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Cobra RAD 700i Review: A Decent Cobra!?

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Overview
4:33 Cobra Brand
5:04 Long Range Testing
7:29 Response Time Testing
8:47 False Alert Filtering
11:36 Ka Falsing
12:37 Rampup
12:50 Photo Radar
13:18 Drive Smarter App
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Комментарии : 113

@lordabhikingfisher8087 11 месяцев назад

Great to see $250 can get us a decent performance. Not everyone can afford $600 detector.

@joegoldberg1363 11 месяцев назад

Well how about obey the speed limits if you can't afford it? 😅

@lordabhikingfisher8087 11 месяцев назад

@@joegoldberg1363 Please follow your own advice.

@crowdnine878 11 месяцев назад

@@joegoldberg1363because law enforcement has become corrupt in many cases

@TheNitro200 10 месяцев назад

@joegoldberg1363 got to be a little rebel sometimes 😈😂

@ezrabisson3610 8 месяцев назад

@joegoldberg1363 it's not that all people can't afford it it's more the can't afford not toi drive because of getting caught to many times

@TonyHouze 28 дней назад

I've had the 700i for bout a couple weeks I drive alot highways an towns an so far this has been a big improvement for cobra this radar detector has prob already saved me a few speeding tickets lol...

@carlanthony7906 11 месяцев назад

Great review as always! You've been my inspiration in how I report on radar detectors for Automoblog. Thank you for all you do for this community of enthusiasts, especially for newbies like me!!

@justintime753 11 месяцев назад

Valentine 1 original addition still rocking here

@timgenz2849 11 месяцев назад

Great review and we need them in this price range for a lot of people

@dougpeterson6136 11 месяцев назад

Cobra never made the best detectors, but in the late 80's, early 90's I loved the Cobra Trapshooter Ultra. A decent detector with a Great Name. That said, the Uniden rd9xl or escort passport was the go to, up until the original Valentine one hit the scene.

@Huels 4 месяца назад

No hate just wanted to say you showing your age gives us young heads something to look forward to in the coming decades.

@silvercommander Месяц назад

"Hit the scene" 😂 r u a dinosaur 🦕

@richardlombardi7199 11 месяцев назад

Good stuff V been using the 480i this last year and been impressed

@linguadesogra5287 11 месяцев назад

I am still rocking my R3 here.

@_AndromedaGalaxy_ 11 месяцев назад

same. ill never buy another cobra radar detector. they need to just stick with CB's.

@thefitnesslife4988 5 месяцев назад

@@_AndromedaGalaxy_Should I get this cobra 700i or uniden r3? They are around the same price

@_AndromedaGalaxy_ 5 месяцев назад

@@thefitnesslife4988when it comes to radar detectors im always going to be a Uniden fanboy. as for CB radios, thats where i feel Cobra is king.

@silvercommander Месяц назад

@@thefitnesslife4988R4

@TWSmith42 11 месяцев назад

Cobra has been around forever. Never owned one. I have an R3 right now (and a RedLine 360c) so won't be onboard with this. It's good to see decent hardware at a good price, though.

@EscapeVelo 11 месяцев назад

I had a Cobra radar detector in the 90s. I do have a couple of their CB radios currently.

@ricardoreche 2 месяца назад

I just decided by Cobra 700i few minutes before watching your video, and thank you, with your review, I can say I made a good choice between this and Uniden R3. The points that guided me to the Cobra were: I had one in 90's and it save me some money; It's newer than R3, so I think it could have more technology; It has app capability. Now, I'm awaiting it to be delivered and see... I take highway twice everyday, and so far, luck and God accompany me.

@Cappilot1 19 дней назад

My Cobras have been awesome for the blind spot monitoring!! Looking to buy this model of Cobra

@rrf6747 11 месяцев назад

I got the duel pro damn good detector does it all plug and play. Highly recommend

@curtbetzler3526 4 месяца назад

In the mid 80's i loved my cobra trapshooter great radar detector

@_AndromedaGalaxy_ 11 месяцев назад

only cobra RD i ever bought went in the trash. id have felt so guilty reselling that POS. i keep forgetting their CB's are the same brand cuz those are in a whole other world of quality. just picked up a 29ltd made in '92. cant wait till the power cord and antenna shows up so i can test it out. perfect equipment to have for dooms day situations.

@CobraKaiNoMercy 11 месяцев назад

Was wondering when Cobra would come out with a new detector. Looks like they released a solid detector here. Is it just a 480i on steroids? 🤔

@dr.derekrobinson1920 11 месяцев назад

This guy looks younger every episode

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

lol

@silvercommander Месяц назад

He shaves sometimes

@chrismarku 11 месяцев назад

Probs might buy to replace my 480i. Only thing is I wish it had K and Ka band segmentation

@mikes1798 11 месяцев назад

9:42 The other Honda Pilot that the cobra didn’t filter out might have actually been the Honda Odyssey you passed shortly after. The minivan was a few cars in front of the Pilot in the same lane.

