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I drive mostly city but lately have been taking trips out of the city to Orlando and Tampa. Looking to invest in one of the 3 detectors mentioned above. I know everyone is going to have their personal opinion, but which one has the best combination of detecting X, K, Ka, and POP? I would also like one that can detect the new Ku bands out there.
I'd go with the 9500i but you better hurry prices are about to go up on Feb 1st. X Band is not used in Florida, and if you are in the city you'll appreciate it's quietness.
Why are prices going to go up? I also updated my thread. The 9500i is out of my price range. $400 is the MOST I can spend.
If $400 is max get the V1.
Disable X band, and don't worry about Ku band it's not used in the States.
So up to $400. The V1 is still the best. I read on some other sites that it lags in Ka detection in comparison to some other cheaper RD's.
i have pro rx65 i like it had it a year now and some months. no tickets soo far and i always bout 15-20 over. but i gonna get a v1 cause of the arrows. i find more and more that it would be nice to know where the signal is coming from.
V1 hands down....
You take I-95 to get up here, or the the Turnpike? The 5 hour drive must be fun. :lol:
Just some points I want to throw out there.
-It seems some of the FHP (newer cars) have gotten 35.5 Ka units, which do seem to be a little harder to detect than the traditional 34.7 Stalker Ka units.
-As some others have said here, X is not used in Florida, so you can disable that.
-The one time I did drive from Orlando to Miami, I did find it nice to have the Spec mode (found on X50 and RX-65) on because of all the Cobra detector users on the road. Then again, I didn't get much of either Cobra falses, nor real hits on the trip.
-The arrows on the V1 might be helpful in those "rear-attack" where a LEO sneaks up behind you with radar.
-Forums member JDS lives in Miami, with a V1. Maybe he could chime in on the noise-level of the V1 in Miami city.
-For the interstate trips, you might find a CB radio to be even more helpful than a radar detector.
-Watch out for air VASCAR from FHP. I think I've heard them using it out somewhere near Tampa.
get a v1 and be done with it :wink: you know youll eventually get one anyways and crave it till you do
I wanted one....then went with the RX 65....mistake....now V1 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by whiterabbit05
The V1 is the best $400 detector.
http://guysoflidar.com/august-2007/r...ctor-test.html
V1 over the RX-65 for sure. I sold my V1 to buy an RX-65 because of the hype when it first came out and was sorely disappointed in its performance. Most of the test results from GOL and elsewhere mirror my experience. While adequate, it was inconsistent with its performance on Ka band.
Is there ANY better jazzy? :?:Quote:
Originally Posted by <<JAZZY>>
Jazzy would pick V1 over his own grandmother. His reasoning would be, "Well I can upgrade the V1 whenever I need to. Grandma is only getting older." :lol: :lol: Just messing with ya Jazzy.Quote:
Originally Posted by davekr
X2...if you don't get it, you'll just be hitting yourself over the head later wishing you did (that was my situation).Quote:
Originally Posted by davekr
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Originally Posted by Beatlesfan
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I did research about which radar detector to buy for about a week. And ended up having X50 vs RX65 vs V1
Here's the thread http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=33360 then I found this website
http://guysoflidar.com which clearly shows that V1 is superior to all the other RD out there in $400 under price range. Then I read the manual from V1 website and found a couple more reviews but here's what I found interesting.
Review websites that have online shop attached to them do not recommend V1 and say that STi, X50 or what ever they sell is better, probably because you can buy V1 only from one place and that place is V1 website.
They make stupid comments like
1) Its style is very old "its time to catch up"
2) There is no functions.
3) The Ka band is bad
And here's what I say back to them:
1) The style is the same mostly because of upgradability, they can't make a different case because then they will have difficulties upgrading old units.
2) Just because manual doesn't tell you there is no functions doesn't mean you can't change options, It seems that V1 went for the here is a manual for a regular folk so he can't accidently turn off Ka band. But if you do 1 min of research you'll find out about the programming menu that has lots of options.
3) Um, so what kind of tests did the online shop do + I don't see any graphs or anything to prove your argument. Lidar guys show it how it is and V1 wins most of the time.
