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Originally Posted by Sarge  Well I'll compare it to my Pro78.
1. The display sucks. Very difficult to read. It is extremely sensitive to heat. I mean any heat above 90 degrees and it starts to wash out. Down to a faint black letter "smear"....not just mine...my neighbor down the road has a brand new one also....same thing. I noticed other "reviews" saying the display was very weak so it is not a defective unit. Furthermore I have now read the first review of the XTR 695. Same thing. The poster tells us the display sucks. MichaelB's recommendation is to park the car in the shade with the windows rolled down a bit. That is ridiculous. I have a recommendation. Pay the extra $3 dollars and get the LED's like the PRO 78 Whistler!!! You are handicapping an excellent RD with a child's toy display!!!.
2. The XTR 690 bounces on the mount something fierce. The Pro78 is rock solid.
3. The XTR 690 has some really nice features. The compass/battery voltage is nice. The unit is solid and well built.
4. The range/performance in K/Ka band is very good. Plenty of time to slow down not only in the straightaways but around curves and over hills.
5. Sound quality is excellent for the alarms and voice.
6. Very good filtration. Few if any falses in major city ( San Antonio) or out on the open road. Whistler had given us additional filters so you can customize not only bands specific/City/City1/City2 but also Filter/ Filter1/Filter2 for additional filtration and verification of weak signals. So it is very quiet! 
All in all....I give it a 3 1/2 out of 5. If it had LED's versus the crap LCD I would give it a 4 1/2 out of 5. |
Thanks for the info! Have you gotten any laser hits with the XTR?