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Old 04-24-2014, 10:27 AM   #5
TorqueDog
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Price is a terrible consideration when buying a detector. Let's put it this way - all it will take is once for a good detector to save your ass and it's paid for itself. All it will take is once for a bad detector to let you down and you've spent the money for a good one.


Stay far away from the Cobra detectors. Junk. On the other hand, the Escort Passport 8500 X50 is a very nice detector and was considered the market leader when it was first released. But it is a bit older now and there are better detectors out there with more features.

One question you should be asking yourself is where you plan on driving with it. The Beltronics STi Magnum is undetectable by RCMP so if you plan on driving in Manitoba or other jurisdictions where detectors are banned, it's the only option (or STi-R if you want a remote mount). I have the Bel STi Driver (previous version) that did the same thing.

Laser detection is useless. It might as well be called "Instant Ticket Notification". If you want protection from LIDAR, you need a 'laser jammer'. Laser is instant. The ONLY way you will avoid a ticket by detecting laser is if they shot the guy beside you and you were far enough away from the beam source that it was able to splash over to your car. Not bloody likely as that distance is usually well past where they're targeting.

Read up: http://www.radardetector.org

EDIT: Oh yeah, and photo radar vehicles are tough to catch at the best of times (goddamn Multanova) so you want a really good detector to pick those up. Intersection cameras do not use radar (they use induction loops in the road) so you'll want a GPS-enabled detector to ensure you're aware of them.
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