Excelent Radar Detector
This is a great product, reads the signals from a very long distance, the only thing is that is silver on top, so the light reflects a lot, need to place it under rearview mirror.

sub-par
Okay, I bought this laser detector for 118.00 in May 08. I expected a higher quality device and more accurate. I liked the fact that it had an LCD screen, a digital compass, and was audible. Within 2 days I was very dissatisfied with it. You can't see the "bright lcd" screen during the day even on the brightest setting. No matter how many times I would calibrate the compass it would get "stuck" on west. Also sometimes it simply wouldn't do anything when passing by a cop with radar. Sometimes it would inform me when I was already past the radar/laser which was really dumb. And worst of all, The device says L-A-S-E-R really loud and flashes ultra bright led lights on the top like a strobe and makes a really annoying noise. Which is not all that bad when you've got a cop with a laser gun pointed at traffic, but my detector used to randomly (once or twice a week) give false laser readings. I found that it worked NO better than a 39.99 unit my sister bought for me for my birthday from wal-mart years ago. Oh and one more problem, and the main reason I RETURNED this product for a full money-back refund: The clip that attaches to the suction cups on the windshield is very very cheap, after 1.5 weeks it no longer clicked and would consistently go flying off the dash while I was driving, so basically the cheap thing broke after a week and a half. By then I was fed up with this thing and I shoved it in a box and mailed her back! Good Riddance! Its pretty big too compared to other detectors you'll find. This product IS NOT recommended!

whistler xtr 690
Whistler XTR690 - High Performance Radar/Laser Detector with LCD Text Display Good product!! Shipping was quick!!!

turn it on and go
just what i wanted great detector for a low price. this thing does exactly what i wanted + it acts as a compass. if you are looking for an inexpensive detector that works better than the price indicates, this is it.

Whissssssssstler
Seems good so far - picked up a cop a couple of minutes before I could even see him, maybe 3/4 mile away. Picks up behind hills and from behind the car. It has some blinking electric blue LED's on it which help if you have the music really loud, and it's pretty customizable for your particular preference. IT DOES NOT LIGHT CIGARETTES! It doesn't even play music or make phone calls. In fact, I have yet to see it give me directions anywhere. Come to think of it I haven't even see it do anything but detect police. Hmmm... kinda lame considering the iphone's abilities. But I'll keep it!!