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Well, China never gives up on trying to product cheap knock-offs of well known American and European products. And that is exactly what they are -- cheap -- in every sense of the word. Cheap in price, cheap in performance, and cheap in reliability.
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Radar detectors which I use: 9500ci and STi. Check out my Vintage Radar Detector collection. Quotes from forum members: Jag42: "He probably owns the Broke Back Rocky Mountain Radar detector." partsfreak: "A Cobra is about as useful as a stripper pole in a convent."
The best of what is inside the actual detection circuitry of North American designed and manufactured radar detectors:
The best of what is inside the actual detection circuitry of North American designed but overseas manufactured radar detectors:
The best detection circuitry of the just recently released Cobra models, whose products are designed and manufactured by BG T&A in China:
The best detection circuitry of what is produced by unknown Chinese manufacturers:
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Conclusion? The North American manufacturers (Bel, Escort, Whistler and Valentine) hold virtually all of the patents related to radar detector electronics design.
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Radar detectors which I use: 9500ci and STi. Check out my Vintage Radar Detector collection. Quotes from forum members: Jag42: "He probably owns the Broke Back Rocky Mountain Radar detector." partsfreak: "A Cobra is about as useful as a stripper pole in a convent."
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'04 Bonneville SE BLACK.
Blinder M25 Jammer 2-head(J16) system up front.
Bel STi-R Remote, X OFF, SWS ON, POP ON, RDR OFF, KA 2/3 - 33.8, 5/6 34.7 and 8/9 35.5 ON, all other KA segments off.
Roadmaster VR-3 VRVD640G In-dash DVD/GPS system with Speed/Redlight Camera alerts
Radioshack Pro-97 Triple-Trunk analog scanner
Cobra 19 ULTRA III CB Radio w/ Little Wil Antenna
Previous countermeasures:
2008-2009 Whistler XTR-695
2006-2008 Passport SRX 2 front, 1 back plate (Fried, sent to KustomEagle)
I personally would enjoy seeing a test of the cheap ass radar detectors. Not the ones in the video necessarily but some of the Whistlers such as the model I use; the XTR-550. Anything under $150.
After reading this thread, I just realized that we have a new forum-exclusive acronym:
CARD -- Cheap Ass Radar Detector
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