ARE HIGH-END RADAR DETECTORS EFFECTIVE?! WATCH BEFORE YOU BUY!
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- Can a modern high-end radar detector save you from getting a ticket or is it a noise maker? Watch the video to find out how.
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Since owning Escort detectors, I've had no roadside conversations the last 14 years. My Redline 360c is a beast on the highway.
I haven't run a radar detector for almost 20 years, for the same reasons that you stated. I've had a lot of really close calls. I recently bought a Uniden R4. I'll never be without one again. Goodbye most of the false alerts and it does an excellent job picking out the local cops. I don't have a problem with speeding on the interstates too much. My problem is that I speed in the rural areas of Alabama and the towns here run a lot of speedtraps. The detector has already saved me at least once.
So it paid for itself already!
Valentine 1 gen 2 all the way. Just because I'm used to them and they are very good as well. Saved me many times. Bluetooth works with my helmet communication device.
Great Video I've run both the Uniden R7 and the escort Max 360c and there both vary similarly in performance you can't go wrong with either one of them. I personally lean towards the escort but it's only because the aesthetics match my vehicles better. I also think the longer you run a radar detector the more you can pick up on their traits and can decipher if it's a real threat or a false signal. Thanks for the vid well done.
Uniden R7 all set up running 150 international firmware is probably one of the most sensitive customisable detectors with minimal false alerting.
thumbs up for this video, i have never heard of the vascar method. I will do some research on that. very helpful video!
Very good video...turn your mph mode on your GPS...I would have like to have seen the complete video of that epic traffic stop and the results...your go pros are very clear and easy to watch...I have been using good radar detectors since 1986...a few years ago I bought your r1 and a few months ago I bought the R4....I run the R4 on the front windshield and the r1 on the rear windshield..no possibility of interference and its probably the longest range possible front and rear in 2022
Never knew about the stopwatch system, but I'll keep that in mind
Great review! Now I know what I’m buying my son for Christmas 🎄
Just purchased a Uniden r4 and it’s performance is impressive to say the least. Just because you have a detector doesn’t mean you can run “ pedal to the metal” anywhere and everywhere, Especially if your leading the pack. In addition, not all Law Enforcement vehicles run radar.
You have to be smart and understand how each band works and Ka instant on and laser are your two hardest to guard against, especially instant on’s. As for Laser, if your not running a jammer it’s too late and just lets you know you’ve been hit.
I've been running the R1 for over three years now and it has saved me from many tickets. RDD's are illegal where I live, so I'm running it with the display off and rely only on audio warnings. That's also why there's no point for me to get the R7. As far as the R3 goes, I'm mostly driving on rural areas so I don't need the GPS lockouts.
Excellent Video. You're story is my story ... Uniden R1, then R3, and now the Uniden R7. On a recent road trip with the R3, I was saved at least a dozen times. I decided I wanted the arrows, faster processing, and extra mute memory points, so bought the Uniden R7 and am looking forward to my next trip. Meanwhile, I use it daily around the city and love the programmable settings for photo enforcement red light and speed cameras; including GATSO. Thanks for sharing.
Once you get the arrows it’s hard to go back and the auto mute memory.
Yes. Thank you. Vortex Radar for the deep dive.
Gotta have the arrows. Long time Valenitne user until it became fairly useless with so many falses. R7 has been XLNT more recently. But hard to beat the V1 Gen2 + JBV1 + WAZE combo.
I have the uniden R1 now I order the R8 can't wait
Uniden R7 is by far the longest range on the market. I run an Escort 360 Max and its great. It has saved me many times from multiple tickets. No way would I drive without one.
I have one myself, so I have it at max volume. Well after I pick something up and it gets announced from what direction, it gets really quiet. Does yours do the same or is mine just messed up?
@@nateramirez875you can turn off auto muting in the menu
just got your jump starter from one of your type r videos, good stuff
Thanks man! The jump starter is very handy!
V1 gen 2 for the win! Saved me too many times to count. The best $500 you can spend hands down! An R9 laser system would be a nice addition as well for extra protection.
I also have experience with all 3, personally prefer my R7 hands down. I passed on my R3 to my best friend so he has some protection from our local speed traps they use to make money.
Well done friend! Believe it or not back in the 80's I had a fuzzbuster, I picked up a cop from 18 miles back in the 80's going across Nebraska on I-80 I thought my detector was messed up but I stayed the speed limit and I'm not lying 18 miles later there he was unmarked He .was parked on the shoulder and had the radar tube visibly hanging out the left drivers window pointing back against oncoming traffic. I guess NE is so flat it was possible!
Wow! That’s impressive. There have been times I’ve muted mine and forgot about it. Miles later, there’s a speed trap and I wonder why it didn’t alert me only to see the detector muted and the signal strength in full!
