Buy Cobra ESD 9210CS Vehicle Radar DetectorCobra ESD 9210CS Vehicle Radar Detector Product Description:
- 10-band extra-sensory detection radar/laser detector with LaserEye feature for 360 degree signal detection
- Exclusive Strobe Alert function alerts drive to the presence of emergency vehicles; SmartMute virtually eliminates false alerts
- Voice Alert system offers audible alerts so you can keep your eyes on the road
- VG-2 Alert allows drive to be aware of VG-2 radar detection surveillance
- UltraBright data display makes viewing easy; also offers Stay-set memory, digital signal strength meter
Product Description
Safety is always important, especially on the highway. And this Cobra radar detector helps you along your journey. It features all 9 bands of radar detection, which represents the ultimate in detection technology. ItM-^Rs designed to maximize your awareness of your driving environment by reducing your risk of accidents and traffic violations. Plus with the Safety Alert« transmitter, youM-^Rll always know about approaching road hazards. Not Available in VA.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent Value
By Burnt Rice
I bought my Cobra for $99. This is the best radar detector you can buy for under $400 as far as I know, and I've spoken with a few speedsters and mechanics. The next step up from this, in my opinion, is a Valentine (I think their website is valentine1.com). Those are the best radar detectors you'd need (within reason), and they're $300 more than this Cobra. Passports are almost the same price as Valentines, but give you basically the same quality as a Cobra, so I don't recommend a Passport.So exactly how much better is a Valentine than a Cobra? About 50% better, I'd say. My friend has a Valentine and we were curious, so we got one of those double things for the cigarette lighter and placed my Cobra 9210 next to his Valentine and went cruising around. Eventually, we found that the Valentine will give you a heads up about a fraction of a second sooner, which is actually quite decisive in some situations.Non-critical feature differences between the Valentine and the Cobra include sensitivity adjustment, and indication of the direction of the detected signal (front, sides, or back). The Valentine has both those features, but the Cobra does not. The directional arrow feature isn't very helpful in avoiding police radar (since you just react immediately when you hear the indicator), but it is a neat feature to determine what the source of the signal was if you're not sure. The sensitivity feature is fairly useful because if you're near the city there can be a lot of signal noise so you only want to detect stronger signals, while if you're in the countryside you want maximum sensitivity because the only radar signal is probably a police radar.I still trust my Cobra and it definitely gives a good warning for police radar, but Valentines are noticeably better. I do not recommend Passports. If you're rich, buy a Valentine. If you're normal, these Cobras are the next best and should give you a good warning of police radar.***EDIT***My Cobra worked well for about 3-3.5 years until it suddenly died one day. My best guess of the cause is repeated exposure to heat when storing it in the glove box during the summers. If you want it to last, I recommend removing it from your car if it's a warm day.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.What do you expect?
By A Customer
This is the 3rd cobra I have bought. I owned the previous version of this model that I purchased for about $200.00 - 3 years ago. My previous one was stolen out of my vehicle. Everybody keeps complaning about the accuracy & distance. As for false alarms I haven't gotten any. Obviously its is picking something up or it wouldn't be going off! I simply set mine for the city mode & shut off the VG2 alert. Mine basicly goes off for the K alerts only. I have had mine for about 3 weeks now it working just as good as my previous one did. Yes the range is on the shorter side but if you can not afford the $400 for a Valintine this will work. I used the under 13 to avoid registering an account.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
This baby works!
By Jakester
I couldn't be happier with this detector. Easy to use, windshield mount is very solid, and it detects a wide array of signal types. From the speed traps it's already helped me avoid I'd say it's paid for itself several times over.
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