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Somone on radardetectors.net was saying he got pulled over using V1 in VA Spectre IV units killin us V1 users Cop knew he was using V1 without seeing it. i second the motion for Bel STI if you live or commute in VA.
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Who cares about arrows when you know the thing is going off for a legitimate reason - not a false! If you drive the same roads most of the time (like most of us I'd guess), then the ability to program out known falses is invaluable... My 9500i is dead silent during daily commutes unless there's really something to be worried about As to your question, in all honesty, either a V1, BEL STI, or Escort 8500 X50 / 9500i would be my recommendations... Any of those would be a fine choice - just comes down to personal preference.
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Does the 9500 give you ability to program the number of bogies at a known GPS location? For example, I go by the grocery store every morning on my way to work. It gives me 2 bogies. When the county cops want to use their radar they do so near the store. My V1 then shows 3 bogies. Can you store the two bogie count with the position so that the 9500 will alert if it detects 3?
BTW, the V1 does not false as much as everybody likes to believe. In fact, currently it is one of the more silent ones as far as false alerts are concerned.
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I third the undetectable Bel STi (or STi-R) motion if you live in Ontario!
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Um, what benefit is bluetooth other than no wires? I actually look for performance, and the K40 is not tops here. And it is like, what? $1500? When was the last time you heard of someone getting a $1000+ ticket? (Virginia drivers don't answer that.) Bluetooth is just a gimmick as far as radar/laser detectors are concerned. It's just not worth it.
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As far as the V1 false issue goes, we have lots of construction signs which emit K band around here... I've got two friends with V1's, and they're constantly going off. Again, the V1 is a great detector (I've owned one), but I prefer "the sound of silence" with the 9500i
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If you really want a custom install detector, this is what I'd go with: http://www.escortradar.com/9500ci.htm
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i have the escort. works like a charm!
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Here is a review of the Bel, Escort, and Valentine.
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Try someone that doesn't have an agenda like Guys of Lidar. Here's the link for their latest review: http://www.guysoflidar.com/august-20...ctor-test.html. And don't stop there. Look around their site. Also try radardetector.net and speedzones.com.
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The V1 arrows give you situational awareness the others don't have. Cruicial for making critical ticket avoiding decisions.
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Ok, you can lockout stationary recurring false alerts. That's good. I'm not sure I value that as much as knowing for sure that there is a bogie in the area. But I think most people do value the silence.
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Another vote for the V1. A friend of mine has the 3 major radar detectors. He has 7 cars. 5 of them sports cars. He has 2 other brands, and 3 Valentine ones.
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