Customer Reviews

Beltronics RX65-BLUE Professional Series Radar Detector

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

It's been over a year since I got this product. I spent around 340$ to buy it and another 100$ hard wiring and perma-mounting it on my dash. Since then - this detector has saved me from dozens of tickets. Even with a conservative estimate of 150$ per ticket that works out to over 4000 $. More than 10 times my investment. If you like to push the speed limits - this is a must have!

The build quality is good, it's easy to use, detection range is great. There are a lot of false positives (I always have it on highway mode), but you soon learn to tune out x band and listen for the Ka band and to a lesser extent K band. Of course - laser detection is iffy and rather pointless in my opinion. After all once you've been popped the fact becomes academic.

If you rely exclusively on this detector to warn you about speedtraps - this (or any other radar detector) might not help you much. Instead - if you use this as an additional early warning mechanism and augment this by staying alert, keeping an eye out for obvious speedtraps etc - this baby will pay off.

Now to the less savory details. Beltronics customer support sucks. Period. End of story. If you purchase this product from Beltronics directly - they hear you out grudgingly. If instead - you purchase this product from ANYONE else - they just tell you contact the seller. They will not answer even simple technical questions. They will not help you troubleshoot your device. They will not accept returns or honor their warranties. Their stock excuse being the large number of duplicates or rebuilt units flooding the market. The only recourse you have is to go back to the seller. Optionally I guess you could report them to the BBB.

In my case I was lucky, since the seller ([...]) was pretty helpful and replaced the defective piece right away. And I guess any product you get from Amazon has similar protection. BUT if you purchase it from a less helpful / influential seller - be prepared for the worst customer support ever.

With that said - this is a great product. Just be careful whom you buy it from.

My Radar detector was purchased January 2010. One month later the detector stopped working and would not turn on. I verified it was not the power source or the cable; the unit was receiving power but would not turn on. Well I wasn't too happy but I knew it was covered by a 1 Year warranty. I called up Beltronics only to find out that they DO NOT HONOR WARRANTY CLAIMS for products purchased from Amazon.com!!! Even worse, they wanted $79.99 + shipping to fix the unit. Needless-to-say, I find their level of customer service inadequate and disconcerting given the volume of product they sell through this site. I will not purchase another Beltronics product and would advise highly against it given their lack of professionalism in standing behind the quality of their own product.

The Beltronic RX65 had all the features I was looking for especially the blue display. The transaction was flawless and to date the RX65 has performed

exactly as anticipated. Would recommend this product to anyone!

I really like this radar. The light is less noticable in the dark. It get a very long range. And it dose cut back on false alamars, which I really fell in love with.

This is one of the best detectors I've ever owned. Only one problem (same one as every other one I've owned previously). In the early winter mornings when the sun is low on the horizon, the Laser alert goes off continuously! Bright sunshine emulates a Laser!

I bought the blue display and you should too Unless you want to advertise to all police and other drivers that you are using a radar detector (at night especially). I love everything about the BEL RX65, especially the voice alert and options, not to mention the range is the best you can get! Only one complaint, it is not remotely mounted and if you get pulled over by the cops with the detector they will definitely throw the book at you! Cops hate people who use radar detectors even if they don't use them to speed. Advantage is to be able to move the detector from one car to another and the price is better too.

Otherwise if you plan on keeping your car for a very long time and can afford it, spend the extra on a remote (but forget the laser, at least where I live, you really don't need it).

All in all I highly recommend the BEL RX65!

This unit has worked great to remind me in advance that police may be in the area looking for speeders. Even though it also alerts me to every retail store auto door as well, I would rather have the alert than not have it. Works great!

This radar detector is high performing for a nice price. If you are one of the drivers who wants to be more aware of their surroundings and maybe wants to speed a bit, but doesnt want to pay that much, this is the detector for you.

Pros

- Long Range

- Nice Display (blue or red)

- Small

- Great Mounting Suction Cups

- Very efficient filtering system when using autoscan

Cons

- Not as good as the valentine one?

I have been very pleased with the purchase of the RX65 Blue model. I am running a Valentine-1 in my other car so I can compare. The benefits of the RX65 vs. the V1 is the customizability of the Bel unit, both in terms of sensitivity settings and personalization. I also like the ability to mute the unit using the button on the power connector, which is closer to reach than the unit itself. The windshield mount has been effective too. The V1 is superior in providing the directional signal for the radar being tracked, and the count of signals being received. So there is a tradeoff between the units, but for the approximately $150 difference in price, I would likely buy the Beltronics unit again vs. the V1.

Great product and I love the blue display. The vendor delivered as promised with no surprises.