#Wireless network radar windows#

If you want, you could also opt for X-band detection to be switched off altogether. In terms of sensitivity, there are City, Auto and Highway modes.įor the City mode, the Solo S4 functions with lower sensitivity for the X-band, which is notorious for false alerts. Just like the Solo S3, the Solo S4 can be modified as desired. Whistler XTR-543 offers the same convenience. Nine features can be modified depending on a user’s preferences, including sensitivity, and the device will remember it perfectly even when it has been powered off. On the other hand, the Solo S4 displays the strength of the different bands it can identify through a bar graph, and will also let you know of the change in terms of beeps.

#Wireless network radar windows#

The Whistler radar detector boasts of perfect alert periscopes, which are essentially two flashing lights, that you can also depend on in case something is interfering with the clarity of sound warnings such as open windows or loud music. Thankfully, the notifications also come in audio and voice, so at least you can depend on that in case a signal is detected. Visual alerts are dependable and give sufficient information easy, but are close to useless in such circumstances when a user needs to squint. And yet, Whistler is not spared of complaints that the screen can be hard to read when in bright lighting conditions, and the lighting options for the radar detector does very little to make reading easier. You would think this product is better in OLED when it comes to easy visibility, and in some ways it is. Now, the Whistler XTR-543 has a great LED display. The clear audio and voice alert partly make up for this imperfection, but we would still want to have the option for visual alerts to be there, just as we would with other radar detectors. One too many users (us included) have expressed frustration over not being able to read legibly the information on the screen of the product because it tends to be drowned out by the sun. While they may enable power saving, the OLED displays from Escort are not famed for their visibility in all lighting conditions even when you can sift through the different brightness levels and even go with auto-mode. However, these displays of the Escort models have been criticized time and again. The display for the Escort Solo S4 is in OLED, which is just like the Solo S3 and other long range radar detectors that Escort has made currently available. Whistler XTR-543 also does not look or feel like a cheap product, taking another minor but potentially annoying concern off our heads. It’s reliable in keeping the radar detector in place when others, including Escort, would leave users opting for a separate purchase just to make the suction cups and the device less shaky and rickety. While this is not much of concern, and normally not a consideration when it comes to cordless counterparts, the dimensions and the weight of the Whistler XTR-543 make it slightly less desirable than the Solo S4 especially if you are considering cordless options because you’re traveling.īut despite the difference, the Whistler edges out its Escort counterpart when it comes to the window mount that it comes with. In comparison, the Whistler XTR-543 is heavier and larger than the S4

The button that informs you of the battery levels and doubles for the mute option is also among the visible buttons. There are also dedicated buttons for easy shifting from one sensitivity mode to another - in the case of the Solo S4, there are City, Auto, and Highway - and for modifying other programmable preferences on the radar detector. There is a slightly larger button for turning the device on and off, which is easily located by the case’s front. Still, this is not detrimental to the user.

There is a touch of change in the S4, as it looks a little modern and up to date when it comes to design. It is inevitable to compare the Escort Solo S4 with its predecessor and fellow long range radar detector, the Solo S3.