Cobra ESD-6200 Radar Detectors

Cobra ESD-6200 Radar Detectors 

DESCRIPTION

Full range radar/laser detector with multiple features including the new Safety Alert System, which warns drivers of emergency vehicles, road hazards or approaching trains equipped with the Safety Alert transmitters.

USER REVIEWS

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[Sep 03, 2002]
Larry Hendricks
Model Reviewed: 2000

Strength:

volume, voice alert, sensitivity to all other bands.

Weakness:

Laser detection.

Well...I thought it wkred well until I blew right past a NJ trooper the other night with NO warning whatsoever. What made it worse was that I was not coming around a curve or anything..stright on T 80mph in a 55 zone. I got a warning as opposed to c summons, but he told me that he got me with a laser. I immediately figured it was new technology that was not built into my detector. Lo and behold my consternation when I found otu that laser detection was suppoed to be covered. Also, the unit cuts on and off FREQUENTLY. Problem with the power cord....ready to buy another!

OVERALL
RATING
3
VALUE
RATING
4
[Jun 30, 2002]
Daniel March
Model Reviewed: Cobra ESD 6200

Strength:

Loud alarm nice women's voice

Weakness:

terrible terrible range! Volumn control a pain in the butt to adjust without holding the whole unit.

This is a terrible Radar detector. I have to be almost right on top of a cop before it goes off. I do not believe the range is much more than a fifth of a mile at best! In fact, I usually see the cop JUST after the detector goes off. Believe me please, if you depend on this device to say you from a ticket you are in deep trouble pal. Oviousely you have to pay much more to get somthing that works I would think. The best detector is apparently your foot......Oh, mine is now broke. I had it 8 months. Where you hook the power cord into the unit. It goes on an off! Now it does not even detect anything. Does not matter, it does not work worth a dam anyway.

Similar Products Used:

NONE

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Jun 30, 2002]
Daniel March
Model Reviewed: Cobra ESD 6200

Strength:

Loud alarm nice women's voice

Weakness:

terrible terrible range! Volumn control a pain in the butt to adjust without holding the whole unit.

This is a terrible Radar detector. I have to be almost right on top of a cop before it goes off. I do not believe the range is much more than a fifth of a mile at best! In fact, I usually see the cop JUST after the detector goes off. Believe me please, if you depend on this device to say you from a ticket you are in deep trouble pal. Oviousely you have to pay much more to get somthing that works I would think. The best detector is apparently your foot......Oh, mine is now broke. I had it 8 months. Where you hook the power cord into the unit. It goes on an off! Now it does not even detect anything. Does not matter, it does not work worth a dam anyway.

Similar Products Used:

NONE

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Jun 08, 2002]
Greg
Model Reviewed: Cobra 6200

Strength:

Size, range, price, voice alert a plus...

Weakness:

I've never gotten a Laser (lidar) warning, X-band is a little sensitive

I've found this product to work quite well. In fact it seems to be more sensitive than my friend's brand new Cobra. Also I've found the twisted cord to be the superior when compared to a straight cord. All in all using this dectector for 2 years I haven't been pulled over.. And I've got 115mph in a 55mhh zone...

Similar Products Used:

Newer Cobra model

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
4
[May 19, 2000]
Joe

Strength:

Voice Alert

Weakness:

The detection of radar is horrible. It will only detect if the cops are right next to me, if it even picks it up at all. I wouldn't recommend this radar detector to anyone. Try another model by cobra or another brand, but stay away from this one.

I paid around $130 dollars for this radar detector and I don't think it's worth even half of that. I would stay away from this model if at all possible. It does not pick up radar well at all. Even when I drive down town I have to be really close to the stores with the X band radar for this detector to even pick it up. It is not really good for anything.

Similar Products Used:

Whistler, Cobra. I have recently purchased a new model Cobra and it seems to be working better than this one.

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[May 23, 2000]
M Green
Model Reviewed: Cobra ESD-6100

Strength:

It's cheap but not worth the $100 I paid for it.

Weakness:

Almost worthless range of reception. Sometimes I'll be right on top of a cop before the unit signals. The VG-2 detector goes off when any other
radar detector is around.

This unit is almost worthless with poor/almost no sensitivity and a VG-2 that goes off all the time in traffice from other radar detectors. DONT BUY COBRA. Pay a little more for BEL or Escort. This product was a waste of my money.

Similar Products Used:

None

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Dec 29, 2000]
Joe

Strength:

Features, looks, programming.

Weakness:

Sensitivity on K, Ka bands.

Good features, good styling, and easy programming does not make up for terrible sensitivity on most bands, K, Ka in particular. This detector did not prevent a speeding ticket!

Similar Products Used:

BEL 950 (great detector!)

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
2
[Aug 10, 2000]
tim gibney

Strength:

Voice alert is cool

Weakness:

Doesn't work very well at all

Got it for around $60. Overall not a very good detector. It has not saved me yet, and i have gotten one ticket with it. Not until the cop was behind me when i was allready pulled over did the K band alert start to go off.

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Jul 24, 2000]
adam
Model Reviewed: 1999

Strength:

Cool look, long cord, good features

Weakness:

HORRIBLE DETECTION PERIOD

Well i paid 65 for the RSA-520, it has a lot of features but.....my friend has 2 of the same they both broke im wondering y mine isnt. A cop has to be right on top of me, if it picks it up at all. it will never reach all 5 bars even when im deirectly clocked. sometimes it doesnt work, it picks up all the frickin false alarms by stores doors. Hasnt saved me once really, just bad range. picks up the cameras on street lights by intersections like right when they take a pic of you, whats the point? Dont buy a cobra.

Similar Products Used:

everything thing else is better

OVERALL
RATING
1
VALUE
RATING
1
[Jul 26, 2000]
Michael

Strength:

great detection. Auto mute after three beeps.

Weakness:

VG-2 detection goes off when around another detector.

I paid $52 for this unit new and shipped to my door. It is worht every penny. The first week I had it I took it on a road trip and it saved me a few times form a ticket. I would definitly recomend this product to anyone who can get it for the price that I did. Check out Ubid.com!

Similar Products Used:

None

OVERALL
RATING
4
VALUE
RATING
5
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