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If you want to mount your radar detector underneath your rear view mirror (RVM), there’s two main options: The higher end BlendMount or the less expensive Radar Mount Mirror Mount. They both do basically the same thing and I was wondering which one is better and what the differences are so I reached out to both manufacturers and they’ve each sent me products to review and it turns out that while both of them will do the job, there’s quite a few differences between the two in practice. Let’s take a closer look.
Max360 on BlendMount
Redline on Radar Mount
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/04/blendmount-vs-radar-mount-rear-view-mirror-mount-comparison-review/
Radenso has just released their latest detector, the Radenso SP!
The Radenso SP is a GPS-less version of their popular Radenso XP. It’s essentially the same thing with the same level of performance, but without the GPS chip and related functionality (low speed muting, GPS lockouts, red light camera alerts). It also costs $150 less than the XP and so at $249, it’s a more budget friendly option for people looking for a good detector with excellent false alert filtering abilities.
The Radenso SP can be purchased online here.
Update: The Radenso SP has since been discontinued. The XP was more popular and was often considered o one of the best radar detectors and Radenso wanted to simplify their lineup. However, the SP will continue to be updated and supported.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/04/radenso-sp-released/
Doing a shootout with the Spectre Elite is a quick and easy way to find out how far away it can detect different radar detectors. However, I’ve found that those results don’t necessarily translate into what you’ll experience in real life. It’s a difficult worst case scenario test, but when an officer is driving past you or you’re driving past him, your results may be different. Because of this, I’ve run a number of different detectors in a variety of different situations against the Spectre and the results are very interesting. Let’s run through the list of some detectors so you can see what an officer would see in practice if you were running one of these detectors:
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/04/spectre-elite-driveby-testing/
This weekend I tested out a bunch of radar detectors against the Spectre Elite, the latest and greatest version of the Spectre radar detector detector.
Radar Detectors Tested:
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/04/spectre-elite-maximum-detection-range-test/
Are you looking for an awesome radar detector to help keep you protected from speeding tickets while you’re out driving? Something easy to use? What are the best first radar detectors?
Have you been reading reviews and watching YouTube videos to learn more and yet you’re still not sure which one to buy?
Let’s make this simple. 🙂
In this article we’re going to go over the best 4 choices for your first radar detector, particularly if you’re not interested in becoming a radar detector expert. 🙂
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/03/top-4-first-radar-detectors/
The Radenso Pro SE is available with different color displays. The Radenso Pro is available only with a yellow display, but the Radenso Pro SE is available in Red, Yellow, & Blue. Here’s a look at all 3 display colors side by side so you can see which one looks best to you.
Update: Oct 2017: The Radenso Pro and Radenso Pro SE have been discontinued and are no longer available. They’re still being updated and supported, but they’ve been replaced by the Radenso Pro M which is available with just the red display.
Personally I prefer the red. I think it looks best and I like that red doesn’t impact your night vision as much. It’s one reason why most detectors have a red display. Additionally, my car’s interior is red so it matches it nicely. 🙂
Purchase the red RPSE here or here.
(Note: If purchasing from Amazon, only purchase through Radenso Radar. Scammers sometimes set up fake accounts and pretend to offer RPSE’s at unrealistically low prices.)
If you’d like a yellow or blue RPSE, you can pick those up from Radenso’s website here. (Edit: No longer available.)
If you’d like the yellow Radenso Pro, you can pick one up here.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/03/radenso-pro-se-display-colors/
For the next 7 days, there’s a 10% off sale on the Uniden DFR7, a very popular city/highway radar detector.
Normally the DFR7 retails for $299, but if you enter in the coupon code “VortexRadar” then you’ll save 10% and the price of the detector will drop down $30 to just $269 with free shipping.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2017/03/10-off-sale-on-the-uniden-dfr7/
This week @Dukes and I met up to do some remote radar detector testing. We had at least two of all the top remote RD’s and tested them on 33.8, 34.7, 35.5, and K band. We also used two different courses over three days so it was a LOT of time spent testing. 🙂 It’s a test I’ve been wanting to do for a while now so a big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed equipment and helped make this test happen!
