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sooooooooo
3 days till 8/8, will this be the one?!? Anyone wanna place their bets...
I think the first release date was May 19th.
Maybe they came out with another surprise.
I just read another review on the 695 by a hated competitor and it looks very cool.
http://radartest.com/article_2.asp?articleid=100582 < I think he mixed the 35.5 with 34.7.....?
http://radartest.com/article_2.asp?articleID=100581 < good point about the reflection
Last edited by kuba; 08-05-2008 at 03:35 PM.
Wow... the XTR-695 was owning!Originally Posted by kuba
I actually believe it wont do much better. It's based on the Pro-78's hardware/software with some new features.
Well I think some updates were made in the software. Veil Guy mentioned that it is "a little hotter" on ka band. But not a huge difference. I think most people's upgrades from a 78 to a 695 are motivated by the Ka freq. display and laser pulse rate display.
Yes I might get a 695 to test between both. I don't really like the screen on the 695. Backlit Colors? That's a lot of color!
New shipping date (8-19-08)... what a shocker.3 days till 8/8, will this be the one?!? Anyone wanna place their bets..
link... Whistler XTR-695 Radar Detector
Unit will be shipping out sometime next week so the 8/19 date sounds correct.
Just an FYI......I ordered a bullydog programmer for my truck way back in the beginning of June and it has been backordered week after week also. I just received word yesterday that it will be shipping next week.
It seems that lead-times for certain components have gone from several weeks to several months due to material availablilty and it hit everyone by surprise
I can say this even though I am not allowed to disclose any specific SML 2008 results. The XTR-695 had to move up 50 feet from the starting line against one particular Ka band during the 10 mile long distance test whereas all of the Bel and Escort products which I was responsible for testing never left the 10 mile starting line. But I noted that the XTR-695 was pointing approximately 10 to 12 degrees upward. Umm...Mike B, needless to say, wasn't exactly thrilled when I told him that the Whister wasn't mounted nice and level.
Re: sooooooooo
On the good side:
A small number of enthusiasts trust SML
On the bad side:
Most people are not enthusiasts...
I wonder if GOL got one for testing? I am sure it will own there.
Re: sooooooooo
Well, you've got a sense of humor! Seriously though, I watched everything which went on at SML and have no complaints. I wish that all of you could have the chance to meet Carl Fors. He is a very nice and very conscientious person who has a humble sense of humor. After I took a photo of him standing next to one of his SML vehicles and showed him the photo on my digital camera, he replied, "Who the **** is that Carl Fors guy!" His demeanor reminds me very much of my very close friend who I buried just yesterday. I and several of the other pallbearers took the shovels away from the funeral home people, and we buried our friend ourselves and did it right -- neat and tidy so that our good friend's mother wouldn't see that our friend's grave was fresh and with dirt laying all around it. It was the last thing we could do for him aside from later on drinking a few beers and remembering him by telling funny stories about him. The best people in this world are those who realize that they are just a human being -- nothing more and nothing less -- and that they are no better or worse than any of the rest of us.
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