radar detectors
Racer
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Actually Valentine One has the most pointless features. Who cares what direction the radar came from...what matters is that when you get a hit, you slow down. With that in mind you want a unit that picks up real hits, therefore the new Passport 9500i is the best choice.
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
Last edited by Shylor; Jan 20, 2008 at 02:47 PM.
Racer
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Actually Valentine One has the most pointless features. Who cares what direction the radar came from...what matters is that when you get a hit, you slow down. With that in mind you want a unit that picks up real hits, therefore the new Passport 9500i is the best choice.
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ighlight=9500i
View Poll Results: Which radar detector?
Escort Passport 9500i 42 votes 27.63%
Valentine V1 110 votes 72.37%
Voters: 152.
There are big problems with the new Escort 9500i and the majority of people are returning them because of less range than the Valentine One.
http://www.guysoflidar.com/march-200...ctor-test.html
They are locking out signals from door openers and the 9500i is not alerting to cops that shoot radar in that area. Owners of the 9500i are also complaining that signals that they lock out are not staying locked out from the day before. They also say that their Sirius/XM radio is cutting out because of the 9500i and its GPS function.
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=23027
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=23178
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=23183
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=23036
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=22800
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtop...torder=asc&sta rt=0
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=22824
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=22762
http://www.radardetector.net/viewtopic.php?t=22803
Are you satisfied with your 9500i or returning it?Satisfied with 38% [ 21 ]Returning 61% [ 34 ]Total Votes : 55
Here is a video of the 9500i locking out police radar and not alerting to it.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...51369986877010
Last edited by Brentvino169; Jan 20, 2008 at 08:17 PM.
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Jeez didn't mean to insult you!
But I just can't see the need for arrows in a radar detector. I could care less where the radar is coming from. That type of gimmick doesn't impress me because when I get a hit I will slow down and am not concerned with what direction it came from.
I'm not saying the V1 is junk, it just seems to have only one selling point that really isn't needed and certainly doesn't justify the premium price.
But I just can't see the need for arrows in a radar detector. I could care less where the radar is coming from. That type of gimmick doesn't impress me because when I get a hit I will slow down and am not concerned with what direction it came from.
I'm not saying the V1 is junk, it just seems to have only one selling point that really isn't needed and certainly doesn't justify the premium price.
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Jeez didn't mean to insult you!
But I just can't see the need for arrows in a radar detector. I could care less where the radar is coming from. That type of gimmick doesn't impress me because when I get a hit I will slow down and am not concerned with what direction it came from.
I'm not saying the V1 is junk, it just seems to have only one selling point that really isn't needed and certainly doesn't justify the premium price.
But I just can't see the need for arrows in a radar detector. I could care less where the radar is coming from. That type of gimmick doesn't impress me because when I get a hit I will slow down and am not concerned with what direction it came from.
I'm not saying the V1 is junk, it just seems to have only one selling point that really isn't needed and certainly doesn't justify the premium price.
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Actually Valentine One has the most pointless features. Who cares what direction the radar came from...what matters is that when you get a hit, you slow down. With that in mind you want a unit that picks up real hits, therefore the new Passport 9500i is the best choice.
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
http://www.radarbusters.com/images/pdf2/ESO003.pdf
You will find non v1 owners very defensive about their radar purchase in my opinion they wish they had one or would not act the way they do.
V1 has 2 antennas in it for forward and reverse detection plus multiple bogey detection.
If i see an arrow light up that something is ahead of me and behind me i may pass up one cop and think i am clear and then wham.. SPEED TRAP that is why you want the arrows and know where they are at.
When i hear an alert i also want a visual verification.
V1 to the bank
Last edited by Got uid0; Jan 22, 2008 at 05:37 PM.
Racer
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Ask yourself these questions. Which gives you more information about a cop, an arrow or a beep? Why don't compasses and GPS systems use beeps instead of arrows? Because arrows are very useful and convey information quicker than a stupid beep.
