Uniden DFR1 Long Range Laser and Radar Detection, 360° Protection, City and Highway Modes, Easy-to-Read Color Icon Display with Signal Strength Meter Bars,Black

As advertised

I bought this for a 1600 mile road trip in May 2024.My only other radar detector was the excellent but really annoying Valentine one gen one (v1) that got stolen from my glove box after the thief broke my window. This has drastically better false alert filtering than the old V1.I love City mode 1 (City plus a dash is indicated). I get pretty much no beeps for automatic doors and most SUVs. Highway mode, it turns on all the detection frequencies.Out of the more than 100 cops that I passed on my trip, yes it was that busy, about 20 of them had their radar guns on. The other 80 plus had them off, so naturally the detector did not go off.Sometimes cops use a feature called instant on radar, where they wait for a speeder to drive by with their radar off, only to turn it on for a couple seconds.If you're on a dark and lonely highway, with no other traffic, guess what will happen with a $1,000 detector and a instant on radar gun. You will get the same ticket as this $55 detector.This detector has noticeably shorter range than my V1 on the highway. But, if you hear a detector go off at 2 mi out or half a mile out, you're going to slow down all the same.This radar detector has a really cheesy mount, but somebody mentioned that there's an aftermarket Mount for it. I will be getting that. And the stock mount is adjustable by either squeezing or opening up the metal to make it level. With a stock Mount, there is a bit of bounce to the detector, but it seems to work just the same.Is this as good as a top-tier detector? No, it was the cheapest model from the last generation. It has limitations in range, but it is way less annoying to use than my old Valentine one. It is an excellent deal for the price, but having said that I plan on keeping this one in the spare car, and buying a uniden r4 for my main car. Remember that most cops do not have their radar gun on when you pass them.Best bang for buck low cost radar detector, from my research the ones in its price range are noticeably worse in operation.

Uh, why it’s 150$ now idk. I bought it for 50$ May 2024.Anyways, works pretty good. Not perfect.Wish it was 360. And wish it was battery operated. But good distance, no false alarms, noise levels are good, and has saved me $$.

After some negative reviews on u tube ... I purchased ... I'm going to say this I have not switched to city .. the false signals mentioned are so few which brings me to range if you know how to read your radar detector for instant on ( which I repeat NO DETECTOR WILL PICK UP UNLESS THE GUN IS POINTED AND ON ) so if you see or hear your detector show even a little hiccup. You must assume it could be instant on turning on and off on traveling cars ahead of you ... slow down ... & there is plenty of warning at least 60 seconds ... to notice somthing could be wrong.. far as just simple ( side of the road & radar on ) picks up perfectly & about 2 min before going by the police car etc.. sitting or hiding on the highway or city.. plenty of time ... the high end detectors will obviously give you an extra 20 or 30 seconds across the board obviously at a cost ... so I'm recommending this detector based on driving a corvette & driving at speed limits .. so times will vary if your speeding 30 mph over limits & radar & instant on are coming up that much faster .. however this also applies to the 600 dollar detectors .. This detector will achieve what you want it to do if you understand how to read it & slow down even in-between a few ( very few on the highway false signals) just keep in mind no matter what .. if the radar of any sort is off & has a clear view of your car & is turned on its to late .. ( this radar detector will help alot but this detector or the 600 dollar detector are only a deterent .. accompanied with Wazz driving app its 100 % better then nothing ... ( hope this helps on making an educated decision ... the extra time & accuracy of the 600 $ detector maybe is a better fit ... but this will get the job done ...

One of my favorite purchases. Works very well. Sometimes I think it's a little delayed but never every time