Valentine One Gen 2
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Instructor
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Valentine One Gen 2
Did anyone get their hands on a Valentine One Gen 2 Radar Detector before they shut down for COVID? If so, how does it perform and is it worth the cost of an upgrade?
Racer
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From: Kingman AZ
Last edited by 208vette; Jul 10, 2020 at 10:27 PM.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2019
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From: Kingman AZ
Well I guess I posted too soon. It died today, won’t power on. Lady on their end said it’s a firmware issue and they will take care of it right away. I’ve had mine for right around 90 days now.
They are developing an app for updating the unit but it’s not quite ready to be released.
They are developing an app for updating the unit but it’s not quite ready to be released.
Burning Brakes
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From: oswego ny
Well I guess I posted too soon. It died today, won’t power on. Lady on their end said it’s a firmware issue and they will take care of it right away. I’ve had mine for right around 90 days now.
They are developing an app for updating the unit but it’s not quite ready to be released.
They are developing an app for updating the unit but it’s not quite ready to be released.
Im sure Mike.V. will take good care of ya
Last edited by carls2004; Jun 22, 2020 at 05:14 PM.
Racer
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From: Kingman AZ
I waited for a bit on getting mine, as i read up and followed on the radar forum... as far as i know newest ones being shipped are suppose to be ok and fixed... But i will see, and hope the display face doesnt come loose like it has for some..
Im sure Mike.V. will take good care of ya
Im sure Mike.V. will take good care of ya
Pro
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From: "Sweet Home" Alabama
My Gen 2 lasted less than a week, even out of the box kinda knew I was going to have issues, it looked like a return unit re-packed. Any attempt for a return/refund has to wait for now. I would wait a few months after they reopen to get the kinks out of their quality control.
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2019
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From: Kingman AZ
My Gen 2 lasted less than a week, even out of the box kinda knew I was going to have issues, it looked like a return unit re-packed. Any attempt for a return/refund has to wait for now. I would wait a few months after they reopen to get the kinks out of their quality control.
I dropped mine off at FedEx Tuesday about 10am, it was returned to me about 10am today. 72 hours later, its fixed and back in my hands. Say what you will about the minor issues of the initial batch of Gen2 detectors, but Valentine's customer service is absolutely second to none. I think it's even more impressive nowadays with all the chaos going on in day to day life anymore.
Last edited by 208vette; Jun 26, 2020 at 03:31 PM.
Racer
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From: Kingman AZ
I would assume theOr new app would be out very soon to address this so the unit doesn’t need to be returned to update it.
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works great. No problems.
Melting Slicks
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I've had mine for about a month and have traveled about 5000k miles on road trips and it has worked like a charm. The detection range seems like it has really expanded a lot and I get alerts sometimes way far away in advance but I don't mind as it protect me.
I liked the Gen1 a lot but Gen2 is a huge upgrade in my opinion gave gone from very good to great. It's has far less noisy false alarm alerts as well.
It seems more sleek and very well made and glad I sold my Gen1 and got the Gen2 and worth the investment especially after selling the Gen1, the net cost is great.
Most importantly, it has been trouble free this first month of ownership and I had it within 5 days of ordering.
I liked the Gen1 a lot but Gen2 is a huge upgrade in my opinion gave gone from very good to great. It's has far less noisy false alarm alerts as well.
It seems more sleek and very well made and glad I sold my Gen1 and got the Gen2 and worth the investment especially after selling the Gen1, the net cost is great.
Most importantly, it has been trouble free this first month of ownership and I had it within 5 days of ordering.
Last edited by KGrant; Sep 3, 2020 at 10:58 PM.