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

I’ve bought the first one and was hesitant because of price. This thing is a no frills no extra crap just simple and it works I have bought 4 total worth way more pays off quickly!

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.

Of course this is not better than the mighty R7 but I live in a city where 95% of cops and highway patrol turn of their radar, Daily I pass them with this or the R7 and no detection and how can you detect a radar that has been turned off but when they're turned on both detectors are able to sense the frequency with no problem, First of all just because this is a $50 radar detector do not assume you are buying an entry level Whistler pr another false alert toy brand that is going to give you all false alerts and not one single real alert, This DFR7 Is a Uniden meaning the eagle eye and other components are genuine Uniden parts and you get to get a Uniden experience from both, OK now the differenceces are that this radar is able to detect the same K band store doors and the same KA police radar but with less sensitivity and range for example if I become close to the pharmacy doors the R7 will detect the X band way sooner than this and with the band strength on display and the direction only on the R7, same for police KA similarly the DFR1 is capable of detection of those bands with less range sensitivity and range also will not display direction either but it will catch bands from front and rear of the vehicle and would not miss a detection the R7 does so which one I would buy the R7 at a deal of 399 (yes post Black friday from Amazon) or this one for 50, If I was living in a city where they turn on their radars I would definitely have kept the R7 and not bought this one but this way this does the job needed without dashing extra 500 or 550 for more luxurious experience.Honestly I ended up returning thi DFR1 because after more testing (2 weeks after 1st receive) this has a range of only 600 to 800 feet meaning the patrol car most likely noticed you whether you were in front or back of them and yes this one has front and rear eye but with range this short the only benefit I guess is it will alert not to anything crazy like aggressive driving or further speeding before the sirens turn on, I believe from my vast reading that the best detector brand is going to be escort with the 360 international version being on top since it's the only one out of the advertised gatso detectors that really catch gatso plus the ability to detect everything else but since I do not live in California or any Gatso states am going to order the Cobra RAD 380i with advertised 2 miles range that cost 100, Uniden is a great brand created by Japanese engineers, I will wait for the upcoming R9 or check escort and maybe VAL 1 Gen 2 which isn't a comprehensive radar detector plus being pricey.As a conclusion this radar detector is better than nothing based on my experience and other people reviews and definitely worth the tiny price tag on it, Think of the price of ticket compared to the price of this or any reliable detector that is not just an ornament because lots of the cheap one are just that but this is different.

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 ...

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