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

Good eye. I thought about that and was considering making an annotation about that, but given how infrequently Odyssey’s cause BSM falses, I ultimately decided against it. You’re right though that it is a possibility.

@ricardoreche 2 месяца назад

@@VortexRadar Sorry my complete ignorance, but why hondas and other cars would cause false alerts?

@jerseyshorecountermeasure 9 месяцев назад

I am seriously impressed with the RAD 700i and I'm perfectly comfortable recommending it as a great entry level or budget detector. It should really be priced at $199 but it is what it is. Very quiet with ok range. Not killer range like a RL360C but enough to catch that officer hiding around corner.

@NKaumans 11 месяцев назад

Clearly you can see Escorts influence on the detector. Reminds me of a 9500, from the look as well as the button labels

@rotatorwrecker-180 11 месяцев назад

I Been having odd quirks with the app the biggest is over heating my phone not often and I have to force close i have the 480i so im definitely interested in this new one 🙂

@cronejones5413 3 месяца назад

I added radar guns (4@24v) facing backwards inside the rear fenders. If your not first your last!

@akaEthan 11 месяцев назад

I’ll take my R4

@wesmullennix3495 11 месяцев назад

good for cobra looking forward to your testing thankyou

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

They're are owned by cedar electronics which also owns escort.

@chuckleskie 4 месяца назад

I have the uniden R3 in one of my cars and recently I bought the cobra rad 700i for the other car. I would give the edge to the R3 for range, but the Cobra comes pretty darn close to the r3. So would I buy the Cobra again? Ummmm, probably not. If my budget was 300 dollars, i should have opted for a second r3 or maybe an r4 if i spent a bit more, but that being said, the rad700 is not a bad detector. It is good enough that I will not return it. It gets the job done with confidence. Certainly better than past Cobra detectors.

@AaronKeyes55 7 часов назад

how long is the power cable for the 700i?!?

@bryanjjones4163 11 месяцев назад

Looking like Cobra on to something with this new radar detector and wonder how well not go off on Toyota Tacoma

@kimmyyimmel2010 10 месяцев назад

just purchased one using an employee discount so i got it for 180 and im going to test it for a couple weeks in my area and see just how well it works or if i should opt to go for the r3 at 220 or go back to my max 3 at 299. and i think that if everyone was able to get this thing for 180 it would totally sell but at 250 thats a bit steep when the r3 is not much more

@Majimo22021 10 месяцев назад

This cobra is proof that although cobra may not be the best they are still trying

@CathodeRayNipplez 11 месяцев назад

Isn't Cobra and Escort the same thing made by the Cedar Electronics Holding Corp factory in Chicago, which in turn is owned by Monomoy Capital Partners, the $3 billion private investment firm? Surely they can make good stuff (if they wanted to).

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

No. They share the same parent company and some tech, but they’re different companies. Monomoy is fortunately no longer in the picture as of several years ago.

@scheme4k733 10 месяцев назад

Is it Undetectable from Spectre Elite or Spectre III? I’m trying to decide between 700i or R4.

@grantkallevig2299 Месяц назад

@vortexradar How would you say the 700i compares to a dfr9? I have a dfr9 currently and was thinking of upgrading (hopefully it'd be an upgrade) to a 700i due to finding a used one for $100.

@VortexRadar Месяц назад

That's a great deal for one. IMO it'd be a nice upgrade over the DFR9. I'd go for it.

@C5Mike2000 4 месяца назад

I already have an R4 in my daily. But looking for a more budget detector for in my rarely driven truck. Uniden R3 or RAD 700i? What would you pick?

@silvercommander Месяц назад

@tedsimington7654 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing👍

@awesomesauce8151 11 месяцев назад

For $250 I'll pay a little more for a uniden. Unfortunately years of trash from Cobra has made it impossible that I'd count on the brand to alert reliably

@muriaticfpv2328 11 месяцев назад

Have you tested for Rdd blocking? I think that would put it in between the R3 and the Max 3.

@hodaddy2 8 дней назад

I just bought and updated a 700i to a new DB dated July 22 2024. Any idea as to the improvements?

@VortexRadar 8 дней назад

That’s just for red light cameras and speed cameras. A firmware update to fix bugs and add features was supposed to be released a long time ago, but still not yet.

@hodaddy2 7 дней назад

@@VortexRadar Thanks. I'll be watching.

@gabrieltaggart 6 месяцев назад

Can’t seem to find these in the UK. Are these configured only to work in the US?

@FreedomBrookes 19 дней назад

Can it take the same mount as the 480i?

@Ddogwildone1 Месяц назад

What was the verson number on the cobra when you were testing it?

