V1 is for me, have it in my car. But my wife would prefer the less falising 9500. She hates that my detector will alert her to every automated door in the country. (but loves it when it saves our tail)
Interestingly enough here in Sugarland Texas, a city in Houston, the cops know people disable X band on their detectors and consequently use the band. Hahaha
You are basically toast if they target you. The only good these detectors do is pick up a radar signal up the road when some other guy got targeted.
If you keep any of the detectors on full sensitivity, they’ll drive you totally crazy because they are so many radar sources all over the place.
The V1 is the worst of the bunch for false alerts. It might be pretty good at picking up actual threats, but I find it easier to just watch the traffic ahead and just dont drive too freaking fast.
Why does it require “LOGIC” and “ADVANCE LOGIC” to stop it from giving false alarms? If the freaking signals are false alarms, they should not be picked up to begin with. The V1 was a noisy, distracting gadget when I tried it. Others I tried were also noisy with false alarms and actually did not pick up the radar gun when I actually go a ticket! The Pro RX65 seems to work pretty well, but I don’t trust any of them anymore. The cops use laser, lidar and instant-on radar.
@tangonista What is wrong with u guys? V1 is MADE TO PICK UP EVERY SINGLE FREAKIN SIGNAL on the road, even door openers. They do that so they can make sure ur really informed if theres a cop. U can TURN OFF THE FREAKIN FALSE SIGNALS WITH “LOGIC” AND “ADVANCE LOGIC” modes! geez. So easy, u’lll have no more false alarms again. Read the dang owner’s manual.
idc bout voice alert so much as knowing the cops there, and while the valentine one may have false alerts ive seen in person where the 9500 doesnt even go off for a real cop that u could plainly see gunning people, cuase it locked it out….sooooo id rather it go off false alert than none at all. just my opinion tho…test them urself …valentine one has a money back guarantee …if u dont like it after u try both just return one assuming escort has the same moneyback policy
These days the authorities are cracking down very heavily on traffic law violations and they are using every tool at their disposal to do it. You gotta remember that municipalities, counties and even states are running in the red because of the crappy economy. They know that traffic fines are a revenue source and they will use it. Here in Georgia they just passed something called the superspeeder laws which call for higher fines for speeding above 85 in the superhighway or 75 on 2 lane roads.
Also, in places like Florida, they pace you from airplanes and actually measure your speed versus marks on the road. Then they radio the cops and tell them exactly which car was speeding and they pull you over.
I find that the best and most foolproof method of avoiding tickets is to drive at the speed limit or maybe a few miles per hour higher. Sorry to bust the bubble of you V1 fan boys, even the V1 can’t help you under conditions as I describe (the V1 is any better, it’s just more expensive).
I also had a laser blocker . I still have my Bel RX65 but I don’t even use it anymore. Like others have said, there is no good defence against the laser except with the laser shifter which are getting outlawed in more states all the time. In reality, even the best radar detectors wont help you against the “instant -on” radars that a lot of cops use. They shoot you right when they see you and you are screwed.
I’ve tried many different radar detectors including the Passports and the V1. I remeber the earliest models which were big, bulky and would not work for shit. Most of them could not detect a airforce radar array at 300 feet LOL. They actually used to set off the radar units “before” you would drive within range…
The V1 alerts you to every possible radar source nearby. This includes every door opener, leaky radar detector and probably every microwave over around The problem with this is that you get so used to false alarms that you will ignore the real thing when it comes along… I tried the V1 before and it was so freaking noisy all the time that I turned it off and sent it back.
same with the valentine 1 your busted against a Lidar speed gun . It will alart you to most radar but more and more cops are getting Lidar speed guns . to defeat radar detection . You can get a lidar jammer and use ur radar detector to be 99.9% safe but there a federal felony in many states being if you get caught useing one you will go to jail and get a major fine !
I have the Beltronic Pro RX65 and it works great if you shut off your x band like u said police and chp dont use that at all . ka band and pop mode is all you really need to have on . And it works well. But let me tell you this even with the pro65 if you come up to a chp officer or a police officer useing a Lidar speed gun your done because your pro65 wont even alert ya to that one at all works different then a laser gun thats why . I know i got busted . Take my word for it ! its fucking scary
July 10th, 2010 at 3:18 am
actually places use k, and ka, not just ka. deoends what state u are in.
July 10th, 2010 at 3:19 am
V1 is for me, have it in my car. But my wife would prefer the less falising 9500. She hates that my detector will alert her to every automated door in the country. (but loves it when it saves our tail)
July 10th, 2010 at 3:34 am
@bigkev1115 i didnt Know the Food and Drug Administration do stuff with speeding laws
July 10th, 2010 at 4:26 am
Interestingly enough here in Sugarland Texas, a city in Houston, the cops know people disable X band on their detectors and consequently use the band. Hahaha
July 10th, 2010 at 5:00 am
You are basically toast if they target you. The only good these detectors do is pick up a radar signal up the road when some other guy got targeted.
If you keep any of the detectors on full sensitivity, they’ll drive you totally crazy because they are so many radar sources all over the place.
