Need Clarification!!

**BM6W** · 06-06-2007, 08:37 PM

Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm looking into buying a V1. From what I've read the older models have better feedback. I borrowed a friends V1 that is 4 years old, looked for the model number on it but could not find it. I've looked up on ebay and seen different versions of 1.7 and 1.8. So my question is how many versions of the v1 are out there, and how can I identify on the radar I used which version it is. Aslo which version do you guys reccomend? Thanks alot,
Brian

**BM6W** · 06-06-2007, 08:52 PM

**Sorry I did not see the Sticky above** I appologize.

**KnightHawk** · 06-06-2007, 08:52 PM

Read the whole thread on the link below regarding performance with new and old V1. The higher the numbers, the better.

http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...=25455&start=0

**five to one** · 06-06-2007, 10:48 PM

*advise* get a brand new one from valentine1's site, because you get a 1 year warranty and they fix it for you for one year. Rd's go bad sometimes and f*ck up. Especially if your buying an older model which means the radar detector is old it can give on you and youll have to pay a lot just to get it repaired. I know its hard dropping $400 on a detector but it pays for itself within the first 2 months you own it, and ebay doesn't sell em that cheap to begin with. Buy a new one, you wont regret it. Fells good taking a fresh one out of the box too :wink:

**Phillip559** · 06-07-2007, 12:33 AM

It is important to keep in mind that these small differences could just be isolated instances. Then again, are such small differences really even significant? E.G. A difference of 100 feet when only 200 feet exist would be significant while a difference 100 feet when thousands of feet are involved would be rather insignificant.

Business statistics teaches us that to make statements about an entire population from a small sample requires to have a "very large margin of error. Many members have done their own testing and reached conclusions based on these types of results.

Basically, it is very difficult to judge that a 3.826 is better than a 3.858, etc based on such a small amount of samples and runs being used.

We could flip a quarter three times and land heads three times in a row. Would it be correct to assume that a quarter always lands on heads?

I'm sure you get the point........

**aust3333** · 06-07-2007, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Phillip559

It is important to keep in mind that these small differences could just be isolated instances. Then again, are such small differences really even significant? E.G. A difference of 100 feet when only 200 feet exist would be significant while a difference 100 feet when thousands of feet are involved would be rather insignificant.

Business statistics teaches us that to make statements about an entire population from a small sample requires to have a "very large margin of error. Many members have done their own testing and reached conclusions based on these types of results.

Basically, it is very difficult to judge that a 3.826 is better than a 3.858, etc based on such a small amount of samples and runs being used.

We could flip a quarter three times and land heads three times in a row. Would it be correct to assume that a quarter always lands on heads?

I'm sure you get the point........

Very good post Phil

**KnightHawk** · 06-07-2007, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by BM6W

I've looked up on ebay and seen different versions of 1.7 and 1.8. So my question is how many versions of the v1 are out there, and how can I identify on the radar I used which version it is. Aslo which version do you guys reccomend?

Go for the 1.8 versions 3.826 and up version.