@G17-911 11 месяцев назад

“And in my opinion, Cobra Radar Detectors stink.” Haaa Too funny.

@tac_r_usoutdoors8984 4 месяца назад

I bought one just to test and play with. I have a laser tester, the TMG hand held. I can't get any audio during a laser alert. Screen lights up, shows laser and PPS. No audio alert on RD. None of the apps work either for laser notifications nor sound. The tester works with my v1g2 and R8, normal alerting with audio and screen alerts. I've tried everything I could think of. Any ideas Vortex? All muting is disabled. Essentially it seems everything works except that..

@tac_r_usoutdoors8984 4 месяца назад

No idea why but it started working yesterday lol 🤷🏻‍♂️

@-22766 11 месяцев назад

Good job 👍

@bslaws 11 месяцев назад

2:02 Thanks Vortex for showing us how Cobras are supposed to be mounted. They just don't work as well if they are level.

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

V1Gen2 is Boss Wife uses an R4

@julianb4216 3 месяца назад

Do you know if any of those firmware updates you mentioned Cobra was working on have been made at this point, say if I buy the 700i now?

@VortexRadar 3 месяца назад

Not yet, but it sounds like they wanna do it soon

@watchmanexpert 2 месяца назад

@@VortexRadar 700 i or United R8 ? Spend the money and buy the expensive one ??? Which one is better

@markb3866 11 месяцев назад

Micro usb plug? Are we in 2017?

@silvercommander Месяц назад

Yes

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

All cobra users have their RDs aimed to detect alien ufo's 😂

@TheNLHAZE 11 месяцев назад

I'm sorry I'm sill with a R4 over this any Day thanks again for all your testing 👍😊

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

lol if you have the extra cash, it’s a no brainer. The R4 has also been on sale on Amazon recently too which makes it even easier to choose instead. geni.us/Uniden-R4

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

Just purchased my 2nd R4 However in my car I run a v1gen2

@Msranda2007 11 месяцев назад

Does the turn by turn navigation display on the screen of the detector like they do on the dash cams or is it only going to display on the app.

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

App only

@Msranda2007 11 месяцев назад

@@VortexRadar Thanks For the quick response!

@CanadianMax 11 месяцев назад

I'm from Edmonton, send me a 700i and I will test MRCD for you ;)

@edmondcheung6180 11 месяцев назад

2022 model?

@ahmaadalamarry1193 11 месяцев назад

Hi do we allowed to have radar in Australia specifically in Melbourne Please help

@mikefearn5213 11 месяцев назад

Detectors are banned in Australia. Someone recently got caught on a police spectre in Au and had to hand over their radenso DS1. Therefore better get one that is stealth. The R3 is stealth, but the R4 and R8 are not. I'd hazard a guess and say the cobra is probably not stealth, but wouldn't recommend that for Au as you'll also face 'instant On'. The 2 second delay on the cobra means you'll be toasted.

@brettwilson1972 8 месяцев назад

What app are you using to determine distance on alerts?

@VortexRadar 8 месяцев назад

It’s called Drive Smarter

@brettwilson1972 8 месяцев назад

Ok thank you

@brettwilson1972 8 месяцев назад

@@VortexRadar Is it the one that displays the orange screen cause I have the drive smarter app and mine don't do that lol..

@DrunkMouse2030 8 месяцев назад

Does this detect lidar

@patbukenas7962 7 месяцев назад

Is the r4 significantly better ?

@VortexRadar 7 месяцев назад

IMO yes

@shivaniseemangal2045 10 месяцев назад

Do you need any internet or app for this to work?

@VortexRadar 10 месяцев назад

Yep

@6548ww 11 месяцев назад

Does this detector come with the data cable to update it?

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

No, though most any MicroUSB cable should work.

@6548ww 11 месяцев назад

@@VortexRadar OK Thx

@rustorian. 11 месяцев назад

Did he review the 350i?

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

Nope

@Majimo22021 11 месяцев назад

Well cobras been taking tips from escort like you can tell the design is similar but still cobra like

@xicocoslayzi6427 3 месяца назад

Now is it detectable by police ?

@saabreplay7553 11 месяцев назад

I refuse to purchase any device that is not usb-c anymore. Sorry

@rkzooplays 11 месяцев назад

hey whats up

@ItzMaxton 11 месяцев назад

Disappointing, for $250 I feel like it needs to significantly outperform the R3.

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

"decent cobra" oxymoron 😂

@mramosmix 11 месяцев назад

You lost me at Cobra.....

@VortexRadar 11 месяцев назад

I'm assuming a number of people are going to dismiss it out of the gate simply because of the brand name. That said, this one seems quite a bit better than the typical Cobra.

@linguadesogra5287 11 месяцев назад

@@VortexRadar I am with Vortex until the end, and he knows what he is saying.

@silvercommander 11 месяцев назад

$250 ? 😂😂😂😂😂