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first of all money is pretty much no object, but i dont feel like wasting money just for a very slight advantage like 50 feet or a few meters...
and i am looking to get a jammer soon so laser detection is not necessary, but i'm not completely rulng out this feature. also i do not like false alarms i absolutely loathe them.
oh and aesthetics are also important because i want it to look good too, and so is durability.
-Good filtering
-Amazing range (all the Top 3/4 are give/take on range... and vary under every circumstance).
-Lowest price of the Top 3/4
Sounds like an X50 Red to me.
X50+Jammer = Great combination.
With that said you couldnt go wrong with any of the Top 3/4.
There really is NO BEST detector among the Top 3/4...
The X50, RX65, V1, STi... are all amazing.
They all false to one degree or another so it's just a matter of minimising them if they really bug you (they drive me nuts too).
If money's no problem and you're getting a jammer I'd say get an STi. Easily the best looking, feels like a quality piece of engineering sitting in your hand, maximum pride in ownership :) Nothing else comes close.
Houston is really polluted with door openers and the like I would actually say get a V1 and turn Xband off unless you travel much outside of the city as there are a lot of small hillbilly towns that probably still use some X-band around there. and set your K-band automute and drive in little L mode, that way you wont go nuts on full volume K alerts everytime you pass a walmart but you still wont miss any alerts as many Texas troopers and Highway patrol run K-band the first 4 bars will just be muted.
If budget is really tight get an x50 but be warned K-band sensitivity on the x50 is pretty good so it will pick up a lot of the chatter the V1 will pick up, but without the option to mute the initial alert like the V1. Most of the Staters run Stalker Dual Ka units which both the x50 and the V1 dominate so that isnt your problem. Make you decision based on false supression because I usually just turn the Rd off and drive with traffic when I pass through Houston.
Hope that post made sense...
Im going to school in Huntsville and i have x50 rev. 6.1. Last night i got a 1.8 mile warning on instant-on radar!!!! But dont let this fool you, even with the best RD you need to have a rabbit. I found out the hard way. 2 weekends ago i got a $200 gift from the DPS... :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by AirMoore
the last thing he needs is the v1. the k band alerts will drive him nucking futz to where he will disregard them all. and correction, texas troopers/highway patrol (same thing) runs Ka exclusively.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheTexan
i'd say x50 or rx65. you will see a LOT of Ka, so seriously, for the lack of filtering and Ka band detection, don't get the v1.
do u consider door openers false alarms or like crap detectors and random alerts?
Agreed it is much more sensitive to K band, ever heard of K band automute everyone here who owns a V1 and an x50 (myself included) will all agree it is much quieter than the x50 when properly programmed, and still will alert you to the presence of a K band radar in operation which still happens, yes the large majority of texas LEO's use stalker dual Ka, but I have run across many running K, usually city police and the most K I have run into has actually been in Houston. The arrows and counter, combined with properly programmed K-band automute will be far superior to anything. Again, I have driven with an x50 and a V1 through Houston and I stick with the V1 for all my aformentioned reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryansandlin
i was referring specifically to the texas highway patrol (state troopers, dps, whatever else you may call them) running Ka exclusively. i agree that several Leo's in texas run K band.
RX65 that's just me or the STI but your really just paying more for the stealth with the STI i don't know if there is that much difference in performance.
I live in Houston... I went through the same debate. I decided on the Beltronics STI. It was between the V1,RX65, STI. All are great detectors. The reason I chose the STI was the filtering... a friend of mine has a V1 and it goes off like crazzzzzzzy with falses. I wish I had the arrows but thats the trade off that had to be made. The reasons I went with the STI over the RX65 are: I wanted the higher quality black casing (didnt want grey plastic) and I plan to do a hardwire install in my car and the STI comes with it already (which offsets the cost by $30 or so...).
If you dont mind the color of the RX65 and dont plan to do a hardwire then I would recommend it. You cant go wrong with the top 4 though. It all comes down to personal preference. I wish V1 had better filtering or STI had arrows lol.
BTW even with the STI in City NoX mode i still get a fair ammount of falses... i can only imagine how many I would get with the V1.
i have my rx65 hardwired above the rear view with no problems.
I've had the Passport SR7 for over two years in spec mode with X off. I got it because I wanted a built in unit and to monitor frequencies. Since I drive the same route daily I use spec mode and orientation to determine where the door openers are. I love this feature and it's saved me many times.
HPD uses laser a lot so I installed the ZR3 jammer with 2 by my front plate and 1 in back then veiled my headlights and plate covers. This system has not been tested against a real Lidar trap at this time so I don't have an opinion of how well it works.
Harris Country Sherrif (HCS) and DPS I've had special problems with. HCS has tricked me up using an exit and re-enter tactic with Instant on to bust me from behind in spite of using a rabbit. Another time DPS was pacing me from the feeder road or so they claim, I only got a warning. SR7 wasn't much use for either of these encounters.
I've considered getting an X50 for my Wrangler so I can monitor speedtraps when I'm not in the vette. I love my system and wouldn't tear it out yet but I've read so many good things about the STi that I may get one for the Wrangler instead. So I can give an opinion on that later.
Actually corection again. Several older DPS "truck enforcement" trucks are still running the K band unit. The DPS switch over to Ka is not 100% complete yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ryansandlin
PS, "truck enforcement" trucks stop ANY vehicle on the road when an infraction id noted.
Agree 100% on the polluted with door openers but DO NOT TURN OFF X. X band is alive & well in Houston. It is still used by the Harris County Constable Departments. That is the only police force in the Houston area left running X I have encountered in the past 5 years. I have not seen it in instant on as most just leave it on all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheTexan
Your choice, miss some known real alerts on the streets or have a MUCH quiter radar detector.
Do you have a confirmed X hit from the constables? Or have you heard testimony about it? Any details.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheTexan
I kept X on the SR7 for a year and routinely passed constables but only encounterd K, Ka. I never got an X that I could confirm was from any LEO. However, your scary claim would not suprise me since most of the constables seem poorly equipped.
My last confirmed X band hit in Houston was about 3 months ago. Constant on from a Constable. They do have some old equipment. Not like HCSO, Metro or HPD. Never forget, old equipment still works so some departments refuse to replace it until it breaks.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll get X turned on as soon as the vette gets out of the shop.
Thanks
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That is true, few DPS Troopers still run K band radar. I ran into one in Galveston. Would like to know if any of the folks living in the Houston area live near Spring or have CB's.