Uniden DFR5 Long Range Radar/Laser Detection

This rador protector has never failed to alert me on time. I have saved myself from being pulled over many times with this uniden rador protector. It has served me well.

How many times this has saved me is amazing! The range is excellent and the display is easy to see. The quality is great. After a trip across the country I bought one for my husband! Easy to use and worth the money!

Owned for 6 months now, been repeatedly impressed with how well this thing works. Pulling signals from 2.5 miles even without line of sight.

For this little item, it’s pretty accurate. You need to place it low enough but high enough to go out your front window and back window that helps and the price is really good if I had more than one vehicle then I’m probably buy one for each one.

I was between the uniden r3 and held off for a while because of the price. I knew I didn’t want a cobra after hearing not good reviews. I stumbled across this and it’s perfect for what I wanted. First time user, just nice peace of mind. I’ve found a lot of cops it hasn’t picked up on though- not sure if they’re off duty or what. Haven’t had it pick up on one behind me to my knowledge but it can definitely tell when they’re ahead.

Works great. Usually can spot a cop before I can see it.

So many people have reviewed this radar detector in depth so I'll hit the highlights. First of all it is equipped to detect the following radar bands; K, KA, X, and Laser so it's got you covered. No real setup needed which is also nice, you mount it, plug it in, and turn it on using the volume knob. Another thing that's great is it does'nt have false alarms while traveling down the highway or interstate. If it goes off, you're being clocked or about to be because it does have a very long distance detection area including behind you. That's not a feature that you typically see at this price point, at least one that actully works well. You will get some KA detections if you're in a parking lot and motion activated entry doors are being used.... obviously. I bought this specifically for a 1100+ mile trip and was amazed how well it worked and how many times it saved my a$$. I didn't use the suction cup mount and opted to purchase a sticky rubber dash keeper pad like you would use for a cell phone. My reason for this was because I'm a little OCD and looking at this stuck to my window would drive me crazy but more importantly when cops point radar at oncoming vehicles they are trained to point it at the grill of your vehicle. Placing it on the dash puts the detector closer to line of sight which in theory could be more accurate and possibly give you slightly more warning. I hope this honest review helped you make an informed decision about this product, I was not compensated in any way.

So this works for like red light cameras, however, for radar guns it does not always pick up the signal. I don't use it much anymore for this reason and i am not able to return it. I think there are better ones in the market.