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Originally Posted by Mr.Bape  doesn't the escort 9500 negate the cheetah seeing as it has the red light camera feature as well as gps memorization? |
In no way, shape or form. One of the reasons why we were happy to supply Escort with camera data is that we are not in direct competion with them. We're not fighting over the same customers. Our products are aimed at slightly different market sectors.
We provide the Trinity data to Escort but the two products actually work
very differently. The Escorts are fantastic radar detectors but we definitely have the edge on GPS detection because our products are designed as GPS detectors from the ground up, not an add-on.
The main difference is the way alerts are calulated. 9500ix and ci models use a simple radius alert, in the same way as a lot of basic nav units do. This means you get alerts whenever you come within the radius of the camera, no matter what direction you're travelling. This can result in a lot of false alarms in cities. For example, a camera could be monitoring a northbound approach and you could get the alert even if you're going west and you're a block away, nowhere near the camera.
Cheetah detectors like the GPS mirror and the new C100, use a linear vectored approach method, which has a lot of advantages. It means far fewer false GPS alarms because you're not being alerted to cameras that are a block to the side or covering the wrong direction. They only alert to cameras that are a threat in your direction of travel.
If different approaches have different speed limits, Cheetah's can tell you that, and if you are going to quickly.
If we know that an approach is not monitored we can shut down the alert to prevent the detector from giving out unnecessary alerts. For example if the camera covers North/south and you're going East/West, you get no alert.
If it's genuinely a bad intersection that you need to beware off, we can give a different "accident blackspot" alert on the non-enforced approaches.
Our products are also less expensive, include a lifetime database subscription built into the cost of the product so there are no further download fees. The update software is very easy to use.
If you have an existing radar detector that you know and love and don't want to change (hey there V1 users?) our product fills in the gaps in your defence. If you want to, you always have the option of integrating to benefit from false alarm suppression at low speeds, but you can just as easily run it as a stand-alone product.
Cheetah detectors will also appeal to people who would not even consider buying a radar detector. It's also why authorities regard them as good for road safety but still view radar detectors as "outlaw" devices.
In the same way that there is plenty of room in the market for lots of radar detectors, there's more than enough room for different GPS detection solutions.
Hope that helps.
Re: Cheetah GPS Mirror in South Florida, Orlando 
