Customer Ratings & Reviews

3rd Escort Product that I've owned. Always exceeds expectations. Wish it would project camera to phone while hooked up to wireless carplay.

It’s working for awhile last 2-3 weekends after try did upgrade software system , the units keep power self off and on every 2-5 times , got dropped a couple times , finally give it up , call customer service for teach support didn’t get results, decided to getting in for a new unit , luckily got accidentally protected on that , very happy with Best Buy customer service

This great piece of work!! I would recommend this to anyone!!

This detector is not as user friendly as I had expected, especially with the app or with CarPlay

Excellent product, but the app quality could be better

The radar detector is the best I have owned it is awesome works GREAT

This radar detector 2-in-1 is okay but falls short in several areas and way short of being what I would consider a very premium literally top end "Smart Driving" device. What's good: Video quality is ok Radar detection works great / lots of customizability in terms of bands and smart filtering Offers smart features to eliminate false alarms (which does work!) Easy to use controls Easy mounting Includes case Accident detection/emergency recording Night vision is good Built-in GPS USB port on cord for charging your phone (or maintaining it with all the GPS/data use) Able to connect to in-vehicle wifi hotspot (if you have it) What's not so good: Super short power cord / buttons on power cord No fast charge on the USB charge port App is almost a waste of time and is a HUGE drain your phones battery! No extra features like direction, temp, etc. which would be nice No 4K 60FPS video option 16GB micro sd is all that's included I really had high hopes for this unit to have a lot more features than it did, and once I started using the app, I became more disappointed. The app is basic and essentially allows you to download/share videos that were recorded and of course lets you see/share other drivers who report incidents. What puzzles me here, is why not integrate with Google Maps or Waze where more people use it and it has other features that actually promote "smart driving", i.e. smart route planning with real time navigation (like if an accident is detected, it not only lets you know but updates your route to save time and make your trip safer). I use Android Auto in some of my vehicles and this would just have to run in the background making the app pointless. In addition, those apps are almost as effective as a radar detector in terms of identifying speed traps, and in many ways make it safer so I'm not sure why the company who makes these devices doesn't figure out a way to partner with Waze to compliment those software products that are successful even better complimented together. I downloaded the other Escort app only to be frustrated by the fact that they offer a service called Live that does some of this but not on the scale that Waze and Google does and they charge a subscription for it. There's also a subscription for database updates of traffic cams and stoplight cams, which is AWESOME if you live in states that use those and it's legal to have a detector but for states that don't it's a waste of money. That said, on the false alarms, it does learn and filter them out if you drive by the same places that emit the same false alarms (most frequently on K bands from my experience). For just a "Radar" detector, this unit really is as good as it gets but many police use instant on laser radar and by the time your detector sees it you're usually already tagged unless you happen to be near other cars, with a speed making the point of having one to try to get away with speeding irrelevant. For a long time didn't believe that they'd help and sure enough with this detector I drove right past a Sheriff here in town on the side of the road clearly patrolling (in fact he waved as I drove by because I waved at him) and this detector didn't make a single chirp LOL. Now the upside there is a Limited Ticket Guarantee so they say in certain conditions they'll pay the speeding ticket so in that sense it may be worth it but be sure you understand the fine print for claiming a ticket and note it won't help your insurance costs or tickets that don't meet their specific guarantee criteria! For safety, I can see it helping as more emergency vehicles/lights do transmit so your detector can notify you they are approaching or you are approaching them which is great. Escort units are no doubt the best when it comes to radar filtering and detection but there are other models that do this just as well from the Escort line like my older one and even to this day it works nearly as good as this one but lacks the ability to update databases for new lights and traffic cams. The dash cam, it works really good and video quality is good and it is easy to download/share recorded video and does what it says which is a positive for sure and the only reason it got three stars. However, for the video, it's not very premium. Many cams these days have 4k 60fps which is way more helpful for fast moving events (like a moving car) and this cam only has quad HD res and what seems like a standard framerate. In all honesty I've been tempted to ditch my dash cams altogether and just use a gopro, it's better video, stabilized and you can see plate numbers! This dash cam also doesn't work like other dash cams I've used that have features where video can be recorded when the vehicle is parked or an alarm is set off so while it is useful on the road it's worthless when the car is parked if your accessory port turns off with the car or at least I couldn't get it to record or allow me to access videos when the vehicle was off. There doesn't seem to be a way to add a rear/side view video camera either. On top of that, it only came with a 16GB card for video, which is small and disappointing for premium product. The last part is the power cord.. talk about SHORT... if you don't have a 12V accessory plug literally in the dash and easy to get to you will almost certainly have to buy some sort of extension. In addition, I love that there are buttons on it so you can turn off the detector display at night and still see buttons to mute or mark things but this really is only safe/useful in trucks or vehicles that have a plug right on the dash but for vehicle that don't the buttons are useless. More and more newer vehicles have them but usually hidden in the dash in a compartment or in the console in which case this feature just became useless. Overall, I would have a hard time recommending this product to someone just in general so would say no. I'd only recommend it if you want a SOLID radar detector and want the built in camera with limited features. There are other models that offer just as good of protection and you can use the difference to get a real dash cam with way more features but if you prefer the all in one, this is the only one out there that's of a high quality. I have owned many radar detectors (including an older escort model that cost a third of this one) in the past and thought it'd bring back memories and it did, but largely it's the same device with a cam and apps that do make it function better than my old one but it has not been modernized to the extent I'd hope this unit might be. There may be tech under the hood that you can't see but just being an end-user cannot see the "premium" benefit when using Waze or a similar popular navigation app actually does help show you speed traps and accidents and saves you time on the road while making it safer for everyone and this just doesn't quite do the same thing so don't get it expecting that. Sure you can detect some speed traps and have some confidence that as a new owner your ticket might be covered with the guarantee but in general I feel like in terms of advanced smart driving tech, it has a long long way to go to hit that bar.