Radar Detectors:
-Stinger VIP 4.0.26 (@Dukes)
-Stinger VIP 4.0.26 (@Vortex, supplied by Stinger HQ)
-Net Radar 1 (@Vortex, supplied by @BestRadarDetectors, hand-soldered preproduction unit)
-Net Radar 2 (@Vortex, supplied by @BestRadarDetectors, production unit)
-Radenso HD+ connected to Bel 975 (@Vortex, supplied by @Hügel66)
-Radenso HD+ (supplied by @inbe2893)
-9500ci (@Dukes, standalone unit)
-STi-R Plus (@mikedotd, standalone unit)
-STi-R O (@Dukes, head plugged into Plus CPU)
Every detector was running the latest public firmware, including the Stinger with the new 4.0.26 that was just released a few days ago. (Great timing!)
Let’s take a look at all the detectors mounted on @Dukes‘ truck which is amazing for remote testing…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2016/12/remote-rd-testing-dec-2016-stinger-vip-net-radar-radenso-hd-9500ci-sti-r-plus-sti-r-o/
What are the best radar detectors of 2016? How do you figure out which radar detector is best? There’s lots of great options that would work well on your windshield so you could read lots of reviews to figure it all out, try out a bunch of detectors yourself, or check out my comprehensive radar detector buyer’s guide. In an effort to make this decision as simple as possible for you, however, let’s take a look at the very best radar detectors available at every price point so that you can decide based on your budget and easily see what you’ll gain by dropping more cash.
Now there are lots of other radar detectors available that aren’t on this list, but these are among the very best. There’s also many cheaper ones than what are on this list, but there’s nothing down there I’d solidly recommend below these price points. The two main issues with the cheaper detectors is that the range is very limited so you won’t get much advanced warning time, plus you’ll get a ton of false alerts and will wind up either wanting to chuck the detector out the window or you’ll ignore it when it really counts… so considering you’re looking to avoid the cost and headache of not only expensive speeding tickets, but also any insurance premium hikes, points, court costs, and lawyer fees that come with the ticket, I’d recommend you avoid the bottom of the barrel cheapy detectors. They’re simply not worth the money.
Additionally, no matter which detector you choose, you’ll also want to run Waze on your phone (free) so you can see where cops are setting up speed traps in real time as well as pick up a set of laser jammers to help protect you from laser. Radar detectors are designed for radar. Laser jammers are designed for laser. I’d recommend you get the AntiLaser Priority as it’s currently the clear winner, without question. If only choosing a radar detector was this simple. 🙂
So anyways, let’s take a look at the different radar detectors, starting from the most affordable and basic entry level radar detectors up to the top performing and most feature-rich detectors.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.vortexradar.com/2016/09/best-radar-detectors-of-2016-for-any-budget/
Escort Redline 360c
($799)
Best for Set-It-and-Forget-It Drivers
Uniden R8 ($699)
Best Performing Radar Detector
Valentine 1 Gen2 ($599)
Best for Radar Detector Enthusiasts
Uniden R7 ($499)
Best bang for the buck with arrows
Uniden R4
($379)
Best non-arrow detector
Uniden R3 ($299)
Best performance under $300
Uniden DFR7 ($199)
Best under $200
AntiLaser Priority ($1069 Dual, $1699 Triple TX BT HiFi)
The best performing and top laser jammer on the market
Stinger Fibers ($1825 Dual, $2525 Triple)
Tiny heads for stealthy installs, great for exotic cars, expensive, poor track record of updates
Adaptiv TPX ($949 Triple)
Best affordable laser jammer (Save 10% with coupon “Vortex”)
Uniden R9 ($3,999, radar and laser)
High performance radar detector & laser jammer combo
Radenso RC M ($2099, radar only)
Can integrate with ALP, integrated controller/display
Net Radar DSP ($689, $1179 w/ arrows)
Affordable custom installed radar detector, integrates with AntiLaser Priority
