Is the V940 and the v895 the same?

[niran916]

I had a quick probably even an easy question. are the above RD's the same just a different model number?

[stealthJamal]

No they are different. According to Bel, the 895 is more sensistive.

[niran916]

Well I wen to radio shack were they sell them but they had none in stalk so I went out and bought the 940. they are the same price though.

[glockman30]

It is identical to the V955.

[niran916]

Was it a good buy? or should I have bought the v895?

[glockman30]

Was it a good buy? or should I have bought the v895?

http://www.motortrend.com/features/m...de/index6.html

[niran916]

Anyone else have any input on this?

[LittleOverPSL]

The Vector 955, it's supposed to be identical (the 895 was a Radio Shack only model). I believe the 940 has the same feature set as 895/955 except the AutoScan mode and only 2 City modes (Std & LoX, no NoX). This could mean that the 940 could false more.

The 895 is being 'phased out' now, hence the drop in price from $200 to $150 @ Radio Shack. Maybe the very positive results were compromising sales of higher end models, only Bel knows why they are discontinuing a product with very positive reviews.

Here's one testimonial for the 940: http://www.radardetector.net/BEL-955...%21-16826t.php. Search the forums for any others.

Get the manuals from www.beltronics.com (service link) and check out the differences yourself.

[niran916]

Thanks LittleOverPSL, You info was very helpful. I should have bought the 895 but I'm stuck now because I bought my 940 at Circuit City and they charge a 15% restocking fee. Anyways I happy with it considering I bought a Cobra last week not knowing they were crap.

[LittleOverPSL]

Sure. Note that laser detection is most RDs is quite often "you've been clocked, pray for LEO to not ticket you". If lidar is a threat where you are, then you may want to invest in Veil+LaserShield.