Cobra 9850 9 Band Radar Detector with Compass

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Product Details

Product Manual [661kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 3.1 x 4.6 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000056SKQ
• Item model number: ESD9850
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,540 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First Class Unit, August 17, 2001

By A Customer

Well built, though a bit larger than I had imaged. This is the best use of e-voice I have seen in a consumer product. Clear pleasant voice alerts the driver in a non-stressful way, the voice also states the type of radar detected, nice. The LED banner display is also first class and easy to read. The compass is an excellent and sensible add-on.

This unit may not be the most sensitive, but it rarely give false positives either. What good is an ultra sensitive detector that "cry's wolf" all the time? radartest.com gave this unit five stars for "false alarms", don't overlook this ability as you try and find the most sensitive detector out there. Otherwise you will fill your car environment with "beeping" that you'll just start to ignore.

The only negative is the silver color of the front 2/3rds of the detector. Although it looks nice alone, it stands out on a dark dash and reflects lots of sunlight up to the windshield. I think Cobra stopped using this color on their latest models. Good idea.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, October 10, 2003

By	Sabine (St.Augustine, FL United States) - See all my reviews

By the time the alarm went off I was within sight of police cars. It is very specific; it tells you exactly what is there -but not until you see it at the same time.