The V1 is the worst of the bunch for false alerts. It might be pretty good at picking up actual threats, but I find it easier to just watch the traffic ahead and just dont drive too freaking fast.
July 10th, 2010 at 6:00 am
Why does it require “LOGIC” and “ADVANCE LOGIC” to stop it from giving false alarms? If the freaking signals are false alarms, they should not be picked up to begin with. The V1 was a noisy, distracting gadget when I tried it. Others I tried were also noisy with false alarms and actually did not pick up the radar gun when I actually go a ticket! The Pro RX65 seems to work pretty well, but I don’t trust any of them anymore. The cops use laser, lidar and instant-on radar.
July 10th, 2010 at 6:33 am
@tangonista What is wrong with u guys? V1 is MADE TO PICK UP EVERY SINGLE FREAKIN SIGNAL on the road, even door openers. They do that so they can make sure ur really informed if theres a cop. U can TURN OFF THE FREAKIN FALSE SIGNALS WITH “LOGIC” AND “ADVANCE LOGIC” modes! geez. So easy, u’lll have no more false alarms again. Read the dang owner’s manual.
July 10th, 2010 at 6:48 am
idc bout voice alert so much as knowing the cops there, and while the valentine one may have false alerts ive seen in person where the 9500 doesnt even go off for a real cop that u could plainly see gunning people, cuase it locked it out….sooooo id rather it go off false alert than none at all. just my opinion tho…test them urself …valentine one has a money back guarantee …if u dont like it after u try both just return one assuming escort has the same moneyback policy
July 10th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Sorry, I should have mentioned those comments are for Hong Kong.
July 10th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Laser jammers are NOT ILLEGAL! Laser is controlled by the FDA, whereas Radar Jammers are ILLEGAL! Radar is controlled by the FCC!
July 10th, 2010 at 7:56 am
These days the authorities are cracking down very heavily on traffic law violations and they are using every tool at their disposal to do it. You gotta remember that municipalities, counties and even states are running in the red because of the crappy economy. They know that traffic fines are a revenue source and they will use it. Here in Georgia they just passed something called the superspeeder laws which call for higher fines for speeding above 85 in the superhighway or 75 on 2 lane roads.
July 10th, 2010 at 8:06 am
Also, in places like Florida, they pace you from airplanes and actually measure your speed versus marks on the road. Then they radio the cops and tell them exactly which car was speeding and they pull you over.
I find that the best and most foolproof method of avoiding tickets is to drive at the speed limit or maybe a few miles per hour higher. Sorry to bust the bubble of you V1 fan boys, even the V1 can’t help you under conditions as I describe (the V1 is any better, it’s just more expensive).
July 10th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I also had a laser blocker . I still have my Bel RX65 but I don’t even use it anymore. Like others have said, there is no good defence against the laser except with the laser shifter which are getting outlawed in more states all the time. In reality, even the best radar detectors wont help you against the “instant -on” radars that a lot of cops use. They shoot you right when they see you and you are screwed.
July 10th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I’ve tried many different radar detectors including the Passports and the V1. I remeber the earliest models which were big, bulky and would not work for shit. Most of them could not detect a airforce radar array at 300 feet LOL. They actually used to set off the radar units “before” you would drive within range…
July 10th, 2010 at 9:34 am
haha. im thinking of buying the 9500 but i saw a video of it locking out real police radar?.
July 10th, 2010 at 9:56 am
9500i…Valentine dont have voice alert
July 10th, 2010 at 10:34 am
which is the one that says kA band at 1:08
July 10th, 2010 at 10:51 am
exactly, well siad
July 10th, 2010 at 11:25 am
compare all you want to. V1 for me. It is simple, IT WORKS VERY GOOD.
July 10th, 2010 at 11:49 am
its illegal in 9 states…… Nebraska, Minnesota, Utah, California, Oklahoma, Virginia, Colorado, Illinois, and Washington DC… peace
July 10th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Disable X-band on the V1. All the false alerts disappear. No cops use X.
Ka is all you need.
July 10th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
The V1 alerts you to every possible radar source nearby. This includes every door opener, leaky radar detector and probably every microwave over around
The problem with this is that you get so used to false alarms that you will ignore the real thing when it comes along… I tried the V1 before and it was so freaking noisy all the time that I turned it off and sent it back.
July 10th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
same with the valentine 1 your busted against a Lidar speed gun . It will alart you to most radar but more and more cops are getting Lidar speed guns . to defeat radar detection . You can get a lidar jammer and use ur radar detector to be 99.9% safe but there a federal felony in many states being if you get caught useing one you will go to jail and get a major fine !
July 10th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I have the Beltronic Pro RX65 and it works great if you shut off your x band like u said police and chp dont use that at all . ka band and pop mode is all you really need to have on . And it works well. But let me tell you this even with the pro65 if you come up to a chp officer or a police officer useing a Lidar speed gun your done because your pro65 wont even alert ya to that one at all works different then a laser gun thats why . I know i got busted . Take my word for it ! its fucking scary
July 10th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
well good look after you get your laser jammer because they are a federal felony in many states and you will go to jail if you get caught with one.