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  1. #21
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    Quote Originally Posted by Swamp View Post
    Looks???? You don't like how it looks? You're not supposed to be looking at your RD...YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU!!!!
    Maybe a 9500ix Gamer Edition is what you're after?
    This is like buying a set of speakers based on how they look. I think he sounds like more of a potential Cobra customer... "man, just LOOK at my radar detector!"

  2. #22
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    good to see things haven't changed around here bell boys will be bell boys and zombies will will be zombies lol.

    mckeand13 and buckdrama at no time in the past or present has any other detector maker surpassed the V1. See zombies will be zombies.

  3. #23
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    i do think the quality of the V1 is much better than any Escort or Beltronic product. From the case to the internals. I dont own one because i dont speed in a way that makes it necessary to own one. But i have handled many. Maybe my next Radar detector will be a V1

  4. #24
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    Sigh, can we lock this thread? It's been discussed over and over and over (will there ever be a V2, what's new from VR, etc..)

    Noobs don't like to go back and read previous topics.

  5. #25
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    If I wanted my detector to look like a spaceship I'd buy a Cobra.
    If I wanted the best windshield mounted detector available I'd buy a V1.

  6. #26
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    rags has some valid points imo. the last bit show he isn't a hard nosed crazy fanboy and are what I wish for also.

  7. #27
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    Quote Originally Posted by auskip07 View Post
    i do think the quality of the V1 is much better than any Escort or Beltronic product. From the case to the internals. I dont own one because i dont speed in a way that makes it necessary to own one. But i have handled many. Maybe my next Radar detector will be a V1
    Heads up. It's been posted many times over many years that the V1's internals are somewhat more impressive that the "other" company's. Starts with the 4mm thick PC board......

  8. #28
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    Quote Originally Posted by ghz1 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by auskip07 View Post
    i do think the quality of the V1 is much better than any Escort or Beltronic product. From the case to the internals. I dont own one because i dont speed in a way that makes it necessary to own one. But i have handled many. Maybe my next Radar detector will be a V1
    Heads up. It's been posted many times over many years that the V1's internals are somewhat more impressive that the "other" company's. Starts with the 4mm thick PC board......
    thickness of the pc board doesn't mean a whole lot.

    If it did my old Japanese transistor radios would be the bomb !

    They way the v1 is laid out they have a lot more room to work with inside is all.

    want to see some impressive miniaturized microwave circuitry and packaging look inside the whistler 78 se

    find the FCC number and look up the internal details
    Last edited by Buckdarma; 01-08-2013 at 08:02 AM.

  9. #29
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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    I've been back and forth between the Redline and V1. I've had V1's for YEARS. I ended up with the Redline for a while due to the fact it wasn't detectable in Va, which I travel through a fair amount. In the end, though, I missed the arrows and the ramp up on the Redline was terrible. I also worried about the IO issues as I had a couple of close calls. Nice unit, but it needed further developing.

    I just reintroduced myself to the V1 after a 3-4 year break. Instantly I was very annoyed with how chatty it was. That was until I dialed up some settings and introduced Savvy. Now? I think it's as quiet as the Redline was in HIGHWAY mode.

    In terms of the appearance? The V1 is MUCH ligther. I don't think it's any thicker, really. It may be wider, but not by much. The V1, as it has been said, has an EXCELLENT mount. The Redline's was terrible. The unit was too heavy and it always bounced arround. It was bothersome to me that I had to pay more money for another bracket that should have been included in the first place. Bad design and marketing.

    Everyone has an opinion on this subject that knows anything about RD's. For me? All that I really miss from the Redline is not being able to be detected in Va. The rest? The V1 far exceeds, so far, in my opinion.

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    Default Re: The future of Valentine One? Dismal.

    Quote Originally Posted by shumax View Post
    I've been back and forth between the Redline and V1. I've had V1's for YEARS. I ended up with the Redline for a while due to the fact it wasn't detectable in Va, which I travel through a fair amount. In the end, though, I missed the arrows and the ramp up on the Redline was terrible. I also worried about the IO issues as I had a couple of close calls. Nice unit, but it needed further developing.

    I just reintroduced myself to the V1 after a 3-4 year break. Instantly I was very annoyed with how chatty it was. That was until I dialed up some settings and introduced Savvy. Now? I think it's as quiet as the Redline was in HIGHWAY mode.

    In terms of the appearance? The V1 is MUCH ligther. I don't think it's any thicker, really. It may be wider, but not by much. The V1, as it has been said, has an EXCELLENT mount. The Redline's was terrible. The unit was too heavy and it always bounced arround. It was bothersome to me that I had to pay more money for another bracket that should have been included in the first place. Bad design and marketing.

    Everyone has an opinion on this subject that knows anything about RD's. For me? All that I really miss from the Redline is not being able to be detected in Va. The rest? The V1 far exceeds, so far, in my opinion.
    V1 overall. Then STi Magnum for Virginia, much better ramp up than the Redline.
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    V1 3.893 - CD - V1C - YaV1 - SAVVY --- REDLINE - ESCORT Live! --- WAZE
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    Original V1 through 3.893 -- STi MAGNUM - 9500ix -- Original Escort - Passport - SOLO - SOLO2 -- FuzzBuster EliteII

 

 

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