CES 2007: Whistler's New Lineup
We've already broke the news about the XTR-690, but today we were able to get a look at the entire lineup of new Whistler detectors. Whistler did not have any working models, only prototypes, so I was not able to take any pictures.
Whistler has 8 models that they consider "New for 2007", two of which are already available: the XTR-185 and XTR-190. All current models starting with "DE" other than the 1788 will be slowly phased out. The XTR-425 will be discontinued as well.
There are 6 new, unreleased "XTR" series models: the 690, 500, 330, 260, and 140. These models have a new design that really looks great. They are smaller and look more streamlined than last years models (325, 425, 560), and all generally look similar to the image that we have up for the XTR-690. All of the new models have the "periscope" alert LED's, which are two alert lights on the top of the detector.
A new Pro series model, the Whistler Pro 78, will replace the Pro 73 and have the same re-engineered performance of the XTR-690. These two models are slightly larger than the others, and will be the only models to offer the improved performance.
The following is a basic feature summary of each new model.
XTR-690 - See this page.
Pro 78 - Same features of the XTR-690, but no compass. The Pro 78 will have an intense blue text display like the Pro 73, and will feature "auto-dim"
XTR-500 - Red text display, voice alerts, POP mode detection.
XTR-330 - Icon display with red numeric signal strength meter, POP mode detection, voice alerts.
XTR-260 - Icon display with blue numeric signal strength meter, dual alert display.
XTR-140 - Low end model. Similar in features to the current DE-1733 except that it will offer 3 city modes.
UPDATE 3/14/07 - The following models are now in stock: XTR-500, XTR-330, XTR-260, XTR-140
UPDATE 4/16/07 - Whistler Pro 78 now in stock.
Comments
Hello, please, i search one user manual for Cobra 9785. Please help me!!
Thanks
Posted by: bogdan | February 19, 2007 03:45 PM
The Cobra 9785 is the same as the Cobra 9730. Here is a link to the Cobra 9730 on our website. It has a link to the owners' manual at the top.
Posted by: jake | February 19, 2007 05:32 PM
coud you please help me to search one user manual for whistler srt-30r
Posted by: Francisco Macias | April 5, 2007 03:14 PM
Here is a link to the Whister SRT-30R on our website. There is a link to the owners' manual at the top.
Posted by: jake | April 5, 2007 05:01 PM
I've heard that the new XTR-330 exceeds performance of the 58/73PRO models. Is this right, and does the new XTR-330 have the same chip and antenna like the PRO series or worse?
Posted by: alex | July 10, 2007 10:05 AM
The XTR-330 is a cheaper, lower-quality detector than the Pro-58/Pro-73 detectors. I would recommend spending a little more to get the Cobra XRS 9630, a much better detector.
Posted by: jake | July 10, 2007 11:55 AM
What is the Whistler XTR-550 that Costco just started selling this week (9/10/07)? I cannot find it on any websites, including Whistler's.
Thanks
Posted by: Bruce | September 16, 2007 08:28 PM
Often times, major retaillers will take an existing model and have the manufacturer change the name slightly to avoid competition. The XTR-550 is probably the XTR-520, but there is no way to tell for sure.
Posted by: jake | September 19, 2007 05:48 PM
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Posted by: Statii radio | November 10, 2007 01:45 PM
I found the XTR-550 that Costco just started selling here:
http://www.whistlergroup.com/xtr550-spec.html
Posted by: Fabian | December 20, 2007 06:59 AM