Cobra ESD 9210CS Vehicle Radar Detector

The ESD 9210CS detects all radar (X, K, super-wideband Ka), laser, and safety radar systems. It also provides switchable highway and city modes to prevent false alarms in congested urban areas. Its UltraBright data display makes intelligibility a cinch (through its use of band identification letters), while the unit's Stay Set memory retains all critical settings in non-volatile memory so they'll be there even after a power outage.

LaserEye provides 360-degree, 10-band detection of laser signals. Its four signals include the LTI 20-20 Laser, the Ultra Lyte Laser, the ProLaser, and the ProLaser III.

Strobe Alert works with tens of thousands of emergency vehicles currently equipped with traffic light controlling strobe emitters to provides advanced alert of the presence and/or approach of these vehicles. Safety Alert, meanwhile, warns you of emergency vehicles and road hazards from systems equipped with Safety Alert transmitters.

VG-2 Alert lets you know when you're under VG-2 radar surveillance, working alongside VG-2 Undetectable Data Display to provide complete immunity to VG-2 detection. SmartMute is a relative-speed-sensing auto-mute system that virtually eliminates false alerts, conveniently muting the alert tone.

The city/highway switch lets you manually select an operating mode, reducing the frequency of falsing in densely populated urban areas, and you can dim the detector display to enhance night driving visibility. The detector comes with a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Radar/laser detector, mounting bracket, hook-and-loop fasteners, suction cups, and a user's manual.

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.

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 know a lot of speedsters and mechanics. The next step up from this, in my opinion, would be a Valentine (I think their website is valentine.com or valentine1.com). Those are the best you'd need within reason, and they're $300 more. My friend owns one of these. Passports are almost the same price as Valentines, but give you basically the same quality as a Cobra.

So exactly how much better is a Valentine than a Cobra? About 50% better, I'd say. My friend has one and we were curious. We got one of those double things for the cig. lighter and placed my Cobra 9210 next to his Valentine and went "cruising" around in his beamer. Eventually, we found that the Valentine will give you a heads up about a fraction of a second sooner. You can also adjust the sensitivity and customize it a little more.

I still trust my Cobra to this day, but unfortunately my days of speeding are over after crashing my car. If you're rich, buy a Valentine. If you're normal, these are the next best.