So just make it easy on yourself and get V1, I just ordered mine this morning and I can't wait til it arrives tomorrow "before 3PM" :)
Well it takes me like 3 hours to get to Orlando and 3.5 to Tampa. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by ELVATO
What I take from some of the sites is that since they dont sell the Valentine 1 they feel inclined to give a BIASED review of it. Not good. I think I am going to go with my gut feeling and go with the Valentine 1.
One more question guys.
When and WHY are priced on RD's going to go up?
PM radar roy for details but ESCORT is changing their prices starting this friday. February 1st 2008. As of now Beltronics even though part of escort is not raising their prices. SOmething about gas prices and rising cost of owning a car which means there is less cars/ people willing to drop $450 for a RD so by increasing the cost although fewer potential buyers, those ones like you and I will still fork over the extra $50. So they believe. I could be wrong on this last idea but thats what i interpreted.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiamiE
Is Valentine going to be raising prices?
if wanna save a couple of bucks(10%off), you can order a returned unit by phone. I got mine 5 days ago and it works like new unit.
I think I am going to go with a brand new unit.
I herd V1 is going to keep there prices and put Cobras inside there RD's.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiamiE
By any chance CJR238 do you work for Escort or sell their products? You offered another forum member a 9500i for $400 and bash the V1.Quote:
Originally Posted by CJR238
Keep in mind that V1 is only sold direct from Valentine. That should help you put comments on other sites which sell radar detectors into a proper perspective.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niskyspy
While I am a huge Belscort fanatic, I actually do love the V1's appearance and displays. Why? I am "old school" since I have used radar detectors for over 25 years. I love the V1's simple LED band indicators, and I love its simple LED bar graph style row of signal strength LEDS. These are features which I became used to seeing and using on radar detectors around two decades ago. Many consider these features to be outdated, yet one can simply very quickly glance at a V1 to know what band is being detected, how strong the signal is, where the strongest signal is coming from, and how many other signals are also present. Yet on the other hand I enjoy the Belscort's inherent filtering capabilities and the Belscort's lower sensitivities on X and K bands.
There is no such thing as the perfect radar detector. It all boils down to what specific features are more important to you. After all, you are the one who will use your radar detector every day -- not me.
No, actually im in sales and work for a very high end fitness company. I have a good friend of mine that sells Escort products and he helps me out so i help him out.Quote:
Originally Posted by hookem202
I wouldn't say i bash the V1, its more like pointing fun at the big guy that nothing can really touch. :wink:
ahh nice, well do you have another buddy in Beltronics? I want to get anothe STi. and the V1 is far from perfect. Even from a dedicated user.Quote:
Originally Posted by CJR238
It's early Feb. 1st, they haven't raised the prices on Escort's site yet. Maybe they're sleeping in a little... :lol:
See my post about my very unsatisfactory experience with Mike Valentine and his V1:
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=33539
I wish i had a Beltronics buddy, i got to work on that next.Quote:
Originally Posted by hookem202
Dude, we get it, you don't like the V1 and Mike V. You made a thread about it, stop trying to get people to not buy it. It's not gonna work. Is your name Craig Peterson by any chance?Quote:
Originally Posted by ZR1620HP
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Originally Posted by Beatlesfan
Brand new house...brand new vette that you don't drive much....and you're complaining about a measly $45 for a unit that is OUT OF WARRANTY??...and if THAT doesn't put someone into perspective...4 posts?....dude quit your moaning, VR did NOTHING wrong, they are completely in the right to charge you that amount. Besides you didn't even purchase it from them directly from what I am reading...Off of my soapbox here and back on topic...Quote:
Originally Posted by ZR1620HP
I had the STi Driver and didn't like it much, I thought the most expensive one _must_ be the best one...I was wrong :/ It's all in what your daily drive requires...it's mostly rural in my area so I need the BEST sensitivity money can buy (GOL tests prove over and over VR has the best sensitivity) BUT if you want bells and whistles, go with the others.
As far as I/O encounters go, the V1 has saved me MANY times in advance, whereas the X50 has only saved my rear once, and that was only because I knew I was clocked and I needed to find a back road ASAP. Don't get me wrong, I like the X50 very much as well
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Originally Posted by Ven0mizer
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Originally Posted by Beatlesfan