Happy Holiday's From Best Radar Detectors

I cant believe another year has come and gone.  Lots of new products came out in 2011 and 2012 looks to be very promising with Escort's Live Product and other new models which should come in the future.

We have been selling radar detectors now since 2004 and we look forward to helping everyone in the New Year.  As new products come out we will constantly check them out and when we find a detector that fits one of our Best categories we will update the Best Rated Radar Detectors page.

Thanks for choosing BestRadarDetectors in 2011 and we hope you all have a safe and happy 2012!

Black Friday Radar Detector Deals from Best Radar Detectors?

We get asked all the time if we are going to run Black Friday and Cyber Monday radar detector deals and each year we do run a sale but due to manufacture price requirements we never post them online.  The best way to be informed of sales and promotions is to add yourself to our newsletter.  Not only will you be informed of member only sales and promotions but you also automatically get entered to our quarterly radar detector giveaways.

Visit the FREE Radar Detector page on our site to sign up.  2014 is coming to an end and many new models came out this year. To get caught up on which detectors are the best for 2014 visit the Best Radar Detectors 2014 page.

Beltronics Sti Driver --> Beltronics Sti Magnum

With the new and improved Beltronics Sti Magnum being out many Sti Driver customers are upset especially if they recently purchased the Sti Driver since the Sti Magnum has improved performance.  Beltronics is offering any Sti Driver owner even if it was purchased a few years back an option to upgrade to the new Sti Magnum for $99, This is a great deal considering the improvement between the old and new model.

New Escort 8500x50 Black Radar Detectors

Escort has recently released an update to their 8500x50 radar detector called the Escort 8500x50 Black. Besides the immediately noticeable black colored case the Escort 8500x50 Black has a new lens which also gives the new version some performance increase. Escort has claimed a 40% performance increase but they do not specify where they get this figure from. 

In testing the new Escort 8500x50 Black there is some increase over the original 8500x50 but its definately not 40% better.  I think Escort is comparing it to average competitors in the $100 to $200 price range and not directly saying its 40% better than the original model.  Overall they did not increase the price with this new release so if buying a new detector definately get the black over the older model.

The Escort 8500x50 has always been a solid performer and one of the best radar detectors under $300.  I am courious if they will revise the Beltronics RX65 with the new lens as well.  Right now we still like the Beltronics RX65 as the top performer in the price range since it also offers voice alerts and KU Band support at the same price.

New Radar Detector Forum

We are working on a new radar detector forum which will be live soon.  The Radar Detector Forum and we hope it will be a place for everyone to discuss and share information on radar detectors in a friendly environment.

New Beltronics STi Magnum Radar Detector

Lots of improvements going on with both Escort and Beltronics lately.  The last improvement is the refresh of the Beltronics Sti Driver and its now called the Beltronics Sti Magnum.  From the outside not much has changed to the design but Beltronics is stating that the new Sti Magnum has an Amazing 60% Performance Improvement.

We expect to have them in stock in a few days and we will test them to see just how much better this new Sti Magnum is over the older model.  In any case even if the improvement in performance is minor it would still be the lowest cost completely invisible radar detector!

Escort Redline or Escort 9500ix Radar Detector?

Both are great detectors but they are designed for different uses.  The Escort Redline is more geared for people that will mostly use the radar detector on the highway.  Its also immune to all radar detector detectors so many commercial drivers opt for the Redline and also those users that plan to use radar detectors where they are banned such as Virgina & Washington DC and parts of Canada also love the Redline.

The Escort 9500ix while not immune to all radar detector detectors does however come with great benefits having an embedded GPS antenna.  Using the GPS antenna the detector is smart enough to mark false alerts and memorize the frequency and the GPS location of the false alert so that it will never alert you to those false alerts in the future.  It can also give you advanced notice of red light cameras and fixed speed cameras.

Both of these detectors are listed in the Best Radar Detectors of 2011-2012, If you live or travel frequently through areas where detectors are illegal and you plan to use a radar detector get the Escort Redline, If not the 9500ix will give you more for your money.