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I don't want to keep spending money on 200$ 40 in a 25 tickets. I need a new Radar Detector. My old 936 Bel Express has a figidy power-connector interface and can occasionally reboot on a bumpy road. I mainly will be using it to see if the cops are working their speed trap along a main road in a city sub-burb. I'll also use it on highways in Cleveland OH area. So I was thinking of either the 9500xi or the Redline. If that's not needed I'm up for any other suggestions.
It depends on where and how you drive. Give us some more info.
Well there is Cedar Point which I drive an hour to on the free-way 5-6 times a year. Other than that I've been hit twice on the way home from work within a months period time. My drive to and from work is suburbia business city area. 25 zones mixed with 35. Not really a big need for 25.
Check your ticket. Are you being hit by radar or laser?Quote:
Originally Posted by avoidthenoid
With a lot of city/suburban driving it's very hard to beat a 9500ix. In fact. it's hard to beat a 9500ix period.
If you need speed camera & redlight camera coverage and like a minimum of falses, again the 9500ix. If you do predominantly rural driving where there aren't a lot of falses, then perhaps a redline.
There is always the new Passport MAX which is supposed to be the next generation 9500ix, but in my opinion (I have both), if you want to spend less the 9500ix is still hard to beat.
If you have a lot of laser speed guns in your area you will need shifters as the detectors warn you too late to avoid a ticket.
Have both and am getting ready to return the Max. It ain't ready for prime time by a long shot. Although the 9500ix won't have the raw range of a Redline, it's still going to give you plenty of notice. It is a well balanced detector that gives you a quiet ride with a red light/speed camera database and GPS lockouts. I don't trust the Max. It falses WAY too much and in places that can't be locked out. Plus it has missed 34.7 Ka and K band shots, making it too dangerous to rely on.Quote:
Originally Posted by poolmon
I could go on about the deficiencies of the Max, but you asked about the Redline and the Max's predecessor, the 9500ix. Go for the 9500. That's what I'll keep using once the Max is returned.
It all matters where you live. Example I live in NYC so the first things people assume is "OMG you must get alot of False alerts". I would say yes if I had K band on and X Band on or didn't set my detector to segmentation mode. I only run 2, 5, 8 RDR OFF since in NYC they only use KA and Laser when I drive out of the city to NJ, I turn on K Band, I keep x Band off (yes Jersey use X Band but usually on the MAIN highway this is something you don't have to worry about). At times I do think that Radar false alerts tend to be overstated by some people. I live in the biggest City in the world and drive to LI NJ and CT all the time and I barely receive false alerts (When X Band is not activated, K Band spits out False once in a blue moon).
Since you will be driving through Ohio which presently still uses X Band and K band you might want to think about purchasing a detector that blocks out false alerts since running X Band will be a pain in the butt. If for some reason you stop driving through Ohio I would say just buy the Redline better detection.
Lots depend on the type of driver you are. Some will get the RD based on features on ads, that are not fully true ("this RD can do everything", but they do not tell you everything), not on what the driver needs to prevent a ticket. The RD must be fast and a top performer, period! There are many threads about where the ix users sent the unit back due to it's (slow) weak range on the road, but you may live in Metro areas where your normal route GPS lockouts are needed, trading off speed and distance. Redline with paying Live for lockouts? Google "radar detector compairson test" (but beware of false reports by the sellers) and see how the ix stacked up against others. Eveything has a trade off! Do your homework and beware of all the pros and cons of (all RDs) of the two. You must decide for you are going to pay for the I/O and Lidar tickets that you are going to get, don't ask me for money! LOL.........
Redline, Redline, Redline......did I mention Redline? :rolleyes:
I would think that any of the top four detectors (V1, Redline, 9500IX, MAX) will do the job as long as you understand and operate within their individual limitations. Each will be improved by the addition of active an or passive countermeasures, let your wallet be your guide. The last ticket I received would not have been prevented by any mix of the equipment available. The LEO was traveling with a pack in the opposite direction, new unmarked chevy, with skillful application of I/O. He only set it off when he was within a couple of hundred feet. I, on the other hand, was a lone wolf not paying attention to my speed. Sometimes you're just going to lose :-)