Valentine 1 or Bel STi Driver? Need Help, Making a Purchase.

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Originally Posted by stealthJamal

The best answer is buy both of them if you can afford to do so. Keep the one you like the best and send the other back before the 30 days is up.

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good answer good answer

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Which one is the best with dectecting radar on all the bands, the Valentine 1 or the STi Driver? Thanks.

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The best one with detecting radar on all the bands is the Valentine One. If detecting radar is your #1 priority, look no further: the V1 is the most sensitive detector on the market.

However, if you are someone who is easily annoyed by alerts from motion sensors, are looking for the "best bang for the buck", or are looking for "special features" that the V1 does not have, then you might consider something else.

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Which one is the best with dectecting radar on all the bands, the Valentine 1 or the STi Driver? Thanks.

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The best one with detecting radar on all the bands is the Valentine One. If detecting radar is your #1 priority, look no further: the V1 is the most sensitive detector on the market.

However, if you are someone who is easily annoyed by alerts from motion sensors, are looking for the "best bang for the buck", or are looking for "special features" that the V1 does not have, then you might consider something else.

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Professor this is unlike you to come out and recommend something. Are you ok?

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Originally Posted by happya$$

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Which one is the best with dectecting radar on all the bands, the Valentine 1 or the STi Driver? Thanks.

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The best one with detecting radar on all the bands is the Valentine One. If detecting radar is your #1 priority, look no further: the V1 is the most sensitive detector on the market.

However, if you are someone who is easily annoyed by alerts from motion sensors, are looking for the "best bang for the buck", or are looking for "special features" that the V1 does not have, then you might consider something else.

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Professor this is unlike you to come out and recommend something. Are you ok?

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Yeah word. I'm shocked! :shock:

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Originally Posted by happya$$

Professor this is unlike you to come out and recommend something. Are you ok?

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I'm not "recommending" anything, just answering his question with fact :lol:

If he had simply asked "what is the best radar detector" then I would have given him StealthJamal's answer :wink:

Ok well I've been reading on the forums and everybody seems to say that Valentine 1 sucks on off axis is that true? There's some off axis points around here in MA. Also have heard that the STi picks up on the bands quicker than Valentine 1, true also? Since I posted on this forum i've been reading a lot about the Valentine 1 and everybody seems to be having problems, I just want to get one that going to work right.

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

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Originally Posted by happya$$

Professor this is unlike you to come out and recommend something. Are you ok?

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I'm not "recommending" anything, just answering his question with fact :lol:

If he had simply asked "what is the best radar detector" then I would have given him StealthJamal's answer :wink:

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You are right is IS FACT that the V1 is the most sensitive radar detector. It is a MYTH that the V1 sucks on off axis shots. The only way we can find this out for a FACT is with our next GOL test

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Ok well I've been reading on the forums and everybody seems to say that Valentine 1 sucks on off axis is that true? There's some off axis points around here in MA.

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It is true that in some situations, other detectors might alert sooner to "off-axis" radar than the V1.

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Also have heard that the STi picks up on the bands quicker than Valentine 1, true also?

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No, this is false.

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Originally Posted by jimbonzzz

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Ok well I've been reading on the forums and everybody seems to say that Valentine 1 sucks on off axis is that true? There's some off axis points around here in MA.

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It is true that in some situations, other detectors might alert sooner to "off-axis" radar than the V1.

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Also have heard that the STi picks up on the bands quicker than Valentine 1, true also?

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No, this is false.

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well professor can you really say that this is true when every encounter is different?

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Originally Posted by eightball135

Ok well I've been reading on the forums and everybody seems to say that Valentine 1 sucks on off axis is that true? There's some off axis points around here in MA. Also have heard that the STi picks up on the bands quicker than Valentine 1, true also? Since I posted on this forum i've been reading a lot about the Valentine 1 and everybody seems to be having problems, I just want to get one that going to work right.

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I would not put too much weight on the off axis rederick until some type of test has been performed. Because detectors don't use the same antenna design we than can assume off axis coverage is different between RD. For now we just sit and read everyones complaints and just assume things.

I personally came to my own personal opinion about this based on what I read here and the GOL test. Also having a detector with a narrow axis coverage may not be a bad thing depending on your driving conditions.

Good luck.