The Best Radar Detector for the Money
Cobra SPX 7800BT
Like most Americans, we’re not especially huge fans of the hidden tax known as speeding tickets. And while there are apps to help you evade the most prevalent speed traps, it’s better to use a radar detector that incorporates app functionality. Cobra’s SPX 7800BT does just that, combining the strength of crowd-sourced data from your phone, with all forms of radar and laser detection. The app also communicates with the detector so that positive police radar sends a signal to the phone to tabulate with other users, and so that false-positives are also filtered. Note: In our testing, we picked up plenty of false positives locally; this is normal. The detector keep track of this along your commute and begin to filter these out in a few days. [$249; cobra.com]
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