Finally saw the Valentine 1 today

**jono40141** · 08-26-2006, 03:49 PM

I have been looking at peoples radar detectors because i work at a grocery chain in my city. I usually see those crapras (cobras) and i have seen a few original 8500's Today i finally saw the valentine it was in a landrover lol 70,000+ and the owner didnt know to much about it (it was her husbands) they look big but not as big as they appear online atleast to me. She said he loved it and it was a older version. i told her he had it mounted not the way the manufactor wants it but that was about it... Anyways i always have wanted to try/see the valentine in action.. (maybe one day)

**WRC** · 08-26-2006, 04:45 PM

i've never seened one in real life , i only saw two 8500, no bel's but tons of crapras and whistlers :?

**Sparkknocker** · 08-26-2006, 05:11 PM

Want to buy mine?

**AirMoore** · 08-26-2006, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by aaseavey

Want to buy mine?

I am not far from that point either.

**bauzer71487** · 08-26-2006, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by AirMoore

Originally Posted by aaseavey

Want to buy mine?

I am not far from that point either.

We all know better than to buy yours. . . its fukzord. . .

**AirMoore** · 08-26-2006, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by bauzer71487

Originally Posted by AirMoore

Originally Posted by aaseavey

Want to buy mine?

I am not far from that point either.

We all know better than to buy yours. . . its fukzord. . .

I'll just sell it on ebay, let this V1 get around the block... show people the true power of a V1.

**richardboy316** · 08-27-2006, 12:28 AM

old v1s are pretty amazing..my old v1 3.821 is amazing...no false alerts excellent range over hills and corners...im gona be dissapointer if the 3.854 i ordered wont be as agood as the OLD one

**Kimono** · 08-27-2006, 01:48 PM

V1 are like old wine, gets better with age.

**Arashi666** · 08-27-2006, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by jono40141

I have been looking at peoples radar detectors because i work at a grocery chain in my city. I usually see those crapras (cobras) and i have seen a few original 8500's Today i finally saw the valentine it was in a landrover lol 70,000+ and the owner didnt know to much about it (it was her husbands) they look big but not as big as they appear online atleast to me. She said he loved it and it was a older version. i told her he had it mounted not the way the manufactor wants it but that was about it... Anyways i always have wanted to try/see the valentine in action.. (maybe one day)

Yes Valentines are in fact a bit large, but its all relative, like my RAZR phone, thinnest on the market, but also Widest (I think)

Valentine is wider than all the rest, X50 is longer, and it wouldnt surprise me if RX-65 was the tallest

**<<JAZZY>>** · 08-27-2006, 04:06 PM

As hard as it might be to believe, the Valentine One, 16.20 cu. in., is smaller than the Escort X50, 18.95 cu. in., and the Bel RX65, 16.33 cu. in., and also the Bel STi, 16.33 cu. in. The Valentine One is wider because it has 2 antennas and not 1 like every other radar detector, but it is shorter and not as tall which gives you more mounting options.

As far as weight goes,

Valentine One -> 181.5g (6.40 ounces)
Escort 8500 X50 -> 253.7g (8.95 ounces)
Beltronics RX65 Pro -> 236.6g (8.35 ounces)
Beltronics STi Driver -> 291.6g ( 10.29 ounces)

As you can see, the 8500 X50 is the largest in size and the Bel STi Driver is the heaviest. The Valentine One is the smallest and lightest radar detector of the Top 4 radar detectors made today.