Is A $50 Radar Detector BETTER Than A $650 Detector?? 

Something to consider... Often, LEOs do not run in constant on mode. They run in instant on mode for only a few seconds. This is where having a detector with the longest range will save your bacon much more frequently.

Anything is better than the detector I had years ago. It turned into a "new car" detector when the fancier cars got radar for adaptive cruise and auto braking.

Been running the Uniden R3 for quite some time and its amazing how many times its probably saved me. Most memorable moment was when my brother and I were driving through some mountains having a good time and it triggered so we slowed down, it was a solid 2 minutes of driving until we saw the cop that was running radar on a bend. Doesn't break the bank quite as much as the R7 but still insanely worth it in my opinion.

I have had an R7 for several months already. Its pretty good but I would definitely want additional laser detector/jammers since it is currently the largest weak point. The R7 gives me so much warning for troopers, usually at least a full mile so I have time to either slow down or get up to 150 and safely cruise by.

The one thing I also like about the r7 is the auto mute memory is pretty fast after about two or three drives to work on the same route It picked up 2 areas of speed sensors for school zones and didn't go off after that.

Him doing the driving test got me thinkin about gas prices 😂

For many years I had the Valentine 1 but then got rid of it because even after the factory upgrade it was picking up every safety alert on vehicles. I then bought the V1 Gen 2 and that problem is mostly solved. It is a major improvement with long range detection too. I've noticed more officers are now using rear facing radar in their vehicles and an increase in Laser which is deadly accurate.

Another test that could separate detectors is a quick trigger instant on test. Some detectors are slower to respond to a sudden burst of radar than others, and in the old days, if the burst was less than a second, some detectors wouldn’t alert at all. Another is going past radar that is facing away and only hits you from behind as you go past. Some detectors are better at this than others. Yet another test is effectiveness against different frequencies. The Whistler may do well agains a stalker at 34.7. But guns that shoot 38.8 and 35.5 can be more of a challenge for all detectors, especially 35.5. I suspect the range on all detectors goes down with the different frequencies.

I bought a uniden R3 and it's honestly so good ! There's a lot of K and Ka bands on the street with modern cars and sensors (or something like that giving false alarms) overall great for the price if you aren't in the market for an R7 priced radar.

EXCELLENT video! Not only content…but great editing, too.

First side by side review I've ever seen where the person doesn't run all the detectors at once. Thank you for not causing interference and botching the results!

Just did about 3600 miles in July. Love the peace of mind my R3 provided. Saved me and the caravan a few times.

I have been running an R7 for about year maybe 2years and it picked up a highway patrol 2.5miles out on a rolling hill type road. He was turning the unit off an on, traffic was light. I picked my R7 on sale for $340-$345 after tax.

Thank God. I just bought the R7 without any real research besides looking up recommended detectors, and I'm happy to see that it was a good choice.

I love my Max 360. It picks up cops from over 2 miles away and filters out almost every false signal and even points out speeding and red light cameras. I only payed 500 dollars too.

Usually when police are actually trying to nab someone for speed rather than just making people slow down, they're trained to visually identify speeders within 5mph then they activate their radar to confirm the speed. This is why you should never speed alone on the roads. Also when testing it helps to use a more modern radar, that Eagle II you had is nothing compared to the new lasers they use now

Watched entire video great content! Glad your back

I wish you would have tested the Valentine1 Gen2, I think VortexRadar has a good comparison though. Still good to see, the R7 is pretty solid.

Should’ve used the r3 too. Best bang for your buck radar detector out

With all the blind spot monitoring and sensors in newer cars, it's hard to figure out what's a positive and what's not

I have an older V1 and I just disabled it X band an K Band as no police use those bands in my area. Very quiet and it to is sensitive at long ranges. Picks up KA and Laser very well.

Thank you for that video I was just getting ready to pick one up and now I know which one to get. I'm so glad to see you healthy and bringing back great content I was worried for you last year but clearly your back congratulations Parker you deserve it I know it was really hard work to get back.

Im glad the Uniden won, because I literally just got one a month ago lol

Really great video! Making me wanna watch regularly again!

I run an uniden R7 for my rig. Had it 3 years haven’t got a speeding ticket since has about a mile range as well front and rear. The r8 just came out as well but the r7 works perfectly.

loved the video parker thank you for this!

Great vid man. Thank you! Super Informative!

I’m guessing the patent V1 had on the arrows expired and now all will have radar direction. That R7 looks very similar to the V1. I run the max 360 in all my vehicles and have been very satisfied with it.

Excellent informative video! Thank you!

Thanks for this video Parker . Just ordered the uniden!

You had the Whistler set on C instead of P. The P setting is long range and C setting is short range. The second C setting will cut out all of the false alerts. You really need to do it all again.

You deliver yet again. Well done

I've been wanting a radar detector for so long... thank you for this video 😂 and great execution.