RL360c or R8? Newest updates seem to have boosted the 360c but no re barn testing from Vortex. Advice please
We live in WI and drove to visit a cousin in Denver in 2019. Not owning a dectector, bought an R3 to go with my (new to me) 2006 Cadillac STS V8. The R3 alerted many times going through MN and SD. Going home, we were coming downhill into Rapid City, speed limit of maybe 60, slowing to 40 then 30. R3 went crazy, I was too fast, slowed down and a cop was sitting under shade trees near a park. It saved me there alone.
Then in 2021 we were driving from NW WI to the Dells, on HWY 53 nearing Eau Claire, had the cruise set but speed limit went from 70 to 65. Had just passed some semi's and suddenly there's a grey Charger on my bumper! No alert - caught in a Speed Trap by the WI State Patrol using aircraft!! Trooper told me after glancing at the R3!
Moral is, most detectors will help in town, esp. any 2 lane entering a small town where the local cop will sit, but if they're using Instant - On or laser, watch out, and on the Interstates they have choppers and Cessna's.
Highway Radar or JBV1 can alert to vascar for free as an app on android phones
I like the modern unidens because I can change the tones and colors and they are just about the fastest reaction detectors on the market...if your detector can't react in a half second or faster then a CHP can turn there radar on and off so fast a detector won't alert but he has got your speed
I agree! They have been lighting quick for me! The ability to customize is a huge plus!
Awesome u are so right
Bonjour, thank you for sharing your story
I run the R1 because I drive only on the highway so it amazing radar detector, i fort about the R3 , but lol I brought the R7 too and it’s just as awesome 😎
Again thanks for your opinion too👍
I have Subscribed to you too,
Thank you again 🙏
Thanks for watching and your subscription!
Great vid
Mostly laser in MD so far therefore Waze is on it for me
Mostly laser in MD? NOT!! Maybe in VA but its mostly Ka in MD. Unidens are garbage for use in the DMV. I have an Escort Max360c that I bought in 2015. Got a speeding ticket in VA in March 2022 via laser @1100ft. Thought it was time for a new radar detector.. Wanted an Escort Redline Max360c, but Escort was all sold out. So I bought a Uniden R4 instead. Auto lockout is a joke! Even when you manually lockout a signal the R4 still doesn't recognize it as a false signal. The red light and speed camera alerts are another joke, where you get an ANNOYING alert that you can't turn off in the settings, that forced me to turn off the red light and speed camera alerts in its entirety. Go to Uniden's website for an upgrade, and they have no such thing. Even Vortex Radar commented on Uniden's lack of upgrades, even for his Uniden R8. Bottom line, I just got an Escort Redline 360c as they're back in stock. I've been running Escorts for over 20 years with good results. My Uniden R4 will be sold, and I will eventually purchase the Escort laser jammer/scrambler to add to my Redline 360c. I may use my Max360c in my daily driver again, as the Uniden just didn't cut the mustard for me. Oh, and for anyone relying just on Waze, good luck with that! If LEO's are not seen, they are not reported to Waze. I've picked up LEO's on my Escort Max360c while running Waze, and there was ZERO alert of an officer on Waze as he picked off a speeder about 100 yards in front of me!
@@DalHarpJr this is entirely wild you must be doing something wrong. I'm in the DMV I tested it all in D.C / Virginia/ Baltimore hell even Delaware the thing is you have to use it in advanced mode there was a frequency list that literally listed the frequencies for our area turn those on turn off the ones not for our main areas. If you go to another state just run it in highway and that turns on everything. We all know the DMV cops are on some bullshit so they have been trying to cut off there scanners and then flip them on fast. But literal zero problems on the R3. Also when upgrading best practices is to default the detector. It even picks up the little stealth cameras.
@@mylinuxstruggle5495 I’ve been using radar detectors for well over 30 years. I went from Bel in the early 90’s to Escorts in the late 90’s and early 00’s. Then I had a very short stint with my Uniden R4 recently, then I came back to Escort.
I wrote this to say, that I’m very familiar with the set up, operation and use of radar detectors. And thanks to Vortex Radar on TH-cam, I’ve gained even more knowledge about the products I buy.
My beef with the R4 is not its operation as a stand alone radar detector, but with everything else! Every feature that I bought the R4 for, I have them turned off, due to its poor interface and lack of upgrade. In the DMV, you know all too well about speed and red light cameras. The R4 make an ANNOYING alert as you’re coming up on these cameras that CANNOT be turned off in settings. It also fails to (auto) lock out false alerts, AND false alerts that are manually locked out! So when I drove with the R4, I was CONSTANTLY hitting the mute button, which is a practice I barely did with my Escorts, as their auto/manual lockouts actually work.
