Does anyone know if the Whistler Radar detectors any good? Or can some one recommend a good radar/ laser detector in the $100 range?

I currently have a radio shack one which I got on sale for 30 and it sucks.

Thanks
ps i did post in the electronics section but got no responses.

 

i got a Cobra w/ voice for $99 from walmart and its awesome! i lost count after it saved me over 10 times. definately recommended

 

The gold standards for along time have been the Valentine.
After that, the Passport 8500.

 

I can vouch for both, I owned the passport X50 8500 for almost a yr and it worked great.
Borrowed a friends V1 for abit, sold my Passport and bought a brand new V1.
It truely is the Best you can get.
Even if you can buy a used slightly older model, its worth every penny.
I been through atleast 8 different RD in the past I can finally say that this is truely The one to own...
Most of those low end models I found unreliable.

 

I own the Valentine One and it is by far the best of the best. The only problem is that you are not going to find one in the $100 range. I would suggest just saving your money and getting a Valentine One or just don't get one at all. I hate to be honest with you but most of the other ones miss certain signals.

Good luck!

 

Sorry guys the passport is the only way to go i've had the 8500 and now the 8500 x50. Check out http://www.radartest.com/ and see the results. Plus now with escorts zr3 shift laser jamming system you have it all http://www.passportsr1.com/zr3.htm

 

I owned the Escort X50 8500 for almost a full yr, and while it did function well, and the City mode did reduce 75% of false alarms, V1 surpassed it with much better sensitivity that the X50 could never ever match. 1 instance is, at the CVS store in town. X50 2 bogey counts. V1 4. how is that? well the V1 can manages to pick there entrance and exit K band.
Now not that I need it to do that, But Fact remains, overall sensitivity on the V1 is superior. I drive through K-band saturated areas, and V1 tends to go off abit more often, but I know for a fact, that if I see 1 extra K-band count where I am familiar how many exactly should be goin off, then theres a Bogey near by.
I too use the swear up and down, I didn't need a V1 while I owned my X50 claiming its just as good blah blah, and I don't need arrows...
Well like i stated in my first post. Try 1 and the difference is pretty clear.
I searched the internet and talked on many other forums about Radar Detectors.
Valentine 1 wins...
Just within the last 2 weeks I can recall 5 times where the V1 saved my A$$
and with the arrows, I know exactly whats ahead, or whats creepin up from behind...

 

Did you see the zr3 shift really once you install that its def. the best. The valtine has no option for that. Plus whether he is in front or behind me i still slow down