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Highway

It would take a lot of radar detector to make me get rid of my Valentine 1. The arrows really are a big help on deciding if it's a threat or not.

It's paid for itself several times over.

XwChriswX

The arrows really don't have anything to do with a threat. They just give you a general direction to look...

Which, if you need an arrow to pull your head out of the dash and out scanning front and back, then a radar detector isn't going to do you any good.

I am constantly scanning both oncoming and similarly flowing traffic curbs to see if there is a car on the side of the road, and the medians for those crossovers they love to park at. When my radar detector goes off, I get even more paranoid about it.

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Highway

If it's behind you, then it's not a threat.

theDreamer

Not sure if joking....
If behind you it can be a huge threat. Could easily be a cop doing laser or possibly point Ka. The arrows on the V1 are huge for me, when I had mine, it easily gives me a direction to check and verify the threat. The range is great and matches all other companies and I really don't care for traffic cams or the other features.

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Highway

The V1 gives about a 1 mile indicator so if there's only 1 or 2 dots then the LEO isn't going to be able to lock while moving, his best bet would be to pace if he can get close enough. Laser is protected through something else on the car.

theDreamer

That is one thing I keep looking at investing is a true laser defense.
Though I have been reading up on the all in one solutions, both detection & defense which is really nice, just super pricey.

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Highway

radardetector.net is a great forum to get all types of information...

UNKNOWN_370

Laser jamming brings up a slew of legal issues. I don't know how accurate this is but i heard from hearsay, jamming=jail???

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tiger123

Look, I agree with Highway. It would take a lot of radar dectector to get me to even think about moving away from my V1.

And yes, the arrows do make a huge difference. You know exactly where the threat is coming from. Unlike any other dectector, you have no idea where it's coming from. This is one huge advantage V1 has.

The front arrow and back arrow tell the story. The side arrows are not a threat as any cop using radar can not get you from the side. They have to be either in front of you coming towards you, or from the rear heading towards you.

It really is amazing to see the Front arrow going off then going to the side arrows and eventually to the rear arrows heading away from you. You then know for sure the threat is gone. Very nice indeed.

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gsxr750

Bottom line is that laser and radar detectors will never respond in time or warn you before the COP nails you .

Only fools buy them anymore, detectors stopped being of any benefit 23 yrs. ago when pulsed radar and laser, instant on were used by the police.

Highway

My V1 Blinder combo seems to do the trick in the 21st century.

gsxr750

No independent studies or proof that any of them really work in really world driving and police set up conditions.

Most websites that promote these units or say they test them are actually selling them to , so they are not unbiased tests.

Over 25yrs ago when cops only used X band you stood a chance of slowing down with out getting nailed.

But with K band KA , laser and instant on units, you are usually already in the sights of the police speed unit and all your fancy $500 -$1000 units will not protect you from a unit with an instant on or laser unit.

Some ppl think that by putting a little electronic box with LEDS and weird sounds that they have turned their cars into stealth fighters and are now invisible to police speed detection, but in reality they are in their little fantasy world.

Also with the tricky police setting up around a blind down hill curve or hiding in the bushes or using the stalking mood where they come up from behind you and either turn the speed unit on or pace you, you don't really stand a chance.

Your better off in the long run of just keeping with the speed limit and saving your money.

gsxr750

Here is a link to a few customer reviews of a $500 escort units from crutchfield, look at the ratings that gave the units 1-2 stars. These are the real world reviews, not the BS 5 star ones.

Escort Passport 9500ix (Red display) Radar detector with GPS and preloaded camera database at Crutchfield.com

Bottom line do the speed limit and save yourself a lot of money.

theDreamer

Do you know how radar signals even work? By the sounds of it you are just blinding following what a cop told you. X, K, Ka all fall victim of rebound, redirects and even leaked signal. Meaning even with instant on the signal is not always pinging a target and returning back without notifying anyone else.

I can tell you for a fact on a hill in Houston there was a cop on the other side just sitting with Ka on one day and I picked it up on the other side, slowed down. He saw my radar, waved and gave me a thumbs up.

State Trooper was using instant on, I was getting random Ka AND K band signals for 1 to 2 seconds, he was going the opposite way of me but pinging cars randomly. He did a quick U-turn and pulled a guy over that passed me at one point.

The fight between radar detection and offense is a never ending battle, but no matter what unit you use it comes down to how you, as the driver, react to it. I can pick up a solid Ka from a mile away but if I keep wanting to speed that is my own fault. The upper end units, V1 & Escort, do work and work very well. Cops will always have new techniques to try to beat a radar detector but at the end of the day that is a small percent who use it. Most will just drive around town with K or Ka on 100% of the time, because in the end that is more of a determent than a cop pinging individual cars and deterring you from speeding is the goal not the ticket.

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XwChriswX

No one does 'independent' tests eh??

RadarTest.com - Best radar detector reviews from the world's most respected authority.

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Radar Detector Tests 2013 / 2012 | RadarDetectr.net

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ECCTG October 2012 Radar Detector Test - Radar Detector & Laser Jammer Forum

Granted, some of those may be dated, but the point is, Yes, independent tests are often done.

If you are dumb enough to buy a radar/laser detector and thing you'll never get a speeding ticket, then it's not the detectors fault. You're an idiot.

I have my detector for advance warning, because that's all it provides. I try to scan as much of the road as I can, but because I have to pay attention to 360* of other people, I can't be looking ahead, or behind, all the time. The detector can.

Lasers/Radars work line of sight just like a persons eyes do. You can't shoot a laser through a tree. So if the cop can see me, I can see them. Now they may gun me, or they may gun the car next to me. Either way, my detector will go off and I will slow down. This helps in 1 of 2 ways. 1. They detect me, I slow down, and he doesn't move. 2. They get a ping, but aren't 100% sure who it is, I slow down and as we pass them they see the other car going faster, and pull them over.

The radar detector is just another attempt to be even more alert/aware of my surroundings than I naturally already am. I don't expect it to save me Every time. I'm banking on it coming in handy when there is a moderate tone, and I slow down, eventually passing the cop at the speed limit. Or, it goes off from me being pinged by a parked car spamming trons and the cop isn't paying attention initially, and by the time he checks it, I've slowed down enough that he doesn't bother coming out.

I don't do 95 in a 70 anyways, most of the time I'm doing <10 over, unless I know the road/highway well and their hiding spots, I will do <15 over. If you're doing more than that, then more power to you. You must not be worried about the fines/points as much as I do.

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