Reasons people dislike the V1?

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Why do people love the V1? Because it is so damn sensitive.


Why do people hate the V1? Because it is so damn sensitive.

That pretty much sums it up, you either love it or hate it.

If I'm going to run 95 on the highway and I don't have an STI-r or a 9500ci, I want a V1. Nothing else will do as far as i am concerned.

[Stealth Stalker]

Let me clarify Expert mode is when you can view multiple signals and strengths.

Spec Mode gives you the freq.

I knew I was going to get them confused! Thanks for that correction!

[focalcivic]

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[corkguykev]

I will not (anytime soon) install a laser jammer. So I think even though it's going to be annoying as hell, I'm going to get the V1 for its laser detection and the arrows.

the V1 is the king on laser no doubt but without a jammer, you are not protected against laser . i own 2 LIDARs and if you saw how quick they get a lock on most cars, it would frighten you .

over here, its nearly all laser so even the V1 wouldnt stand a chance of being a reliable countermeasure so a jammer is a must.

Even with the V1, do not expect it to save you from a laser attack. And don't be surprised when it fails to do so. And FHP loves their laser on the Interstates.

looks like you need one.........

just some friendly advice mate, its up to you in the end

[stevo1569]

the V1 is the king on laser no doubt but without a jammer, you are not protected against laser . i own 2 LIDARs and if you saw how quick they get a lock on most cars, it would frighten you .

over here, its nearly all laser so even the V1 wouldnt stand a chance of being a reliable countermeasure so a jammer is a must.



looks like you need one.........

just some friendly advice mate, its up to you in the end

I hear ya. I went on I75 last night to go to a friends house and I was scared about the laser so I slowed it down. haha

I know FHP loves the LIDAR because whenever I travel in the daytime I see them use it constantly. Especially when they stand at the top of the overpasses shooting down onto traffic.

Even if I were to get a jammer, I would always have to worry about the whole I/O aspect. FHP uses that A LOT too Good thing the LEOs in my county are too lazy to use it.

[crazyVOLVOrob]

People don't like it because it's the best radar detector.

Meaning, it doesn't just pick up police. Which is what a REAL TRUE radar detector should do.

Ignorance is bliss.

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It already does.

It's called CHEETAH!

And the Cheetah system is far superior to the Escort and Beltronics GPS set-up as you get a lifetime membership the trinity database when you purchase a cheetah product AND cheetah's only alert to the speed camera's and red light camera's that pertain directly to you. BELscorts just let you know there is a camera in the location forcing you to slow down for no reason

Why do people love the V1? Because it is so damn sensitive.


Why do people hate the V1? Because it is so damn sensitive.

True.
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V1 is the most sensitive and best performing dashmount detector and it is cheaper than then Escorts attempt to improve on their radar detection....

Should i attach links to all the posts where people had their 9500 fail to alert to real life police traps where the officer was running radar.


I use both a BEL v995 and my V1 and the V1 is my perfered detector even with the falses people bash the need for arrows but once you have experiences like in these past to video's you will be a changed detector user
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy2oAbVxgzw]YouTube - Great Save from the V1 Radar Detector[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XivmuBsip0]YouTube - Valentine 1 vs. Edmonton Police Service Ka Band Radar[/ame]

[MEM-TEK]

Even though I am a huge Bel/Escort fan, there really isn't anything which I dislike about the V1, considering that the V1's niche is as a "road warrior" open highway type of radar detector. I guess the only thing which I would dislike is having to periodically send it to Valentine for a tune-up since V1's are known for drifting out of tune. But most V1 owners usually have a backup RD which they use when their V1 is getting a tune-up.

Some people knock the V1's volume knob or its "old school" bar graph signal strength display and single LED "bogey counter", but I've been using RDs for over 25 years now and realize that the V1 does present you with all of the information you really need when encountering radar on the open highway. Its all just a matter of personal tastes and preferences.

My point is that the V1 is a niche radar detector which is designed for open highway use more than anything else. The V1 would not be my RD of choice for daily commutes in cities or through densely populated suburbs, or even for a combination of 50% highway and 50% city driving. The V1 additionally lacks any type of GPS red light camera notifications and lacks any type of specific radar frequency notification. Yet these features aren't necessary if you drive hundreds of interstate miles every month.

So again, I say that the V1 is a specific niche radar detector which is designed for one purpose only -- open road interstate driving. The thing is that with experience one will find that the arrows really aren't necessary to determine where radar signals on the open highway are coming from (front or rear). Likewise the specific frequency information presented by many competing products is very useful information to know. For example, if I know that 35.5 Ka is being used by a particular state's state patrol or by county or city law enforcement, then automatically I would assume that Stalker radar guns are being used which are harder to detect when these guns are not pointed in my car's general direction. This information alone is important enough to make me drive either at or very close to the posted speed limit when I know that 35.5 Ka is being used in a given area or by the state patrol.

In the end, it boils down to what information that your radar detector is capable of presenting is most important to you.

[jdong]

I guess the only thing which I would dislike is having to periodically send it to Valentine for a tune-up since V1's are known for drifting out of tune.

Even that, I think is a [citation needed] point. I've had my 3.863 for about a year now and it's as sensitive as day one on all my known falses. Maybe the older analog self-correction versions are prone to drifting out of tune, but I don't see that the new ones are any more prone to tuning or calibration errors as competitors' products. I'm sure if I said a downside to buying Belscort products is that you have to periodically have it repaired because of SELF CAL and SERVICE REQUIRED messages, you would be burning me at the stake

[jimbonzzz]

Even that, I think is a [citation needed] point. I've had my 3.863 for about a year now and it's as sensitive as day one on all my known falses. Maybe the older analog self-correction versions are prone to drifting out of tune, but I don't see that the new ones are any more prone to tuning or calibration errors as competitors' products. I'm sure if I said a downside to buying Belscort products is that you have to periodically have it repaired because of SELF CAL and SERVICE REQUIRED messages, you would be burning me at the stake

X2!

I think certain members on this forum enjoy spreading the false notion that "all V1's have to be sent in periodically for a 'tune up'"

Also, the phrase "out of tune" is really a misnomer. They're not going to just turn a couple of screws inside to put it back "in tune" and send it back to you. If a V1 is failing to alert to radar, there is a component failure, plain and simple.

[V1 Dave]

X3, 13 years and mine has never fallen out of tune, what's with these new models, mine does not ghost as well.