The lead car was targeted at 500feet with the police speed laser and the Valentine was positioned in the second car a further 500 feet behind the lead car to see if the laser detector would alert
Tags: Laser, test, trailing, Valentine
The lead car was targeted at 500feet with the police speed laser and the Valentine was positioned in the second car a further 500 feet behind the lead car to see if the laser detector would alert
Tags: Laser, test, trailing, Valentine
March 21st, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Did you target you from futher than 500ft (and the V1 didn’t alert) or did he not target you until then?
March 21st, 2010 at 11:26 pm
@delonixradar
Damnit.. I just bought a V1 and have been doing a lot of reading up, I did see in several Laser tests that the V1 does indeed pick up laser/lidar from further away when mounted low. But what if I have a low tint line? I ALMOST got a ticket this morning when i was speeding on my way to work, I crossed a bridge in WA ( tacoma narrows ) doing about 90, my V1 didn’t chirp or do anything as i was crossing, and when i got to the other side i visibly SAW the cop, @ 500 ft. then it chirp
March 21st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Laser DETECTION is useless. By the time you detect it you already have a ticket. You need a shifter/jammer for real defense.
March 21st, 2010 at 11:37 pm
he is right: to GET ADVANCED WARNING, it has to be mouted high
low is to make sure to have it when close to the target that is it
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
Yes if it can see the laser beam on big suv’s you might not get one when they are right infront of you since the front of the suv is so big it blocks it
March 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 am
I love the Valentine One, mine was stolen. I e-mailed Valentine One years ago when their laser detection wasn’t that good. I am the one who told them to use a ‘FISH EYE LENS’ for better “off axis” laser detection. They gave me no credit or response, but it now contains a fish eye lens, rather then just photo diodes in an array. The Valentine One is the most sensitive in laser detection, but it’s best used with a reputable laser jammer as well.
March 22nd, 2010 at 1:16 am
Good for you, be the lemming. All our tests prove otherwise (videos on YouTube)
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:07 am
your right Iam following what Mike Valentine says. why wouldn’t I trust the maker? vs..some guy on utube? I think he knows what he’s talking about after all he built the detector NOT YOU!
March 22nd, 2010 at 2:41 am
That’s only your opinion David. A radar detector actually detects many things BETTER when mounted low on the windscreen. Do the research / tests yourself rather than just regurgitating what you read from Mike Valentine.
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:06 am
The detector is to low on your dash. It should be up much higher. improperly mounted.
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:07 am
Care to elaborate?
March 22nd, 2010 at 3:23 am
THIS IS NOT REAL……????
March 22nd, 2010 at 4:17 am
Please check out our other Laser Detection test videos…
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:12 am
thats a great vid, the v1 at least alerted while other detectors wont
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:57 am
Sure thing. We did one in Scarborough some time ago but the results were poor. I think I just taped over the videos. Happy to meet up on a weekend and do some tests.
March 22nd, 2010 at 6:55 am
Delonix, i would like to see a rolling test of this. Can you post one? Im in Perth and can help in anyway if needed
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
Damn, don’t ever argue with a v1 zoombie!
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
You are entitled to your opinion, but you are wrong. This is a TRAILING vehicle test (if you actually read the “about this video” blurb. Speed Measurement Labs tested to see if the trailing vehicle (the one with the V1) could get a laser warning from the vehicle in front of us being targeted. Now who is the asswipe? Read before posting next time…
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
Absolute bullshit, if you painting the vehicle with that lidar gun the V1 would go off 100% of the time (especially @ that distance), what did you have that asswipe aim 40 feet in front of the vehicle?
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:50 am
The V1 has the best chance of detecting off-axis scatter both targeted at your own car and cars in front of you. My own experience shows a V1 detecting a car targeted in front of me first, then my own car.
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 am
why would you expect it to go off if your not pointing the laser at it? its not like a radar that emits a wide angle of detectable radio signals its a narrow beam of light stopping at the car in front
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
one trigger pull….pause……another trigger pull….pause……third trigger pull.
The gun was not mounted on a tripod, it was fired from hand-held. If it were mounted on a tripod, and everything being equal, it should alert every time if it alerts the first time, but that wouldn’t be seen as “real world”
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:42 am
Then why would it only alert once?
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:53 am
Yes.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:14 am
idk you tell me. i said they say as in what the general population i don’t ever deal with lidar all i have is radar so i have no idea, plus the v1 has no problems from what i’ve heard picking lidar up even mounted at the sun visor. it picks it up just as well