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Originally Posted by Sho
I just got my new Bel RX55 from Radarbusters.com. Regardless on what is a better product; I have had used 2 Bel detectors in the past 7 years. And I have been lucky so far.
So I gave my old Bel 940 to my wife, and bout the RX55. I have heard the V1 is good, but..hy, I don't have $400+ to spend. And Bel has done a very good job to save me (when I was doing 130MPH on I-5, it saved me for a big one).
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I have the same one and it saved my butt several times!!! As far as getting a ticket, if they are using RADAR, k, ka, etc. and you get caught, you have a bad detector that is too slow and has poor range, they are auto on devices and always emit a pulse. LADAR (aka laser) you do not have a chance in hell, if they point and shoot you are skrewed... BUT they can only do this while standing still and in ideal weather at one specific target....
As for the Va. law..... as long as you have VG2 detection and cloaking which most high end detectors have the cops can't get you. There radar detector detector is non effective.
As for the Valentine products.... they WERE good a few years ago but they are outdated; they are useless to POP guns. I had one and it was great but there are better ones out now, the Beltronics and Escort to name a few (the newest best models).
EDIT: the V1 now comes with POP detection included:
The manufacturer of the Valentine 1 (maybe the most expensive dash mounted radar detector available) has until recently discredited POP radar and refused to use this technology. However, they now include POP radar capabilities with their new version. Tthe V1 comes with the POP radar mode activated, with no way to turn it off. This substantially increases the number of false alerts this unit receives.
Autoweek magazine review of the 1.8 version of the Valentine 1 referred to it as the "Chicken Little" of radar detectors because of all its false alarms.