Mase408

I'm from Northern California and recently got a speeding ticket. With the new law that passed for officers able to have their lights off at night while monitor speeds is a problem. I was wonder which lasar/radar detector would work best. Ive looked at few options such as the STI Drive and Beltroncis passport 95 but both are pretty pennny

Any1 recommend something in the $300 that would be solid?

keyplyr

Try the Search utility at the top.

This subject has been discussed countless times

Sativa

Get the Valentine 1. It's saved my *** many times.

dgrant3830

Agreed. Use the search function rather than starting another thread on it. Its been posted so many times and gazzillions of opinions.

toxin440

spend 100 dollars more and get a Valentine 1 - it's the best.

CMY SIX

escort, best one in that price range. visor mount, invisa-cord

WhtRkt

Valentine 1.....no question.....

dgrant3830

LOL,,, guess I shouldn't have said anything at all.. oh well...lol. V1!

Biker Boy gone Vett

I have owned 2 V1s. I think they work great due to their directional arrows.

Never mind what others say about "starting another thread". No one is forced to read a thread, if they don't want to. Besides, doing searches throw up more old crap and there are often times new technology that you might be interested in.

siffert

V1 2
Been using them since they first came out and replaced my escorts.
All my cars got them. Good service too for upgrades etc..

S2K

http://guysoflidar.com/index.html

Cal Vert Man

Yup, had mine for years. You can go to the V1 website, and check to see if you need a software upgrade.

WORTH EVERY PENNY !!!!

vetdude

Whichever one you choose, don't get lulled into the dreaded false sense of security - if you get hit with instant-on for instance, you're toast, or, if you're being paced by the unmarked Tahoe in your rearview mirror.

jkheit

Most here will recommend the Valentine 1. I do not. I did a LOT of research on this back in late 2006, and the V1 was just coasting on its reputation, and had not been updated significantly. The research at that time clearly showed that the Bell 65 RX Pro was the best all around detector (particularly cleaning the competition's clock with over-the-hill detection). I have not seen any significant updates on the V1--firmware, which may help a good bit. Also, I suspect due to its price, I think a lot of the so-called review sites went to pains to construct tests that were friendly to the V1. Heck, I see some sites that purport its a a stealth detector showing it passing stealth tests on 2 types of tests, when there are several other types it failed at (the Bell STi and escort 9500ci are stealth on all the tests).

My point is, it's worth the research and perhaps the V1 has been updated so that it's back on top of the heap, but considering all the crazy marketing shenanagins at the time, I am highly supsect of any claims regarding the V1.

Anyway, the current top of the heap detectors are:

Bell RX 65 Pro (not sure, but the 65 GX should be up there too), Escort 9500ix, Escort 9500ci, Valentine 1. If you're looking for pure stealth, then the Bell STi is probably the best game in town. The are all good.

Do the research. I wish I saved the sites that were good. I believe RadarRoy had some good tests at the time.

AutoCutter

At the $300 price point your choices are kinda limited. You may scan eBay to see if you can pick up a used Escort 8500, Solo 2, or a Valentine.

Personally, given the full cost of getting a ticket, a price point was my last consideration

S2K

I have the V1 and can certainly appreciate that there are other very good radar detectors out there. I am not a zealot. The list you site is a very good one. I considered closely the Escort versus the V1 and decided the arrows were more important. I have no doubt I would also have been pleased with the Escort. However, your statements about the V1 are your opinion of which you have every right to hold. To dismiss testing sites like the one I linked above just because you don't like the results they yielded isn't a great argument. I also did extensive research before I bought my V1 around May of 2008 (so well after your research). I then took it on an 8k mile coast to coast to coast summer driving trip across over 20 states. It did everything I asked of it. I have no reason to believe the others wouldn't also have been up to the task. I guess my point is that you are too dismissive of the V1 without any tangible facts to back it up. I see zero problems with you extolling the virtues of the RD you purchased, but your no facts slam of the V1 lessens your credibility (although your advice to do the research is a good one).

ramrodw30

I have an Escort 8500 x50 and it works great, has saved me many times.

siffert

So very true. This means you, as a human detector, needs to also be on full alert as well, if you like to speed.

markr01000

V1

Absolutely the Best

Eritosthenes

As you've already been advised, a Search of prior posts will produce a wealth of opinions (but few facts). Personally I like the unique combination of GPS locator and radar/laser detector offered by the Escort 9500ix. It actually learns to suppress false warnings that appear every time you pass a particular geographic location. You have the option of manually suppressing them too. It's also supposed to know about every fixed photo-radar/laser trap in the U.S. A 3-year subscription to Internet updates is part of the purchase price.

Just my $.02.