Whistler DE1783 All Band Laser-Radar Detector

For the past couple of years I've used a Beltronics 906 which was, up until mid 2003, a reliable tool. However, since then it has failed to respond or responded far too slowly multiple times.

What's happening? It appears that the arms race has just escalated. There is at least one new technology being used that older radar detectors can't adequately pick up or fail to pick up at all. One of these new tools being used by the police is called POP. And most radar dectectors made prior to 2002, and perhaps all before 2001, cannot detect it. Some sources argue that POP isn't that wide spread. My experience indicates that it is.

If you use a radar dectector and it was made prior to 2003 you have to purchase a new one, especially if you travel on inter-state highways.

For the price the Whistler 1783 is the best value for those on a budget. Test results at speedzones dot com indicate that it performed extremely well and arguably the best in its price range. Don't even think...Read more

I've heard that the Traveler II and this are quite the same (performance, etc.).

It does what any detector would do. compare to that RMR250, this whistler can detect 3 times better. I've also heard that the 1783 is better then all the Cobra radars.

LIST OF PERFORMANCE FROM MY EXPERIENCES:

-As I said it is absolutely better then the RMR250. I have both radars and tested them. WHISTLER IS BETTER.

-what i noticed is that when 1783 detects mutliple X bands, it seperates each store(building) saying X BAND detected for each. unlike other detectors they will first say X BAND detected and keep beeping intill you are clearly away from it (clearly away from all the stores, building etc.).

-when it detects bands it will beep and display the signal strength first before the voice alert comes. this can be a good thing because if the voice alert comes first than you wouldnt know if the K or Ka bands are shootin right at you....

-the features are great, many selections to choose from...Read more

I bought this for $70 on a deal. This is my 1st detector and really worth the money. After my research for 2 months I made up my mind to buy this. I saved a couple of tickets. It works well for regular base user and alerts well before u see the cop. U have enough time to reduce ur seed before beign caught.

Only problem is it detects many 'K' bands used by local stores. So u can see from this that this detector detects even the bands which are not in the line of the car path.

A really great feature is the signal strength it shows when it catches a band. If the cop is hidden far away from the road then the signal strength is less but still u get the alert. Voice prompts are clear. I recommend this for a 'budget' minded buyer.