sorry i am a newb what do you mean ramp up and slow response?? this redline is really fast picking up the radar and going off to warn you
also it says it has full detection so it is undetectable and it has laser detection also
i looked at all these options before buying it, i had always heard about the V1 but thought that they haven't changed anything on the V1 in years so thought the Redline was the way to go. guess i may have been wrong
thanks for all the info
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Originally Posted by ersin
Compared to the Valentine 1 it is more sensitive, especially on certain Ka bands. This is impressive. However, it's ramp-up and slow response ruin it. Escort could potentially solve the ramp-up, probably with a software upgrade you can do yourself. Probably the slow response too. What makes this lack of response time bad is the growing use of quick trigger by LEOs. The V1 beats all with its ramp-up and response. Couple this with the arrows and kick-ass laser detection and IMHO the V1 is still the best.
If they still offered the Bel STi-R this would be one to get. The STi-R plus (add GPS) is still offered in Europe. In fact the Redline is the same platform. However, the STi-R had Ka band segmentation which when combined with the spec mode (that the Redline also has) turns this thing into the fastest responding detector and the best to defeat Q/T tactics. Since the Redline is essentially the same electronics as the STi-R there is really no reason that it too cannot have Ka band segmentation. If they did this, fixed ramp-up and added a remote display capability then this would be the V1 rival. You wouldn't have the V1 arrows, but you would get greater sensitivity and stealth (i.e. undetectable by RDDs). BTW, there is talk of Bel bringing the STi-R plus to the US. (Escort owns Bel now so sometimes you'll here speak of "Belscort".)
Cheers.
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