Great news for Whistler buyers !!

[steve f]

Let's throw in some guesses:

Arrows: virtually impossible due to patents

GPS lockout: extremely unlikely due to patents

Increased sensitivity: unlikely.

The original directional/arrows patents have to expire at some point. Patents are usually applied for years before the products hit the market, so it could be sooner rather than later. The question is, is it worth the effort and expense to do the arrows when there are other things like GPS that you could be spending money on?

GPS lockout - Probably there are workarounds. I'm guessing that marking locations has been around in GPS technology for a long time, so marking locations probably goes beyond radar detection. Maybe just skip the autolearn and incorporate lockout into some automute function if nothing else, where you get maybe a single beep and a msg that a locked out location has been reached.

Increased sensitivity - this is important IMO. if Whistler is going to be charging more for a detector, they'll need to make sure they have sensitivity equal to the other guys, otherwise it'll always be "it's a good detector for the money...but".

[KaPro]

Well said.

[Ck15]

how about a gps unit that detects radar and based on signal strength conveys that position on the gps screen and also alerts to redlight cameras. also has a database with all cvs/walgreens/walmarts/targets to eliminate false alerts

or even nicer would be using police technology to identify their gps signals and put them on a gps

[vcs]

Hmmm.... I am hoping for a remote unit with features in the XTR-695 with increased sensativity, and maybe GPS capabilities?

It would be even cooler if it was specter IV immune, and maybe they could work around dual antennas by having you buy each unit seperatley, but can interlink?

Just some ideas...

Cant wait to see what Whistler brings us!

[proudNMAmember]

Michael B and Whistler have done a lot to offer great products at "affordable" prices.

[AirMoore]

I can't wait ! I'm a hoping... a high end remote unit to compete with Bel/Escort

I wonder where you got that idea?

(2-2-2008)
What would I love to see: A No-Frills Remote mount unit, in the $5-600 range that is somewhere between the highest end dashmounts, and the remote units (ci,Sti-R) we currently have... closer to the remote mount sensitivity. THAT I WOULD BE ON A WAITING LIST FOR.

At any rate... I hope Whistler knocks it out of the ballpark (in prosaic terms)... they have been up-and-coming for awhile.

Do I think they will rival the best of Belscort/VR? Nope... but will their prices beat Belscort/VR... yup.


Basically for me to go Whistler (which would involve its own hardwire and everything), they would have to do something unbelievable in the RD world... something you can't explain until you try. I don't think its going to happen folks, BUT I HOPE it does... cause I don't want to have to buy the ci...

[vcs]

I wonder where you got that idea?





At any rate... I hope Whistler knocks it out of the ballpark (in prosaic terms)... they have been up-and-coming for awhile.

Do I think they will rival the best of Belscort/VR? Nope... but will their prices beat Belscort/VR... yup.


Basically for me to go Whistler (which would involve its own hardwire and everything), they would have to do something unbelievable in the RD world... something you can't explain until you try. I don't think its going to happen folks, BUT I HOPE it does... cause I don't want to have to buy the ci...

They are constantly bringing up their game, thats for sure!

[Divewjason]

If it blows my XTR-695 out of the water I'm going to be insanely jealous.

[AirMoore]

^^^

Why? Just buy the new one if its that good? I would assume Whistler is still going to stay budget-oriented.

[Jag42]

^^^

Why? Just buy the new one if its that good? I would assume Whistler is still going to stay budget-oriented.

That is what Mike B wants everyone to think He always pulls something out of his sleeve and goes above and beyond. His idea of KA-RISD was brilliant and went around Belscorts patent and First for Laser pulses and color changing screen for band id. This made the XTR 695 a hot seller cause it "caught the eye"of customers with superb performance at a great price. Whistler will always be under-rated and superb in the real world.