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The WHISTLER DE1793SE all brand radar has a 360 Degree protection, an easy to understand real-voice alerts, high-visibility text display, didigtal voice recorder, and a VG2 cloak.

Details:

Description:
Whistler DE-1793SE Laser-Radar Detector

Manufacturer:
Whistler

Lowest Price:
$68.99

General
General Features: VG-2 Protection,visual alert
Included Components: dash mount

detection bands: Laser,VG-2 Alert
Sensitivity Modes: City

Reviews:

Excellent Detector! Unbeatable for the price.

Pros: - Excellent laser detection.

- Excellent X and K band detection.

- POP mode.

- A lot of features

- Price
Weaknesses: - Ka band detection is good, but looks weak compared to the stellar X and K band ranges.

- Ergonomics
Arguably the best price-performance ratio. Whistler has always made solid products, and the 1793SE is a great detector. It has a lot of features and options found only in the most expensive detectors (ability to turn individual bands off for example) MOUNTING:The windshield bracket is solid steel, the suction cups are small, and only 2 are included, but they have very good adherence. The mounting bracket has a rubber bumper that sits on the windshield, and the detector never touches the glass. This is important in my eyes as you reduce vibrations going into the detector. FEATURES: Packed. Besides the regular bands and pop detection, the detector has a text compass that even shows degrees, has a message recorder, voltage meter, and something whistler calls the “stay alert”. The compass, voltage meter and message recorder are very useful, but the “stay alert” is not. Because of all the features packed, you need the manual the first times to know what buttons activate what special features. Ironically, programming is kind of intuitive. Just press and hold QUIET to go into programming, press QUIET to toggle selections, use the volume UP and DOWN to change the value. DISPLAY AND VISIBILITY:It is a red VFD text display (regular) with decent daytime brightness, DIM mode is good for dusk, and dark is perfect for night. I have 2 dislikes here. You cannot blank the display, and in dark mode, during an alert the display goes blank. In addition, to change dimming in the 1793SE you have to press and hold the power button. AUDIO AND ERGONOMICS:The volume level is weak, and if you have a loud cabin you need level 8 all the time. Autoquiet goes to 1, very quiet. Voice alerts are a female voice, and are OK. Ergonomics in not intuitive because of all the features. FALSES:Falses are part of a radar detector. Unfortunately, you cannot reduce the sensitivity for K band in city mode, only X band. Using city2 mode disables X band, so no X band falses. On the highway, some cobra models are well know for setting Ka falses in many detectors, and unfortunately the 1793SE is affected too. Overall, filtering is very good, and driving in city2 mode totally eliminates X band falses. PERFORMANCE:What good is a nice looking detector with tons of features if it doesn’t pick radar? In this regard, the 1793SE pleasantly surprised me. X band and K band are not that far from the top 4 detectors (V1, passport 8500 X50, Bel RX65 and Bel STi). Ka band is not as good, but it still provides plenty or advanced warning. Laser is stellar, but because of the laser dangerous nature, a laser notification will often be a ticket notifier, no matter the detector. Anyways, it is good to know if you have been hit.OVERALL:Well balanced detector. Very good detection range. Very strong X, K and laser. A lot of features. Ka band not as impressive, but still quite good. Very nice looking. COMMENTS - The performance and features at this price is a steal. This is the one to get for budgets around $100, and will hang out quite nicely with the sub $200 crowd (Bel V895 / v955)- The compass has odd convention for the degrees numbering. North is 0, and the measurement is done clockwise.- The startup sequence shows all the setting - Excellent mid-range detector. 85% of the performance of the top ones, at 30% of the price, and more features than any of them

Whistler Review

Pros: Compass, no dials, many traffic alerts available
Weaknesses: Compass is not tremendously accurate, has a cheap feel
I’ve had several radar detectors over the years, since police are always finding new ways to snoop on my speed. The list of features keeps growing longer, but the solid feel of a metal case that I experienced on some previous detectors is tough to beat. I’m a little disappointed in the compass accuracy - perhaps something in my vehicle is interfering with it. If the device is going to use a numerical directional display, it should have the “guts” to make that display appropriately meaningful. However, it gets the job done, and once I get past the initial things that I obsess about, it will be fine, I’m sure.

Nice Detector for price

Pros: Good sensitivity, low false alerts
Weaknesses: Hard to read in sunlight
These can be found at a good price, Very good range on this Detector but the display is hard to read in the daylight, It also seems to get a little hot but it does not seem to affect it at all. I like all the features and it does its job niceley. Real voice to let you know the type of radar used. the compass is nice as well

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