Passport Max vs Redline: Which radar detector is better?
In the radar detector industry, there are a few top radar detectors that beat all other brands and models, both on price and on the quality they provide. Two of these are the Passport Max and the Redline Radar Detector. Worth over $500 each, these two are legendary in this industry, but as it happens with any product sold on a market, both of them have advantages and disadvantages. Since choosing the best one might prove to be difficult because after all, both of them are great and they come with a lot of features meant to help you save hundreds of dollars you would normally spend on speed tickets, here is a list of their advantages and disadvantages, so you will be able to choose the best one that fits your needs.
Escort Passport Max vs Escort Redline
Design
The Passport Max is a very attractive and elegant radar detector that comes with a multicolor OLED display with brilliant and beautiful graphics. When the radar detector picks up a signal from an upcoming threat, a certain icon lights up on the display, depending on the type of signal and its strength the radar detects. It is certainly one of the most elegant and attractive features.
Features
Escort Passport Max comes with a variety of features destined to make it detect all the threats and alert the driver in time. Some of these features include an AutoLearn technology through which the radar detector can learn the exact frequency of the door openers and other similar things to automatically reject them as false threats. The Passport Max is able to detect X band, K band, Ka Superwide band and Laser band. All in all, it is able to detect all bands and properly reject all the false threats it comes across.
Escort RedLine Radar Detector vs Passport Max
Design
The Escort RedLine has a bright 280 LED alphanumeric display with five different level of brightness that makes the display viewable from all angles. The display shows the signal type and strength. Besides being attractive, it is also useful.
Features
The Redline is able to detect all bands, K, X, Ka Superwide and laser, but on top of that, the RedLine comes with a Safety Warning System radar capability, which means that it also warns the driver of the upcoming hazards and construction sites. The radar detector comes with a Beltronics TotalShield technology that makes the radar completely invisible to all speed guns used by the police, a very useful feature for a radar detector. The mute and AutoMute feature keeps the audio warnings quiet, leaving only the visual warnings on. All in all, the RedLine comes with a lot of very useful technologies that enable it to detect early all the threats, while also staying invisible to all speed and laser guns used by the police.
Passport Max vs Redline Radar Detector
Design
When it comes to the design of the two, although both of them are attractive and elegant, the RedLine stands out because it has five different level of brightness that are viewable from all angles, making the display useful and attractive at the same time.
Features
When it comes to the features the radar detectors have, the RedLine again beats the Passport Max simply because it comes with more useful features, including 2 Safety Warning System and the TotalShield technology that makes it completely invisible to all speed guns and laser guns used by the police.
Conclusion
Both the Passport Max and the Redline are great radar detectors and at $500, they both provide high quality detection and many other useful features. However, when comparing them, it is clear that the Redline is slightly better in terms of design and features.