I love Escort but this one is too expensive and big for the issues it has, beginning with the app which right now is a PofS. Maybe when fix I’ll try it again.

I like the detector as it is more modern than most… but for the cam to work .. you have to have a separate app and tell it to record .. it is not just automatic.

I am using this product from 2 weeks this is awesome. Thank you best buy

I have 3 other Escort radar detectors, I LOVE them!!!. Thought I would upgrade to the newest of their current line, HUGE mistake!. After a couple calls to Escort customer service for just trying to get it to connect to the app I decided that this unit is garbage. It’s out of my car and been replaced by my ultra reliable Max 2 that was going to be replaced by this unit. Also, this unit has not alerted me 1 time in 3 days, and I know where false signals are on my way to work. I’ve also noticed the quality of the unit is not what you should expect from a detector that costs $800. My Max 2 has a much more quality feel about it, looks like I’m sticking with my Max 2 now.

Great product! Easy to install. Easy to understand alerts.

Have always been a fan of Escort products. Excellent detection, excellent filtering of non events. Camera function could be more user friendly, or I would have given the product 5 stars.

Great item! Works Great! This thing is big! Works great, but large!

The radar is good but the camera quality is poor i took it back to the store for the Uniden R8.

Works great just wish the power cord was longer so it could reach the outlet

Got a ticket but works great. The cops can flash instantly

I bought this at Best Buy on October 28 for $723.83 and it is now much more. Black Friday/Cyber Monday scam?!

Upgraded from a Max 3. Def worth the upgrade! Clear video. The directional arrows do make the difference.

Unit's latest firmware better (v1.7), but unit still randomly reboots. App is still very buggy with everything on latest versions. Settings don't stay set in the app. Cannot load recorded video reliably in app. Downloading said video next to impossible. Best way to access is to pull the SD card from device and review. Video quality is OK, expect more from the Sony sensor. Overall, this is an excellent concept that would be awet if Escort could ever get the bugs fixed. I've opened a case with them, but question if they even use their own product since everyone is talking about the bugginess. Hopefully they will pour the appropriate technical resources into this product to bring it up to it's full portential.