STi better than the RX65?

**Joe** · 10-05-2006, 07:13 PM

I have not been on the site in a while and was wondering what the general consensus was on the STi. I have the RX65 as my daily driver and was wondering if the STi was any better. Barring the invisability. ( I live in the States) (not Virginia or DC) I noticed the Roy still lists the RX65 as his choice for Best RD.

**Road Warrior** · 10-05-2006, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Joe

Barring the invisability. ( I live in the States) (not Virginia or DC) I noticed the Roy still lists the RX65 as his choice for Best RD.

So no reason not to stick with your RX65!

**SmaartAasSaabr** · 10-05-2006, 08:05 PM

The STI for the most part beats the RX65 in everything, except price.

**Road Warrior** · 10-05-2006, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by SmaartAasSaabr

The STI for the most part beats the RX65 in everything, except price.

So, is Roy wrong :?: :shock:

You don't need the STI if you live in a legal area, unless you really want to spend $100 more for a built-in feature (anti-RDD) that you'll never use!!!

I think that RX65 is the top-of-the-line for users in legal areas, when STI is the one and only choice for the le miserable!!!

**SmaartAasSaabr** · 10-05-2006, 08:54 PM

Well performance is not only the aspect to consider, price is a big thing. For $120 and no need for stealth I'd go 65 (well maybe not).

**WRC** · 10-05-2006, 09:04 PM

sti's do extremly well on Ka band(maybe a little better than the rx65), but it's pricier just because it's the one and only rd that's 100% stealth

**Toronto-radar-chopper** · 10-05-2006, 09:23 PM

If I lived in area where RD are legal I would go with a V1. The arrows are a great future and the upgrades are a huge bennifit.

I know you can get a stealth (Spectre proof) V1 from roy but it is over $1400.00

The biggest problem with the V1 seems to be the falses because it is so sensitive.

**spankyaf** · 10-06-2006, 07:16 AM

The Sti has better a little better performance but if it was me I'd buy the RX65 and a jammer

**Joe** · 10-13-2006, 06:56 PM

I have owned all of the "Big 3" (minus the x50 that was stolen). I love the arrows, but it is not worth the falsing. The X50 I like a lot. But my every day driver is the RX65. I was wondering if there were any glaring reasons to buy the STi.
I guess if the STi was better Roy would promote it as best.??!!

**supersecretjim** · 10-13-2006, 10:23 PM

Maybe he meant "best for the price"

Could be simple marketing, too. Its much smarter to promote and endorse a product which sells for a much lower price than a superior product which is out of reach of most people. A retailer makes much more selling 1000 "A" units compared to 30 "B" units.

How much of a market share does Valentine own compared to all other detectors on the market? 2%. Maybe 5%. Its a well known fact that the more your product costs, the fewer you will sell compared to a similar product thats somewhere around half the price with maybe 90% of the performance. Thats a fact. And the fewer you sell the higher the cost needs to be.

Take the audiophile home stereo market. Is a $10,000 reciever 4 times as good as a $2500.00 ? Almost certainly not. But thats the price you pay to get the very best & get that (sometimes) minimal boost in performance. When Proceed ( a very high end brand ) sets its sights on consumers, it knows its target audience is very limited & is priced accordingly.

Just my thoughts...