Beltronics Vector 945 Radar and Laser Detector

I purchased this radar detector at a reasonable price on Amazon, and it is a good product. I am very happy with my purchase.

I got the Beltronics 945 about 4 years ago after my old one (from a different brand) got stolen.

This is clearly better than the old one. It has fewer false alarms (though not zero) and better sensitivity for the real thing.

My only problems have been reliability. I had to tape up the power cord on both ends, and the original speaker broke after a couple of years. Then I replaced it with an old telephone speaker (which also failed), and then with a speaker from some low end headphones.

That's how I'm running now; I hope it will last a few more years because it really does work. And it has some nice features such as the auto mute (so it doesn't sit there beeping when I am stopped at a light), and autoscan which does a pretty good job figuring out whether you are on the highway or in the city.

I have owned several radar detectors over the years - none better than this one. I can't imagine getting one any better for less money.