Sweet! I just watch the 2JZ swap but I'm sub'd for this testing! That Uniden is impressive for the $! It also detects signals from behind well huh? Thanks

Bought a Uniden R8 a week ago. Took a bit of dialing in to get things configured properly but now it's quiet and very attentive when need be, as it should. R8 is using Uniden's all new detector hardware platform (shared by the R9), including front/rear antennas to provide direction location, Bluetooth, laser & red light camera radar detection, ability to control Uniden laser jammers, can be controlled by remote keypad, etc. Escort's filtering is so slow on K & KA bands that their high-end detectors are often seconds slower than Uniden's to alert. Also, R8's sensitivity and response times are industry-leading. I pair it with the Highway Radar app on my Android phone for what I feel is an excellent experience.

The max 360 was attached to the window on the right side of the car.... could this explain why it took longer to detect the signal coming around the corner (as the left side of the vehicle would've been "closest" to the beam)

I spent about $420 on Amazon for my Uniden R7. Spent two hours programming it. Very happy. Zero false alarms.

Couldn't help but notice that you ignored the Escort Redline which is often hailed as the King of the radar detectors. I've been running it for close to a year now, and the falses are often rare to come by. The range is also farther than the R7 though I don't know how people feel about the price tag $$$.

Buy the $50 one, once it saves you from a ticket use that to justify buying the more expensive one 🤣

Love my uniden R7. It’s saved me from dozens of speeding tickets. Best bang for the buck coming from the old Valentine 1.

I have the exact 50 radar in my 14 gt mustang an trust me no need for a expensive radar . Had mines for almost 3 years an I cant drive slow saved me every time

Where I live (Sweden), Radar detectors are actually illegal, and we also use different radar bands, so I have to buy from abroad, but also be certain that it takes the right bands

Thank you so much for this video presentation.

This helped me a lot thanks

That’s what I’m talking about, old Parker with useful videos. Keep it coming

I need to know. Typing this before even watching the vid I’m 22 and getting a 2020 mustang Gt performance pack 1 and I know I won’t control myself but I’m excited

Good test in real world conditions. What were the settings for each detector? Was each detector operating in the same mode to maximize sensitivity? Highway mode for instance. Was this then adjusted for city driving?

Thanks Dude! Just ordered the R7.

It’s funny to me how he drives a cobra and puts background music in the vid 😂 like no bro we want to hear the engine lmaoo, great vid and beautiful car brotha 🤙🏽

This is great, very useful!

Where’s the Valentine one?? I’ve been running V1’s for about 15yrs. In every vehicle I own. (With updated models ) They work so well I’ve never felt the need to switch. They also have the adapter that pulls power from the OBD2 , concealed display and speed limit set point noise canceling feature. I’ve always thought about trying out the passport though…

i use the whistler above this one, and it has saved my ass about a hundred times in half a year. it ran about 90 dollars, and picks up 1-2 miles away on highway mode (i run on city, because theres no use in the 2 lanes out where i live, lol). but on the highway, it is super useful.

Waiting on my Uniden R7 to be delivered today for my new Shelby Mustang GT500. Can’t wait. Looks great.

Have been waiting for this video

Hey thanks for the video, awesome👍👍👍need one for my AMG😉

I’ve been researching radar detectors all day. This is the best put together a video out there. Do you have a actual radar gun for testing. So you can truly see the distance and difference in each one. Great video!

I know it differs from area but what percentage of cops you guys see run fixed radars while driving would you say? Because i mostly just speed on empty freeways at night. Which means you never see any speed traps for the most part just your average highway patrol or city PD driving. I want to know whether its worth it in my case

Great info on the radar detectors.

I’m surprised a Valentine One was not tested. I have a V1 G2 detector. I went into custom settings and deleted X and K bands since police no longer use it. This eliminated safety radar, blind spot monitoring, traffic sign radar. It only alerts on Ka or laser. Years ago I bought a Passport Escort radar unit. It was an excellent unit until the power supply went out on it. I’ve had several passport owners tell me the same thing. I’ve never used a Uniden R7 model. It would be interesting to test against Valentine One Gen 2. The real issue is that in Alabama the State Troopers use instant-on feature to detect your speed. It can be really difficult to discern if it’s a false alarm or the real thing. Which is why you need the sensitivity and the distance to pick this signal up.

I love my Escort Redline 360c. I just need a laser jammer now.

How do they handle false Ka? Some cars now use Ka for collision avoidance and Auto-Braking.

