UnidenR8 Extreme Long-Range Radar/Laser Detector, Dual-Antennas Front & Rear Detection w/Directional Arrows, Built-in GPS w/Real-Time Alerts, Voice Alerts, Red Light Camera,Speed Camera Alerts,Black

I recently upgraded from the R7 to the R8 (gave the R7 to my daughter, it's still an AMAZING detector). If anything, the R8 is almost TOO good! All the features I loved from the R7 are still here, or are improved. The auto mute memory for K band is a MUST have feature if you don't want your detector driving you CRAZY. And the signal arrows are also extremely useful for figuring out where cops tend to hide and run radar.So why TOO good? Well the R8 has even better range than the already incredible R7, so I get Ka band hits sometimes from 1-3 MILES away! I am still learning to trust the signal strength meter, because getting a Ka band hit, slowing down, and then reaching the source MINUTES later is impressive, but also means I slowed down WAY earlier than I had to!This detector is a BEAST!

The best there is on the market right now. They update the firmware quarterly, at least and he gets the job done.

Easy to use and have had it for a few years. It does get false alerts from cars and automatic door openers. These alerts are easily identified by the low strength that the detector picks up, most stationary or repeatable false alerts filter themselves out with the auto mute function via GPS. Display quality has been great for me, no dead pixels or anything to complain about. The mounts it comes with are good and haven’t had any issues with the detector falling or fitting where i want to put it. It does well with things like instant on and speed cameras. Based on the strength of the radar detect i can usually tell if they are using instant on, on vehicles that are in front of me but i cant see them yet. The GPS speed is accurate as well. it may be a little slow when accelerating but is consistent at steady speeds. This works well for me as some of my vehicles aren’t very accurate with the speedometer. On longer trips, running this along with wazes and you’ll be golden.

What can I say? It's a Uniden. When it comes to radar detectors, Uniden is one of the best if not the best names in the industry. It's a little larger than my previous model and it also falses a bit more around certain vehicles with LIDAR or Advanced Driver Assistance Systems but it's detection range is far far superior and yes I mean far far superior. There are also highway apps for your phone that you can connect it with. This allows for easier programming of your detector as well as provides even more detailed information as you travel. I realize many may not use this feature, but I actually have my Radar Detector set to tell me to slow down. LOL. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Saved me plenty of times on cross country road trips. Love the customization, can really quite it down for frequent falses. One instance of saving me from laser before I saw the bike cop. Struggles with laser sometimes though, have gotten 1 ticket.

I have used a Uniden R3 for the last 7 years, it still works fine and has been moved between multiple cars. I decided to upgrade and give my R3 to a friend that didn’t have a radar detector. Received this last night, hung it on the fixed mirror mount and plugged it in. All was great for the hour of driving I did. Went to go get dinner today (third power up) and now it has this green line in the screen. It hasn’t moved or been touched since last night so I don’t know what would have caused this. Amazon only offers a return and not a replacement so I’ll have to go without for a month while waiting to get my money back so I can order another one.

Had it for more than a year g two and agent gotten a ticket since, I’d say it does its job very nicely.

Purchased this unit after seeing VortexRadar's in depth review and detailed product comparison. The detector itself works very well. It's loud enough to hear over the radio with the whistle sound plus the customization options are great. My only issue is with the RTAC app. When it's connected it works great. You can change about 95% of the settings on the detector via Bluetooth. This was much better than having to navigate through all the menus on the detector itself. The trouble is getting it connected to the app. Once you add it to your Bluetooth device list you would think that it would connect quickly once you launch the app but it is sporadic at best. So I love the detector but Uniden needs to fix the RTAC app connectivity issue.