Bel E795 Users Poll

[boomerman]

What this test proves is that you get what you pay for in radar detectors.
Yes the Bel 795 did poorley compared to the other units but those units also cost a lot more than the Bel 795.

I sent the Bel 795 so people could see the difference between it and the Whistler pro series.
If you do the comparison with the numbers you will see that the Bel and the Whistler are about the same.

The only reason I even have the 795 and the PRO 58 is to help out some of the members who do not want to pay big $$ for a radar detector.

Not everybody can afford the big 3 so I have always focused on the lower end units since we all know how well the big 3 perform.

You and I both know the Bel 795 and the Whistler pro series is NOT going to compare with the big 3, but someone has to test the lower end models for those who can not afford the big $$

Would I trust the 795 as my only detector ?? No, not 100% nor would I trust the Whistler PRO 100% but I know some detection is better than NO detection.
I do not go any where with out my V1!!
Maybe Bel has a quality issue with the 795 and I was lucky and got a good one. Same could be said for the Whistler PRO I have, maybe I got a bad one, but I doubt that since any Whistler I have owned has been pretty much the same.

That sucks that your 795 did not work out for you, but for the money I still believe the 795 is a good unit.
Just like I think the Whistler pro is a good unit for the money as well.

As long as someone is always wanting a cheap detector I am always going to recommend the Whistler pro or the Bel 795 until something else comes along that is better.

[carlito]

What this test proves is that you get what you pay for in radar detectors.
Yes the Bel 795 did poorley compared to the other units but those units also cost a lot more than the Bel 795.

I sent the Bel 795 so people could see the difference between it and the Whistler pro series.
If you do the comparison with the numbers you will see that the Bel and the Whistler are about the same.

The only reason I even have the 795 and the PRO 58 is to help out some of the members who do not want to pay big $$ for a radar detector.

Not everybody can afford the big 3 so I have always focused on the lower end units since we all know how well the big 3 perform.

You and I both know the Bel 795 and the Whistler pro series is NOT going to compare with the big 3, but someone has to test the lower end models for those who can not afford the big $$

Would I trust the 795 as my only detector ?? No, not 100% nor would I trust the Whistler PRO 100% but I know some detection is better than NO detection.
I do not go any where with out my V1!!
Maybe Bel has a quality issue with the 795 and I was lucky and got a good one. Same could be said for the Whistler PRO I have, maybe I got a bad one, but I doubt that since any Whistler I have owned has been pretty much the same.

That sucks that your 795 did not work out for you, but for the money I still believe the 795 is a good unit.
Just like I think the Whistler pro is a good unit for the money as well.

As long as someone is always wanting a cheap detector I am always going to recommend the Whistler pro or the Bel 795 until something else comes along that is better.

Very well said. good post boomerman :wink:

Carlito

[aust3333]

What this test proves is that you get what you pay for in radar detectors.
Yes the Bel 795 did poorley compared to the other units but those units also cost a lot more than the Bel 795.

I sent the Bel 795 so people could see the difference between it and the Whistler pro series.
If you do the comparison with the numbers you will see that the Bel and the Whistler are about the same.

The only reason I even have the 795 and the PRO 58 is to help out some of the members who do not want to pay big $$ for a radar detector.

Not everybody can afford the big 3 so I have always focused on the lower end units since we all know how well the big 3 perform.

You and I both know the Bel 795 and the Whistler pro series is NOT going to compare with the big 3, but someone has to test the lower end models for those who can not afford the big $$

Would I trust the 795 as my only detector ?? No, not 100% nor would I trust the Whistler PRO 100% but I know some detection is better than NO detection.
I do not go any where with out my V1!!
Maybe Bel has a quality issue with the 795 and I was lucky and got a good one. Same could be said for the Whistler PRO I have, maybe I got a bad one, but I doubt that since any Whistler I have owned has been pretty much the same.

That sucks that your 795 did not work out for you, but for the money I still believe the 795 is a good unit.
Just like I think the Whistler pro is a good unit for the money as well.

As long as someone is always wanting a cheap detector I am always going to recommend the Whistler pro or the Bel 795 until something else comes along that is better.

Good post. I really was hoping the E795 would be my backup. Hmmm.....maybe I should keep buying the E795 and returning them until I find a freak .

[boomerman]

Good post. I really was hoping the E795 would be my backup. Hmmm.....maybe I should keep buying the E795 and returning them until I find a freak


HAHAHAAHHAHA good luck on finding a freak!!!

[hawdey]

I dont see what all the fuss about this detector is about. After all its sold at radio shack, hardly the place people buy high end stuff.

I had a pro 58 and the thing was terrible in the falsing department. After 2 days of the e795 i havent had a single false. In my tests it gave me plenty of time against constant on k. Sure it could be more sensitive but unless your doing 10+ over and have the reaction of a senior citizen you can get by without it. I would much rather have a shorter detection time and have to stomp the break than have a constantly falsing whistler that you learn to ignore. Also I really am wondering who needs pop mode? Around here 90% of the radar by troopers is constant on and I dont know of more than a handful of pop guns in use in any state.

[zookybeanz]

I dont see what all the fuss about this detector is about. After all its sold at radio shack, hardly the place people buy high end stuff.

I had a pro 58 and the thing was terrible in the falsing department. After 2 days of the e795 i havent had a single false. In my tests it gave me plenty of time against constant on k. Sure it could be more sensitive but unless your doing 10+ over and have the reaction of a senior citizen you can get by without it. I would much rather have a shorter detection time and have to stomp the break than have a constantly falsing whistler that you learn to ignore. Also I really am wondering who needs pop mode? Around here 90% of the radar by troopers is constant on and I dont know of more than a handful of pop guns in use in any state.

Where are you from Hawdey? Is pop used in chicago? Iam moving to the windy city soon? will bel E795 save my ass there?(PS- Iam not a super speedster)

[vw242]

Won't save your "butt" and that is a fact!

[Mase]

Something amazing actually happened to me and the 795 today! I received a Ka alert for 2 miles to a LEO approaching in the opposite direction. My guess is that he was doing the speed limit (70+) , as was I, while approaching me so that works out to almost a 4 mile alert, right?

Second time was with a camped out LEO running instant on at night. He was camped out on my shoulder on the freeway. Shortly after I spotted his tail lights, the Bel pegged out on Ka. I slammed on the brakes and rolled by at the speed limit. The alert stopped as I passed him. Then shortly after as I was pulling away, he hit it again and the 795 pegged full Ka. I continued to receive his bursts for about 1/2 mile from the rear.

My area is very flat with a few bushes and no trees so that may have accounted to the good detection range this time.