What's the diffrence in Bel 995 and Cobra xrs 9930
Hi to ya all, I'm interested in buying a Bel Vector 995,currently I have a Cobra XRS 9930, do you recomend me to buy a Bel 995 unit?
# What are the pro vs cons between those 2? Which one is the most prefferable?
# Does the Bell 995 work good in Europe? I live in Denmark.
# Why does the Bell unit lack the SPECTRE function?
# The Cobra HAS MORE functions on the 9930 but it doesn't say that it is any better than the Bell 995? RIGHT!!
# Does Bell 995 have better sensitive electronics over the Cobra?, and therefore have better performance in radar tests?
# How is the interferance when a cell phone is close, near the dashboard, is the Bell jumpy on interferance?
Please I need to know this cuz I really want a Bell, after I've red the test reviews this Vector 995 must be a S.O.B. radar detector right?
Please fill me in with facts I'M dying to know, thanks to ya all. :P
Re: What's the diffrence in Bel 995 and Cobra xrs 9930
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Hi to ya all, I'm interested in buying a Bel Vector 995,currently I have a Cobra XRS 9930, do you recomend me to buy a Bel 995 unit?
Yes. The 995 is a big improvement over the Cobra
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# What are the pro vs cons between those 2? Which one is the most prefferable?
The 995 is a good all-round detector. The Cobra looks nice, but is not good at detecting radar. The 995 is preferable.
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# Does the Bell 995 work good in Europe? I live in Denmark.
It depends on which frequencies the police use in Denmark. There are a number of people on this forum who can help you with this question.
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# Why does the Bell unit lack the SPECTRE function?
Only the Bel Sti, Sti-R (remote) and the 9500ci (remote) are spectre proof. Every other detector, from every manufacturer can be detected by spectre.
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# The Cobra HAS MORE functions on the 9930 but it doesn't say that it is any better than the Bell 995? RIGHT!!
Don't be fooled by the Cobra marketing. The only function that matters is the ability to accurately detect police radar and laser early enough so as not to get you a ticket.
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# Does Bell 995 have better sensitive electronics over the Cobra?, and therefore have better performance in radar tests?
Yes.
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# How is the interferance when a cell phone is close, near the dashboard, is the Bell jumpy on interferance?
I haven't heard anyone complain of interefernce from cell phones, or near the dashboard.
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# Please I need to know this cuz I really want a Bell, after I've red the test reviews this Vector 995 must be a S.O.B. radar detector right?
Please fill me in with facts I'M dying to know, thanks to ya all. :P
The 995 shares the same M4 platform as the 940, 955, 965, RX65 and Escort's 8500 x50 and 9500. In theory they should perform similarly (in fact all the Bel's perform pretty close). Bel/Escort do give their top end units some additional sensitivity and added features.
In fact, the best value for the money (in my opinion) is the 940. It doesn't have some of the features of the 995 but detects radar just as well. (see the August Guys of Lidar test. www.guysoflidar.com
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