YARLIT: Yet Another Redline Impressions Thread

[kappaz]

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I shot video of these tests but haven't had a chance to process them yet.

Great review kpatz, looking forward to seeing some of the videos.

[kpatz]

I've been out straight, things to do every night this week, so the videos are still trapped in my camera... I might get them posted by the time the next Escort RD comes out.

Seems like the Redline beats the V1 for off-axis K band. There's a K-band speed trailer maybe 1/4 mile off the exit I take coming home from work. Driving into work, I go a different way so I'm on the highway already and I cross that exit. The Redline alerts consistently to it even though it's coming from the side, the V1 alerts sometimes but not always.

I had my first Cobra false from the Redline this morning, on I-93. It sounded Ka, frequency in the 33.6 neighborhood, since they don't MPH guns around here it had to have been a Crapra. The V1 didn't alert to it at all. The V1 alerted to an Infiniti's laser though, which the Redline didn't, as expected.

Surprisingly, I have seen almost no Ka band this week. I got a brief hit of 34.7 shortly before I got home last night, but didn't spot the source, must have been a state trooper on a side street. The Redline alerted before the V1.

One more observation: Unlike the X50, the Redline doesn't have a brightness button. Although the auto brightness works well, if you want to override it, or change to full-dark mode, you have to go into programming (aka Preferences) mode and change it from there, not something you can quickly do while driving.

[milkman]

Thank you for the time you are taking to do these tests. I believe Happya$$ and DJ have told us that the Redline is like a 9500ci, so this should not come as a surprise to us. It looks like it does great on CO but i would like to see the comparison of IO. I'm just guessing but i believe we will see a different result. Thanks again kpatz, i hope you will have more.

[kpatz]

I posted a couple polls for those who have both a V1 and a Redline to post their comparisons. One for C/O and one for I/O.

So far I haven't had any I/O encounters with my Redline, so I can't post any impressions on that yet. Using my own guns at point blank range can produce inconsistent results due to overload, so it's better to report based on real-world encounters with real LEOs.

[kpatz]

Here's a map of my commute where I pass the speed trailer from different directions and where each RD alerts.

[venom400]

very cool , so at least raw performance the Red line does seem to edge the V1 slightly to some on some cases , however laser starting to become a bigger threat lately has me worried about the laser sensitivity , altough a passive laser defense is not enough as some have noted , also better QT and arrows , humm hard call , I think each detector will have it's crowd of followers , digitial display with voice and raw detection , or better laser detection ,better QT and arrows , also the red line is 100 dollars more , like someone said , without many features .

[kpatz]

very cool , so at least raw performance the Red line does seem to edge the V1 slightly to some on some cases , however laser starting to become a bigger threat lately has me worried about the laser sensitivity , altough a passive laser defense is not enough as some have noted , also better QT and arrows , humm hard call , I think each detector will have it's crowd of followers , digitial display with voice and raw detection , or better laser detection ,better QT and arrows , also the red line is 100 dollars more , like someone said , without many features .

I think the major selling point of the Redline will be stealth, for those who live where RDs are illegal, or who drive a big rig.

If you need stealth, nothing else matters. And the Redline gives you V1-like sensitivity *and* stealth.

I wonder if they'll sell the Redline at truck stops like they were with the STi.

[EZRIDN]

[quote=kpatz;618017]

If you need stealth, nothing else matters. And the Redline gives you V1-like sensitivity *and* stealth.

Thats me. If its close to the V1 on sensitivity then that would be great. Of course I have never owned a high end detector, so anything will be an improvement.

[srtga]

I wonder if they'll sell the Redline at truck stops like they were with the STi.

That's what I was wondering.

[Eloi]

[quote=kpatz;618017]

If you need stealth, nothing else matters. And the Redline gives you V1-like sensitivity *and* stealth.

Well hammered .

In fact VR is taking the wrong route to not have a stealthed 1 ...
(very personnal opinion) ... unless they do skunkworks

VR confirms me , years ago , that it is impossible to build
an invisible rd.....not that I dont like VR ... just that I always
wished a V-2 ... true stealthed arrows.