Great video!! Thanks!!

i want to put some input in. i have a uniden r3 i jumped from a whistler like that one but slightly more expensive i think the 19? regardless... the range is crazy thats what made me want to get a uniden and the r3 and r7 both have so many videos of the radars getting off crazy distances away from a cop.. BUT the huge down side is the mf goes off pretty often not annoyingly often as the whistler (being false triggers) and also never too late like the whistler and dont get me wrong my whistler definitely saved me from a few tickets but there was a couple times where i was ina grey area going 5 to 7 over and thr radar went off right when i was in visible range of this cop shooting radar. maybe i had got lucky w my speed or he left his radar on idk.. but those instances made me upgrade to uniden and like i was saying it goes off often. and its becuase the range is tht good. but sometimes ill be like damn i coulda kept pushing it for a while or itll pick up a cop on a whole couple streets over from where im even at lol. so the down side is basically range performs too good lol.

Great video! Was this shot on Stunt Rd?

I love my uniden R3 and DFR1 only thing is when your doing some pretty decent speed and cops hits you with a LiDAR you're pretty much screwed because the detector will only get it once as soon as the beam hits your vehicle rendering you no time to slow down since you're already clocked.

I have Uniden R3 it is great used it on road trip I was really impressed with it a state trooper was right in front of me in unmarked car he turned on his radar I’m trying to see what location he was until he turned on his lights he caught a car just passing me and him Speeding fantastic Uniden the range on R3 is awesome but I notice I want Arrows to know directions of radar I’m going with R7 next R8

The Passport Max 360 has GPS learning. This is hands down the best feature not talked about in this video.

The R7 has saved me more times than I can count in my gt500. Hope you're running AL Priority as well.

You forgot to test Radenso Pro M. Can you test that with same test and let me know. I have the radar and it only seems to work with default settings. If you modify any settings it will not pick up anything.

my first detector was the whistler z11r the same one used here it worked great i noticed he had it in city mode my experience is a picked it up ALOT sooner in highway mode

Awesome video bro

I have a whistler and been putting my faith in it for a year now, 100mph+ havnt gotten snagged.. *yet* but it detects and goes off for everything, safety features on cars trigger X and K constantly on highway, including those big orange road work signs. Driving in the city.. even with city mode door alarms you name it everything triggers it. BUT its never failed me telling me about a cop.

I would have loved to see the Valentine One on here too. Haha.

Would these work on mobile photo radars? The ones hidden in plain cars parked on the side of the road

How r u. Had a quick question for u. I also have a 2021 gt500. I live in Fresno and wanted to ask u. What would be the best shop in Los Angeles to have tune my car. Thank u

I love my Uniden R7!

I been using the escort max 360 radar detector which I paid $600 for it. It does pretty good on detection but I don’t trust using a radar detector period unless I use my scrambler with it. What good is detecting police radar and laser out there if they are still able to see your speeds🤷🏽‍♂️ I was driving 90mph in a 60 and state trooper was sitting in the dark when he tried using radar on me coming from behind. As I close to him he turned on his radar and slowed down right behind em and he never moved period. That’s how a scrambler works. It slows more time to slow down safely without police seeing any speeds at a distance.

I didn't even recognize you parker. Looking good homie!

Hello my friend, I want a good radar detector, but is shipping available to the UAE or Oman?

Can u compare the valentine one cop radar versus the uniden cop radar.

You have to test all 5 different bands of KA band. Each signal is different.

Do you have to hardwire the r7 into your car or can you just use the car charger port

I run valentine 1, how does that compare to thr uniden and escort?

Solid video!

Glad I found this video. I used to be a LEO and used to run radar all the time so i know all the tricks and how and where police may be sitting ect. I have never had a speeding ticket and i turn 40 this year. My wife though has a heavy foot. I used to have to get her out of tickets back when i was a LEO. We're about to go on vacation and I never let her drive bc I'm always afraid she is going to be speeding. I gotta go pick up one of the Uniden unit's today. Just for peace of mind. I honestly don't speed. My wife on the other hand speeds on purpose and doesn't care. Smh. Great video. Thks for comparison

Wheres the best place to put it? The window mount that came with my one is shit so i just squeeze it between the dashboard and window. But i worry its too low

Glad to see you sobered up bro

Wanna install something like this as well into my car 🔥🔥

Great video 😊

Did u update the Uniden? I have that R7 love it.

Rocky Mountain radar scrambler works excellent 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Ok no my reason why i choose to use a screen all these years is because a scrambler makes your car a ghost and it doesn’t give any warning to police whether your using any such device because a scrambler allows police to see what they’re already used to seeing which is a mirror image reflection

Coppin da R7 most def

whats a false alert to you? my k band goes off on my r3 often especially when passing the speed limit radars that cops park on highways or streets

i will add, the max 360 does have the arrows which matters on highways

I have used a lot of radars and been with a lot of people in the street racing scene and the best radar I have found is the Valentine 1

my z11 picks up cops from about 1000 feet away on a straight stretch of road, about 500 on a curve, and in city mode rarely gets false positives. thing’s a lifesaver.

Would've been curious to see a valentine one compared here as well

I'd be interested in knowing the setting you had on the escort

Any of this works in the Eu or UK?

The whistler normally picks up read light cameras I had it