Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- SPX5500
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- SKU:
- 1470013
Customer reviews
Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 344 reviews
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Customers are saying
Customers often highlight the product's excellent radar detection, competitive price, and generally good performance. Many appreciate its ease of use and accuracy, although some experienced false alarms, particularly the train warning, which triggered unexpectedly. A shorter-than-ideal power cord and a somewhat dim display were also mentioned as minor drawbacks. Overall, the detector is considered effective, but users should be aware of these potential issues.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Cons mentioned:False alarms
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good, affordable radar detector
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I got this to replace a cobra I-Radar that was stolen from my vehicle. The alerts are not quite as loud as my previous radar detectors, but the text display helps to notice the alerts when you are listening to loud music. The size is perfect for mounting behind my mirror, are there are much less false alerts than I expected from a mid-grade detector.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Radar detection
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great detector
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Has saved me many times thus far from cop traps. Works well!
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
works great.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works great. picked up all the police radar why traveling to South Carolina from NYC.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:False alarms
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice Radar Detector
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is my first radar detector so I wasn't sure what to expect. It works great and there are minimal false alarms triggered by alarms from stores and banks, etc. I like that I can mute it when I don't want to hear it at times. It has definitely saved me from a few speeding tickets so far. The compact design makes it not distracting being in the window either, this was a concern of mine.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Hasn't failed me yet
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I don't see how I lived without a radar detector for as long as I did. This is a must. It has saved me on many occasions.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Radar detectionCons mentioned:False alarms
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great radar for a low price
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I recently traveled from Texas to Florida so I purchased this one, it detects cop before they detect you, unfortunately it has a lot of false alarm. But overall it did good on detections for a cheap price.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Radar detection
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very Accurate
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Both bands have functioned effectively so far. There is also some form of train track detection that was a surprise.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for the price
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Its good. Only thing is when something is horizontal in the road, it recognizes it as a train. But good for the money
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Radar detection
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm impressed with the way this picks up the radar way ahead when the officer just zaps his radar gun toward a car far in front of us. It gives us plenty of lead time to check our odometer to make sure we're not going too fast.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Train warning
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great radar detector
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The radar detector is great except for the train alert that goes of and no train in sight.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Still getting used to it
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I had an older Cobra radar detector that suddenly stopped working, so I figured it was time to update and upgrade. This unit works quite well, and seems more sensitive than my old one. The speaking function takes a little getting used to, and for some reason it tells me a train is approaching at a certain section of highway not anywhere near train tracks, but otherwise I am pleased so far.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Recommend this product
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have recently purchased this product and I liked it very much. Considering the prize which is not that high I will defiantly recommend it. It alarms before even more than mile distance and it saved me many times since I bought this 2 months back.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice buy
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Nice for the price just got to figure out all of the different alerts
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good detector for the money
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this because of the name brand and sale price, days before I left for a 3,000 mile road trip. I figured the chances of me getting a speeding ticket during this trip was high, since I intended to go 80 the entire time. I'd say it paid for itself during this trip, giving me notification of KA band momments before passing a police car hiding. In my experience there's a ton of factors on how soon you may get a buzz before approaching a cop. Sometimes I got very little time to smash on the brakes, and other times I'd have a mile or so. Sometimes you must understand how police radars work and how a detector works, when you get lasered by a cop and the detector goes crazy and screams laser, it's too late...they already got you. NO DETECTOR can stop this unless it jams the cops laser and that's likely illegal. so yes I did get lasered once going 80 in a 70 but the stop didn't stop me. This thing is to prevent tickets, not stop them. I always call myself an educated speeder, or speed with caution. I have been driving for 10 years and I have yet to receive a speeding ticket. One thing I hate about this thing is the TRAIN notification that others are saying, it was extremely annoying but I can live with it as it doesn't go off much around my home town. you can't turn that off either or silent it like the X band. For some this feature might completely ruin the radar if it goes off a lot on your daily commute and I wouldn't blame you for that. Other than that, it does what it's supposed to.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It's Awsome
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works as expected. I like the unit. It is a good deal for the price.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good base unit
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Unit works well, gets the job done and the price was great.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:False alarms
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good but intrusive
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I replaced the old detector I had with this one. It works but occasionally suggests a train is approaching - when none are in evidence. I'm Ok with the detector, but this happens too frequently. I have to find and adjust settings to eliminate this false signal, I guess...
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good product.learning alerts takes some time.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great product but seems sensitive. Getting many false alerts. " Train is coming" when no tracks for 20 miles ? Overall easy and voice alerts is nice. Still learning. Volume control good. Many features and would recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good for the price
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This radar detector was on sale and it seems to work fine.
I would recommend this to a friend - Cons mentioned:Cord length, False alarms
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works great
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works just fine. Other reviews mentioned it would give false train alerts, that has only happened once and I've had mine two months. The connecter cord is too short to teach from my cars plug in though.
I would recommend this to a friend



