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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 02:43 PM
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anyone know of a good radar dectector for a $100 or less and where i can get it ? thanks.
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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circuit city has them
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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yeah but which one?
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Get a beltronics but spend about $50 more or so. I had the 965 and loved it
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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Bel Express 795, i checked out radartest.com and that was the best rated radar detector for under 100 bux, i bought two cuz they were on clearance at radioshack, . . see if they still got em at radioshack
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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didn't see your post till i got back from the store, i got a cobra xr9330 it was rated pretty good and was only 83 bucks hopefully it won't be a P.O.S
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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return it! research research research!
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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radioshack doesn't have to one you mentioned. is there any palce else you can get it?
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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http://www.bestradardetectors.net/Co...a-xrs-9330.htm
this is the one i got all the others ones were way too much.
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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no such thing, buy the real deal or nothing at all. If you want a good radar detector get a Valentine1
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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Check out http://www.radardetectortest.com/ The Bel beat out the Valentine 1

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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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I bought a cheap one a while back. Its basicaly a light show ever 5 mins lol
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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Spend an extra 100 and get the Belrx65 Its better than the valentine
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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i have a valentine and have used the bel rx65, and i like my valentine a looot more. once you have the arrows you cant live without them.
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamin' bird
Check out http://www.radardetectortest.com/ The Bel beat out the Valentine 1
Yeah those people dont work for bel or anything. Every test is saying the bel is better and they reerence a lot of stuff to them. You need to find an unbiast site. I have had tons of radar detectors, including a bel. They all SUCKED but 2. The Escort 8500 X50 and my current Valentine 1. Those are the only 2 I would ever use again. They worked better than any RMR, Cobra, or Bel.
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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V1 !!!!!!!! - save for it and get it, you can send it back in for a new one whenever they updgrade the software, it payed for itself within a week when i got it.
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