Beltronics Express 916 Laser/Radar Detector

by Beltronics

Product Details

Product Manual [372kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005ATSI
• Item model number: E916CS2
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Beltronics Express 916 can detect X, K, and wideband Ka radar, as well as laser signals. It can also detect Safety Warning System signals, which give drivers advance warning of emergency vehicles and road hazards.

Features include a nine-digit display, 65 digital voice prompts and/or audio alerts for radar, laser, and SWS detection. The Express 916 also remembers preferred settings, and includes instant-on/pulsed radar warning. Automatic and manual muting of audio alerts is provided for convenience, while a city/highway switch reduces the frequency of false warnings in densely populated urban areas.

Brackets are included for visor or windshield mounting, as are a spare fuse and a coiled six-foot power cord.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Valentine One Users,.....save your money!, September 19, 2001

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Melvin Al Farris (Davenport, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beltronics Express 936 Radar/Laser Detector (Electronics)

I carefully read all the reviews and decided on one of the more expensive radar detectors. (Valentine One) I installed that detector and it works well.
I also decided to purchase a detector for the wifes car, but did not wish to spend the $ again. So after reading more reviews, I decided to go with the Bel 936 ($ at local Circuit City.) I thought I would do a comparision of the two, so I installed the two in one vehicle. (Seperated enough to not give off false signals.) I found that they both did an excellent job. They would each pick up the radar signals at almost the exact same moment. There were just a few times where one would pick up the signal a few seconds before the other. (Sometimes the Bel and sometimes the Valentine One.) I have used them in the same vehicle for over a month now. I believe that the Bel 936 is every bit as good as the Valentine One. And is priced at almost half the cost. (I do however like the direction finder of the Valentine One.) But if you do not want to shell out the $. The Bel 936 is money spent well.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Decent Detector, August 7, 2001

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Ken Allen (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beltronics Express 936 Radar/Laser Detector (Electronics)

I purchased a Bel 936 for a trip from Colorado to California recently. Driving one of the "usual suspects," a Corvette, I figured a little extra protection couldn't hurt.

I was not disappointed in the unit's performance other than it "faults" often when passing other radar detectors or microwave towers. It gave me ample warning over a hill on I-80 in Nevada when a state trooper appeared going in the opposite direction. He had used his "instant on" radar on another vehicle which gave me plenty of time to slow down.

I like a digital voice warning rather than trying to figure out various tones to differentiate between X, K, and Ka and this unit has voice plus plenty of volume to hear it with.

The windshield mount was a little tricky to get just right but not bad and adjusting the volume level by holding down the button took some time. The levels change rapidly and I found it took a few passes to hit the volume level I wanted.

If you don't want to pony up the money for a Passport 8500 or a Bel 980, try the 936 Express. But don't expect miracles and it always helps to use a little common sense when pushing the envelope on speed limits.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Detector & Great Price!!, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Beltronics Express 936 Radar/Laser Detector (Electronics)

I do a lot of highway driving everyday, so I wanted to make sure that I got a radar detector that would detect radar from behind overpasses and over hills. This one has definitely done a good job so far. In the last week that I have used it, I got a radar warning when a police car was coming from the other direction over a small hill and in between a barrier and the radar detector picked him up from about a half mile away. I was driving along wondering where the officer was, and then realized that the detector just picked him up from so far away. My last radar detector would not have been able to do it that fast. I also like how the radar detector talks to you, instead of just beeping and the fact that it uses actual text writing. It is good to be able to be driving along and not even have to look at the detector because it tells you exactly what it is detecting. That is definitely a bonus from the last detector that I owned. I plan on buying another one of these in the near future for my husband's car. It is definitely worth it for the price!

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