitivity among the most popular models high end models:

What you will see here is that the Uniden R1 & R3 have better performance than some units that cost 2x their price.  In recent testing we have seen the new Uniden models beat even some remotely installed systems costing $2500 or more which is truly amazing and I personally think they are under priced and they should be priced higher.  At their current price of  $299.95 (Uniden R1) and $399.95 (Uniden R3) they are incredible bargains and I honestly cant see anyone recommending a higher priced unit unless they just want to make more money and not recommend the best product for the money.

Wow... A Cobra Radar Detector that actually offers performance?

Well I guess it was bound to finally happen, Cobra released the new Cobra DSP-9200BT which actually is a good radar detector. 

For years Cobra has been a joke among radar detector enthusiasts and no one ever thought Cobra would release a radar detector that actually offered good performance. 

2015 has been the year that is changing the Escort/Beltronics hold on the performance radar detector market.  This year we seen new coming Radenso enter the US market with their Radenso Pro, Uniden came out with the LRD-950 and now Cobra with the Cobra DSP-9200BT.  All 3 new products to give Escort & Beltronics a run for their money.

New Radar Detector player enters the US Market

A new Radar Detector player has entered the US Market, The new radar detector company goes under the name Radenso which is a branch of the Europe company Genevo.  The idea of Genevo radar detectors came up in 2009. The development of the first GPS enabled radar detector started early 2011 and sales launched in late 2012 (1.5years later) but before developing first Genevo models their Engineers worked for other top 3 companies in the industry for more than 10 years.

Today Genevo is bestselling radar detector brand in Europe and the development speed has increased significantly over time.  Genevo is a young, dynamic and fresh company in the industry with significant success in the market. Genevo is selling several thousand radar detectors yearly in Europe (despite the fact that radar detectors are prohibited almost everywhere in Europe) and the expansion to North America under the brand name “Radenso” is the next step in becoming a global player in the industry.

We are happy to be the first US Authorized Dealer to carry the Radenso line of radar detectors.  In initial testing the Radenso Pro which sells for $399.95 has been offering better performance than Escort's top of the line Max Series which sells for $200 more.  The Radenso Pro is a small compact radar detector with great performance and definitely worth its price.

Uniden Radar Detectors make it onto our best radar detector list for 2015

What a surprise from Uniden this year in that they put out some budget detectors like the LRD-450 priced at $69 and the LRD-750 which we have priced at $99 which actually performed amazing for these prices.  Usually under $99 detectors in these price ranges were junk and usually operated only as ticket notifiers because their sensitivity was usually so poor.  When we first tested these units we were shocked that they were keeping up with some detectors costing 3x and 4x their price.

We had to adjust our 2015 Best Radar Detectors list to remove some of the Whistler models and replace them with these new Uniden Models.  Under $100 there is no doubt that either of these units are the new leaders in the price category.  The performance on the $69 LRD-450 exceeded the performance of any Cobra radar detector that we tested and performed better than any Whistler unit priced $200 or less which is an amazing accomplishment.

New 2015 Uniden Radar Detectors

Uniden was once prominent in the radar detector business but as time went out they discontinued their models and faded away.  In 2015 to our surprise they are getting back into the game and in a big way with releasing some new models priced very aggressively and surprisingly they perform very well.  For example their new LRD-750 Retails at $129.95 and we have them priced at $99.95.  In this price range there is NOTHING that offers similar protection.

If you are looking for a budget radar detector with big performance definitely take a look at the new Uniden Radar Detectors and specifically the LRD750.

The AL Priority was the only product that jammed ALL laser guns tested!

Looks like everyone even Radar Roy now agrees that the AL Priority is the best laser jammer on the market. After the latest shootout results.... The AL Priority was the only product that jammed ALL laser guns tested!

For on the testing results check out the RALETC official full review:

A Win For Missouri To Allow Voters To Decide On Traffic Cams

The Missouri General Assembly has never been able to come to agreement about whether red light cameras and speed cameras should be used in the state. Bills put forward to advance photo enforcement have failed just as often as legislation that would ban automated ticketing machines. Last week, the state House of Representatives came up with what a large majority, 109 to 37, saw as the perfect compromise. They voted to pass the decision along to the people.

If the measure passes the state Senate and is signed into law by Governor Jay Nixon (D), a measure banning red light cameras and speed cameras would be placed on the August 2, 2016 statewide ballot. The proposed measure leaves open the use of cameras for automated license plate readers (ALPR or ANPR) and toll road cameras.

"No county, city, town, village, municipality, state agency, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact, adopt, or enforce any law, ordinance, regulation, order, or other provision that authorizes the use of an automated traffic enforcement system or systems to establish evidence that a motor vehicle or its operator is not in compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds, or other traffic laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations on any public street, road or highway within this state, or to impose or collect any civil or criminal fine, fee, or penalty for any such noncompliance," the propose ballot language states.

Judging by the response in St. Charles County, a suburb of St. Louis, the cameras would not fare well in an electoral challenge. Of the county's 379,000 residents who voted in November, 73 percent wanted the red light cameras to be gone. Even the state courts have recently reversed course and begun pushing back against the use of cameras.