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- Best radar detector under $200 Beltronics Vector 955 *Est. $175
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Best radar detector under $200
- Few false alarms
- Easy to use
- Good basic detector
- Gives shorter warning of radar traps than top detectors
- Hit-or-miss detection of instant-on radar
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Just what I wanted it to be., September 17, 2009
Good quality product for the money, September 17, 2009I have used this product on a few road trips so far and it has saved my butt once so far. To really see how well the product worked, my friend and I drove on a street that has a road sign that tells you… your speed. It picked up the road sign from about 3-4 football fields away while heading towards the sign. After we passed it, it still picked it up for about half a football field. So I think that should be more than enough room to slow down.
beltronics v955, September 13, 2009saved me many times, September 11, 2009I have owned this for over two months, and it has never failed to warn me that a cop is in the area. It provided plenty of warning to safely slow down. It will also make a couple of beeps at the volume that… you set it, then will go to a quite tone. That is probably the best feature on the unit. The only downside is that if there are a lot of road work signs on the highway, you will get a fair amount of K band false alarms. Overall, you can't beat this for the money!
Good product, September 10, 2009
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The Beltronics Vector 955 outperforms two other budget radar detectors in this test, the Cobra XRS 9955 and Whistler Pro 78SE. The Beltronics does the best job detecting radar on straightaways, around curves and over hills.
Review: Best 2009 Radar Detector Under $179, Craig Peterson, Aug. 15, 2009
The expert tests at GuysOfLidar.com mimic real-world situations; for example, radar detectors are tested on their ability to sense radar guns that are hiding over a hill or around a curve. The Beltronics Vector 955 performs well in most tests, but has a hard time detecting instant-on radar.
Review: Radar Detector Test, Editors of GuysOfLidar.com, Aug. 17-19, 2007
LaserVeil.com is a retail site that sells a laser light-absorbing spray for cars. In addition to that, it conducts expert radar-detector tests and posts the results in a buyer's guide. The Beltronics Vector 955 is rated one of the best $200 radar detectors here, but there is no full review of the unit.
Review: Radar Detectors Buyer's Guide 2008-2009, "The Veil Guy", Jan. 11, 2009
The Beltronics Vector 955 is one of the few under-$200 radar detectors that gets a recommendation from "Radar Roy" Reyer, the former police officer who now runs this retail site. He says the Vector 955 was the top performer in his 2007 tests, but no test results are posted.
Review: Radar Roy's Product Recommendations, Roy Reyer
5. Amazon.com
The Beltronics Vector 955 earns an average rating of 3.5 stars (out of five) with more than 60 consumer reviews posted. With such a large number of different views registered by owners, readers can get a good overall idea of the Vector 955's real-life performance.
Review: Beltronics V955 Vector High Performance Radar Detector, Contributors to Amazon.com
6. Epinions.com
The Beltronics Vector 955 earns an average of 3.5 stars (out of five) from more than 25 users at Epinions.com, a site where consumers post reviews of products they own. Users also give the Vector 955 numeric ratings for ease of use and durability, along with narrative reviews detailing their ownership experiences.
Review: Beltronics Vector 955 Radar Detector, Contributors to Epinions.com
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