I currently do not have any radar detecting device what so ever. I used to have an old passport but my sister stole that from me and I let her keep it. Whats the new and best on the market?

Best bang for the buck?

Discuss!

I personally love my Valentine One. It is by no means a cheap purchase. I love the arrows that offer you a heads up as to the location of the LEO. I'm pretty impressed by the range as well. I've picked up some signals from about 1.25 miles away (granted it was a straight highway, but still!).

Pff. I've got one built in my brain! It's my sixth sense, cop-detecting.

V1!!

V1 no contest

dont even bother listening to anyone who says passport or anything else

v1 no contest

dont even bother listening to anyone who says passport or anything else
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Love my V1, wouldn't run anything else.

I have had an Escort Passport 8500 and I have the Valentine V1 right now.
The V1 is nice but the Escort had a lot less false alerts... The V1 gives me so many I have ignored it before even though it was a real alert.
If I was on the market for one right now I would probably consider the new Escort 9500 with GPS, because I use it around town and thus have to put up with a lot of false alerts

I have had an Escort Passport 8500 and I have the Valentine V1 right now.
The V1 is nice but the Escort had a lot less false alerts... The V1 gives me so many I have ignored it before even though it was a real alert.
If I was on the market for one right now I would probably consider the new Escort 9500 with GPS, because I use it around town and thus have to put up with a lot of false alerts

To be honest with you, I do think the V1 is a lot more sensitive. But I always leave it on "All" and frankly I'm to the point where I don't consciously hear it unless it fits the pattern of a cop (slow, steady increase in strength). Kind of funny actually. Passengers will complain about it being too loud and I won't even have remembered hearing it. Guess you just learn to block it out.

Go V1 or go home :)

As for radar detection abilities the best is the Escort 9500ci, $1,600.(Escort's newest concealed radar detector, with poor performing laser jammers) or BEL STi-R $1,100 (concealed detector uses same radar reciever as the 9500ci but lacks some of the features of the escort and no shifters). The V1 is second best detection ability at $400...Yes that is right Escort have finally produced a radar detector with better detection than the V1...

What alot of the hardcore radar detector users set-up of choice currently is the Escort 9500ci (radar reciever mounted in grill) along with the V1 in cabin (mounted high), and inaddittion with the Zr4 shifter heads they would add a Laser Interceptor quad (2 head front and back.


I personally use a V1 in my car along with a Laser Interceptor quad, and have had great luck.

http://guysoflidar.com/ <check out their site for true independent laser jammer and radar detectors test results

As for radar detection abilities the best is the Escort 9500ci, $1,600.(Escort's newest concealed radar detector, with poor performing laser jammers) or BEL STi-R $1,100 (concealed detector uses same radar reciever as the 9500ci but lacks some of the features of the escort and no shifters). The V1 is second best detection ability at $400...Yes that is right Escort have finally produced a radar detector with better detection than the V1...

What alot of the hardcore radar detector users set-up of choice currently is the Escort 9500ci (radar reciever mounted in grill) along with the V1 in cabin (mounted high), and inaddittion with the Zr4 shifter heads they would add a Laser Interceptor quad (2 head front and back.


I personally use a V1 in my car along with a Laser Interceptor quad, and have had great luck.

http://guysoflidar.com/ <check out their site for true independent laser jammer and radar detectors test results
Having never driven cross country with you, your opinion doesn't carry a lot of weight in my book.

Having never driven cross country with you, your opinion doesn't carry a lot of weight in my book.
Thats fine, I know I am at a huge disadvantage because of that.


All that I know I have learned through personal testing of different set-ups either radar detectors and/or laser jammers and observation(of the Guys Of Lidar testing events). Also this is my hobby, some guys have fishing, or racing, I have police counter measures. While I no longer have any police radar guns to do radar detector tests I still have my laser gun to test out laser jammers if anyone in the north east region wants to test out a jammer set-up. I travel all over from south NJ around Atlantic city, to central upstate, NY.

Thats fine, I know I am at a huge disadvantage because of that.


All that I know I have learned through personal testing of different set-ups either radar detectors and/or laser jammers and observation(of the Guys Of Lidar testing events). Also this is my hobby, some guys have fishing, or racing, I have police counter measures. While I no longer have any police radar guns to do radar detector tests I still have my laser gun to test out laser jammers if anyone in the north east region wants to test out a jammer set-up. I travel all over from south NJ around Atlantic city, to central upstate, NY.

Oh man, you were a poster on the Radar Detector forum I used to frequent! I'll post up my radar set-up a little bit later I guess. Supa stealth!

Oh man, you were a poster on the Radar Detector forum I used to frequent! I'll post up my radar set-up a little bit later I guess. Supa stealth! Yeah I am still there(link (http://www.radardetector.net/forums/)) under the username 'crazyVOLVOrob'. The information available there is intense. And if you want to se some sick custom installs there are some very stealth and clean.

I'm going to have to venture on back over there, I forgot about that site :lol: