Whistler PRO-78 Radar Detector

The Whistler Pro-78 is the latest radar detector to hit the streets in April 2007. As Whistler themselves state "Re-Engineered High Performance" and "Whistler - Over 35 years of bringing you Innovative Technology at the Best Value for the Most Fun!" Similar features, same high performance and specifications as the XTR-690 except no Digital Compass, a different look including a brilliant vivid blue LED display, auto dim function for night driving and a hardwire kit inside the box. Whistler is the largest manufacturer and supplier of radar detectors in the USA! Buy in complete confidence. Bonus offered with this product: Test drive available, sole approved Australian distributor, 200 hours free internet access. 3 year standard warranty, three times longer than most other brands.

"Particularly with Ka from the front, when compared to one of the Beltronics STi Drivers, when POP was OFF, the Whistler Pro-78 tended to be the first to respond" Veil Guy review.

"The Pro 78 has an even wider array of user-selectable features... The Filter settings are particularly useful in reducing false alarms although even without them, the Whistler is quieter than the competition (less false alerts" Craig Peterson of Radar Tests, March 2008 review.

"More importantly, the Whistler Pro 78 equaled the V1's range on both X and Ka band, an achievement of some significance for a detector with a price one third as much." Craig Peterson of Radar Tests, March 2008 review.

"After crunching the numbers it's clear that the Pro 78 can handily dispatch its competition from Cobra and is easily the best-performing Whistler I've tested. Its stellar showing compared to the... Valentine One is a testament to the fact that for the first time, a value-priced model can just about run with the big dogs." Craig Peterson of Radar Tests, March 2008 review.

"I have driven nearly a half of million miles — in my 27 plus years of driving ­ many of those miles while in possession of one radar detector or another. Not until now, have I encountered a radar detector so chock-full-of-features and as capable as either of the Whistler Pro-78 or Whistler XTR-690 for so little money." Veil Guy review.