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      10-26-2005, 02:33 PM   #1
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Just got my new radar detector ... heh heh heh ...
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      10-26-2005, 02:51 PM   #3
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      10-26-2005, 03:23 PM   #4
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i wish i can get one, thats illegal here in virginia and D.C.

...plus a BMW with a radar is like a loaded gun

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Do not 100% rely on the radar detector. It can only warn you if the cop was aiming at the car in front of you. If the cop aimed at your car, you were done. I've got 3 speeding tickets even I've got a radar detector in my car and it went off but it was too late. The worse, the cop will definitely give you a speedy ticket as soon as he saw the detector. Since then, I sold the radar detector and drive carful and never drive on the fast lane by myself and always follow some one and let the guys in front of you to get the ticket first. It works all time for me.
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      10-26-2005, 03:59 PM   #7
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I do not 100% rely on anything.
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Radarbusters.com sells radar detectors if I am not mistaken. If so, they are not to be trusted to give objective advice. I have two Valentine V-1 detectors and have been most pleased over more than 10 years. They work as advertised. I have no interest in Valentine.
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      10-26-2005, 05:18 PM   #9
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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 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).
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.

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Radarbusters.com sells radar detectors if I am not mistaken. If so, they are not to be trusted to give objective advice. I have two Valentine V-1 detectors and have been most pleased over more than 10 years. They work as advertised. I have no interest in Valentine.
They show you the data and how it was obtained.... therefore it is done scientifically and can be replicated. Thus there information is objective and is not opinion based. The information was also obtained in conjuction with an independant. It is a very good site and spot on.... the V1 WAS good... they need an update and when they do they will surely be the best again.
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That is correct, for LADAR they have to stand still and they also have to be out of the car since the laser doesnt go through the window. Valentine imo is very outdated and has the only advantage of knowing where the radar is coming from. I'd recommend the Passport 8500x. It's even 100 bux cheaper! the gadget looks cool too
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      10-26-2005, 11:44 PM   #13
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V-1 - saved my ass twice from Laser and once from radar - that more than payed for itself.
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      10-27-2005, 12:07 AM   #14
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V1 has also saved my ass many times. Seems to work good to me and has great range.
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i personally like the escort passport x50. I tried both the x50 and the v1 and i have to admit the v1 did catch signals quicker than the x50 but for the valentine, you have to look to the left and see what band it is (x,k,ka,laser,pop) and then look at how strong the signal is. but the x50 has one screen so you can look at what band and the strengh of the signal at once. overall their both great detectors and you cant go wrong with either one
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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.
This is simply not true. I purchased a V1 soon after I got my E90 and I'm thrilled with its performance. I get VERY few false alarms and I alway use it in full logic mode. The directional arrows are amazingly useful and makes other detectors seem incredibly silly.
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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).
Not to be a jerk but..... if you don't have $400 to spend on a radar detector you probably shouldn't be driving 130 mph. The cost of getting caught at that speed will be several K over the next couple of years.
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I personally use an escort passport 8500, best radar in the world imo. It catches cops 1-2 miles away....thats almost 1/2 a minute before i even pass them.
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This is simply not true. I purchased a V1 soon after I got my E90 and I'm thrilled with its performance. I get VERY few false alarms and I alway use it in full logic mode. The directional arrows are amazingly useful and makes other detectors seem incredibly silly.
Like I said b4 I have had one and it did work great, what I quoted is from autoweek. Also, in some states that use older radar guns and such it is a fine detector. I always had false alarms in NY and it got real annoying. Also with the advent of POP and the troopers using that technology the V1 became obsolete.... yeah I know they have free software upgrades but the fact of the matter is that hardware gets old... just think about how often you get a new computer.... not every 10 years. My current Beltonics is as fast as the V1 and gets almost no flase alarms.It has voice labelling of bands etc. I don't miss the arrows because when it goes off I am still going to slow down reguardless of where the signal is from and if you get a ticket from a cop being behind you, you are dumb.
Also people are full of BS when they say it saved them from a ticket with LASER (LIDAR,LADAR) this is a flase statement since as soon as they shoot you and the detector goes off, they already got you accurately and you have no time to slow. They must not have been going "fast enough" for the cop to go get them and make it worth his/her time.

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V-1 - saved my ass twice from Laser and once from radar - that more than payed for itself.
This is pure BS. There is no detector that can save you from LASER, as soon as the detector goes off they have you and your speed, reguardless of if you slow. NO detector can save you from LASER . A jammer can but that is about it.

Laser is a beam of light in the infrared spectrum. When officers use a laser gun, they target individual cars that they want to obtain a speed on, and active the gun by pulling the trigger.

The beam of light that strikes your car is very narrow and reading the officer gets is instant. Therefore NO RADAR/LASER detector is effective against this type of traffic enforcement.

There are no federal prohibitions of laser jammers, as laser is controlled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under CFR 21, subpart 1040, 1041 for eye safety.

However three states have enacted laws banning the ownership, sale and use of laser jammers they are Minnesota (Minnesota Statutes 2002, 169.14) California (Sec. 1, Ch 493.28150, effective January 1999) and Utah (C. 41-6-52.7, 1998)
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l4wr3nc3 wrote in part, "...for the valentine, you have to look to the left and see what band it is (x,k,ka,laser,pop) and then look at how strong the signal is. but the x50 has one screen so you can look at what band and the strengh of the signal at once."
__________________________________________________ __The V-1 also uses different tones to indicate K, X, Laser, etc. You can get quite a bit of information without looking at all. One of the greatest things about Valentine Research, in my opinion, is that their units are upgradeable. One of my V-1s is 10 years old and has all the latest goodies.
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