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1206 messages, Last post on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:16 PM
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| I am looking for the best radar/laser detector on the market. I hear many good things about the valentine one but it is out of my price range. I am looking for something in the 200 to 250 dollars range. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks | |
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Living in Phoneix, tinting is a requirement. That being said, I was worried about the effect of 35% metallic tint on a V1 performance. Theoretically it should only impact the rear detection (and I still should be able to pick up reflected signals coming in from the front). I am going to buy my V1 and take it near one of the local WalMarts and test the rear detection with the rear window open and closed, but my question is has anyone already had any experience with this??? If so let us know |
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The Valentine1 web site has test results of the effects of window tinting on the detector. Look under Mike's Lab for Report #3 on Laser Detection(which as of now is the current one at: http://www.valentineone.com/mikeslabcurrent.html) Report #2 is the effects on radar detection. |
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| Has anyone had any experience with the Escort 7500 radar detector? How does it compare to the VI or Bel units? | |
| check deja.com's rating of radar detector's. Hope this helps | |
| Thanks for the fantastic web site. Just what I needed to persuade that the V1 is the best way to go. | |
| Does anyone know when the next version of the V1 is due out? I called Valentine One and all they would say is that their engineers are constantly looking to improve the unit. The last update was made in the spring of 1998. Given that radar detectors have relatively short life cycles before new and improved versions come out, I'm skeptical about paying $400 + for a unit that might be upgraded in a couple of months. Any thoughts? PS. I know that I can pay for an upgrade if I buy one today, but who wants to go through that in what could be just a couple of months. | |
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Go ahead and buy one. Seriously. I faced the same dilemna this summer, but took the plunge($440 including concealed display). Hell, even if they upgrade the technology, it's not like this technology sucks. I've been saved so many times I've lost count. It's *SO* worth the money that I'm going to buy my brother one for his birthday. |
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| OK, OK, so I agree V1 is tops and the battery powered types, like the Escort Solo are near the bottom. My problem is security. I can't be leaving my detector in the car where it can be seen by passers-by. Not only will it be ripped off, but my window will be smashed in the process. The best detector is worthless if it isn't plugged in and operating, and I can't take the time to install and uninstall the thing every time I get in and out of the car. So, what I want is a wired receptacle, sort of like the docking station for laptop computers, so I can slide the detector in, it will connect up to the car's power, and away I go. Then slide it out and put it away. Is such an installation available, and if not, why not? Seems to me that Valentine ought to have such a feature. The Solo may be lame, but it's easy to put into use, especially for city driving, and not get ripped off. | |
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What's so hard about it? Slide the detector into the bracket, plug in the connector and go. Removing it from the bracket is easy, and doesn't require a screwdriver like some other models. Somewhere out there on the WWW is a page dedicated to one guy's hardmounting of his V1 in an NSX. He built a custom mount for it on the back windshield and disguised it to look like a 3rd brake light. I'll post the link if I can find it. |
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