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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful: By GoneToPlaid "GoneToPlaid" (GA USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Beltronics STi Driver Radar Detector (Electronics) Here is my "short list" of the top performing windshield mount radar detectors which are available from any manufacturer and at any price. This list is grouped in order of decreasing performance. Models within a particular group have nearly identical performance:
Valentine V1 Escort Redline Beltronics STi Driver Escort 9500ix Beltronics GX65 Escort 9500i There you have it. That is the short list of the top performing windshield radar detectors. In a nutshell, the V1 and the STi are designed primarily for highway driving and long road trips. The models listed in the second group are designed mainly for suburban and city driving since they feature GPS in order to filter out known false alert locations. Those false alerts are caused by either X band or K band microwave automatic door openers and by alarm systems which use radar motion sensors. The V1 has front and rear antennas plus arrows to...Read more 33 of 36 people found the following review helpful: By J. Barrington (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Beltronics STi Driver Radar Detector (Electronics) First of all, let me state for the record that regardless of how my statements may appear, I really stick-by my final decision in purchasing this Bel STI unit. In fact, I rated it 5 stars. With everyone else gushing about how great the STI is, I never really saw a review try to pick it apart, no matter how small the detail or the minor annoyance. I wanted to find the things that I wished were different, or could have been done a little better, and express them here to possibly help someone else
Before I purchased the STI, I had other detectors, but my last unit was a Whistler. The Whistler originally had a reputation of being stealthy with the VG2 radar detector-detector (RDD), but I had seen where this wasn't true anymore in regards to other RDD's, so I decided that I wanted something better at being hidden. I had already known about the reputation of Beltronics, and I had looked at Escort as well before I decided to purchase a new detector. Both were good at distances...Read more 32 of 35 people found the following review helpful: By Zurk (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews This review is from: Beltronics STi Driver Radar Detector (Electronics) this is the best detector bar none. completely spectre immune and ships with 2 smartcords for hardwire and 12V lighter socket. remember to check your firmware and make sure it is at least a4m9 or later using the procedure outlined in the radardetector net forums. very happy with my purchase. only problem is beltronics wont honor their warranty if you buy from amazon! you should get this direct from beltronics if you want a warranty. |