Radio Shack Radar Detector performance?

I have a friend who spent mucho peneienzies on a very fast sports car. He even had a cabinet maker install a burlwood case for a radar/kaser detector. It was really neat. Thhe guy got nailed for speeding by plane. Seems he was the only driver in a multi colored custom vette on that section of I-80. what a doosh

Opinions are opinions, but I'll offer mine. The components required to assemble a reasonably adequate radar detector yourself come to more than the retail price of that unit. That by itself may not mean much, but reviews of radar detectors, such as that published annually by Road&Track Magazine, Motor Trend, and others, as well as web-based radar detector reviews either ignore the RadioShack products, or rate them at the bottom of the pile. I've never seen a sub-$100 radar detector receive even marginally acceptable reviews. Personally, my choice is the Escort brand Passport 8500 model. About 6 times the price of the one you mention, but it is uniformly top-rated by all institutional reviewers, and it works.

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Thanks a lot guys, I have since that post searched those reviews and decided to return the Radio-Shack one after this road trip I'm taking. I also bought a PNI Silver Bullet RX7500 on ebay for 100 dollars wich I will use when I get it. They sell for about 190 usualy, and from what I"ve found have very positive reviews: http://www.radar-detectors.com/products/pni/silver_bullet_RX7500.asp



Thanks for all the help guys... =) have a good one