I’m from NYC, with family now in GA all the way up to MA. So I’m up and down the I-95 corridor regularly, and have been doing so for decades! I’ve been in MD for 22 years, and I’ve been working in DC for 14 years. I say this because those are a lot of states and jurisdictions I’m driving through on a regular basis, and I LOVE to drive! So trust me, I’ll never buy another Uniden because the UI is crap, and the lack of upgrades is comical. I’ll stick with the Escort, where I know everything works, even though the range is below that of the Uniden. The Uniden just didn’t work for me!
I love my r7…got 1st one in 2019 to replace my gen 1 valentine one and recently got another r7 for my second car…it’s already paid for itself
Yep! Now, want to replace my R3 and R1 with an R7 because the arrows are very helpful!
I have the same radar detector as you. But ever since I put disabled veteran license plate on my car it seems to make me invisible to the police now I’m not a crazy reckless driver but on an empty road I will go 10-20 over the limit. I think that police tend to be veterans also and unofficially they look the other way but if your weaving in and out and causing problems I don’t think you deserve a break
What about the R4 and R8 from Uniden and the DS1 what do you think of those detectors?? Do you think that adding the LNA's make a big difference??
The R4 and R8 are both beast the DS1 is also a good detector but not for the price right now.
what are your thoughts on the escort max 360c vs uniden r7?
I'm been into the Unidens for long time! I've never tried the Escort but I heard it's good option too! They cost more and seem to be harder to find!
Take a look at vortex radar review of best detectors of 2022. Strongly consider the R7 running 150 international firmware. There's lots of discussion on this new update on the RDForum also.
One important thing you forgot to mention is that Uniden and other expensive brands are *able to have its software be updated* with the latest software, while cheap Cobra detectors are pre-programmed. So if there's a new radar that came out, Cobra detector might not be able to pick it up.
That’s true! I completely forgot about the cheaper ones not being able to have updates!
I even got new colors with the last Uniden firmware!
I enjoy the segmentation of the frequencies. A lot better filtration.
Just do the math. Speeding only works when you are driving 6 hours or more and can average 10 mph over the limit. That saves you one (1) hour. Nothing can protect against a cop using instant on and moving locations frequently. I was a professional speeder for 25 years, as a commission only salesman covering three states. I had to make as many calls per day that I could. My valentine saved me many times as well as my situational awareness. You have to learn to use your detector and understand its pros and cons.. The remote display was the best feature because I hid my detector.
Exactly you definitely have to know what your doing with a radar detector. You still have to use common sense and pay attention. The waze app is also a big help.
Personally I don’t really care where the cop is if the detector goes off full blast I slow down no matter what. So I prefer the R4 since it’s a newer platform and $100 cheaper right now vs the R7. It’s also smaller so it’s a more stealthy install up high on the windshield.
challenge you to try out a R8 compared to the R7 or max 360c. its a night a day difference
Is the R8 and 360c difference noticeable over the R7?
One thing: I don’t like about the R7 and R8 is there detectable. Now the R1 and R3 are undetectable unless a officer is 2 feet next to you with a different type of radar but other than that it’s nothing to worry about.
I noticed that too from Vortex radars videos. When I drove through Virginia with my R7, I unplugged it as a safe measure.
@@eddiemcars smart move! It’s not worth a fine or hassle from local authorities. If anything just always switch up the radars in local areas that prohibits them to be in and you’ll be fine. Which is what I do all the time.
I've bought an r3, now here's a question for you, it seems to pick up a lot of false signals in city, and also I've passed cops and doesn't even go off, do the cops have you be taking speeds for if to go off?
The good thing is you have an R3 which has built-in GPS.
Whenever you get a false signal, press mute. Once the false signal is muted, press mute once again. It will store it into MUTE Memory
Next time you go pass that location, it automatically mute that false signal. Eventually your daily drives will be silent.
Also switch to city mode while in the city will cut down on false alerts because it reduces the radar detector strength.
If you pass a cop and nothing happens then that means he didn’t have his radar on.
Not every police officer is enforcing speed.
Thing to remember
Radar detectors detect RADAR, Not Cops.
Another is at times when a Cop has someone pulled over they shut their radar off.
I was just going to say the same thing. I've been asked the same question and I keep telling people *"It's not a COP detector, it's a RADAR detector".* 😂
Besides CHP or State Patrols, very few other departments do have radars in their patrol cars.
@@bara2ban , are you nuts? Even the Campus Cops at my small University of WI are using radar, along with my City and County cops.
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I feel sorry for you. In your case you need a jammer. Forget about detecting anything.
The only issue is the laser guns ….
You have way better the average cops with radar on videos
Having a dash cam helps!
will the police also find out if ur using a rader detectors?
In Virginia they have detectors that can detect. Vortex Radar has done test in his channel showing which detectors claim to be undetected and are detectable
Cobras will make my V1 gen2 false off them very annoying.
Check out Vortex Radar on here
He's the Doctor of radar detectors
Yep! I learned a bunch from him. I even tagged him on this video!