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Old 05-15-2008, 07:45 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Beltronics is the BEST!
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Old 05-15-2008, 11:56 AM   #22 (permalink)
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9500i and a laser jammer... both saved my ass numerous times
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Old 05-18-2008, 01:01 AM   #23 (permalink)
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cant go wrong with beltronics or passport.
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Old 05-18-2008, 07:41 PM   #24 (permalink)
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escort 9500i, best hands down...
had it since feb. and its already paid itself off.

its a bit expensive, but gotta love best buy credit
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Old 05-21-2008, 09:14 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Do these radar detectors work in Canada?
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Old 05-22-2008, 05:39 AM   #26 (permalink)
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valentine 1 ftw
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Old 05-22-2008, 08:42 AM   #27 (permalink)
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I wouldn't want to get caught with one of those. Wouldn't that be considered a jamming device (very illegal)?
Well its illegal in the first place to have a radar detector in those states let a lone something that blocks out the radar....so quite possibly yess..... but jamming devices legality vary from state to state.
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Old 05-22-2008, 08:47 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Do these radar detectors work in Canada?
If your cops use laser, ka, k, x and ku bands thennnnn YES.
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Old 05-22-2008, 09:26 AM   #29 (permalink)
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I just switched from a 8500 x50 to a Valentine 1 and the Valentine 1 is better picking out "real" threats than the 8500 x50. I have mine set on Advance Logic and gives me some false threats, but about 97% of the time it alerts me of "real" threats in plenty of time to slow down.

So, valentine 1 FTW.
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:25 PM   #30 (permalink)
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screw cobra spend $400 and get a BEL! lol
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:45 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Valentine One FTMFW. You cant beat the arrows. Everything else just beeps. And the passport talks which is lame!
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Old 09-25-2008, 10:57 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Well its illegal in the first place to have a radar detector in those states let a lone something that blocks out the radar....so quite possibly yess..... but jamming devices legality vary from state to state.
Laser jammers are legal in about 25 states. Radar jammers are under a fenerl law prohibiting them ANYWHERE. I'm talking jail time here.
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Old 09-25-2008, 11:23 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Valentine One FTMFW. You cant beat the arrows. Everything else just beeps. And the passport talks which is lame!
I agree... You really can't beat the arrows. Set your V1 to automute K band for 30 seconds, and automute X in logic mode, and you've got a radar detector that's unbeatable. The Passport 9500(c)i is a good option too. Either way expect to pay $400 bucks for a good detector.
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Old 09-25-2008, 02:39 PM   #34 (permalink)
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nub question but, do radar detectors work when a cop is aproching your car, or when they r pointing the speed gun at your car?
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Old 09-25-2008, 03:17 PM   #35 (permalink)
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i have an escort SOLO. it runs on 2AA batteries. i love it. no cord gets in the way! buy rechargeable batteries. the radar detector drains them within like 2 weeks.
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Old 09-25-2008, 04:27 PM   #36 (permalink)
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nub question but, do radar detectors work when a cop is aproching your car, or when they r pointing the speed gun at your car?
They work when the gun is pointed in your general direction. That includes oncoming police cars facing you, as well as police coming up from behind you. Do some research on radar detectors though. They're just a tool to avoid tickets. They can't prevent them, and when an officer is using a LIDAR (Laser) gun to get your speed, even the best radar detector can't protect you from that...
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They work when the gun is pointed in your general direction. That includes oncoming police cars facing you, as well as police coming up from behind you. Do some research on radar detectors though. They're just a tool to avoid tickets. They can't prevent them, and when an officer is using a LIDAR (Laser) gun to get your speed, even the best radar detector can't protect you from that...
actually my valentine detected a laser they other day. im not saying it blocked it but it did tell me there a laser warning and started to flip out. i obvsiouly slowed down and there he was about 500 ft ahead of me sitting.
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:12 PM   #38 (permalink)
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i have an escort 9500i.... cool features are you can block out false alarms and mark known cop spots cuz its gps enabled..... Works pretty good. Saved me a bunch of times. It will run you $450

Valentine 1 has the farthest reaching radar according to "Guys of LIDAR" but it still gives out false alarms...but it has those cool arrows that tell you where you are getting blasted from....

Top radars on the market are escort 8500, escort 9500, Valentine one, Beltronics RX65 and beltronics STI...

The STI is really only valuable in Virginia and DC where radar detectors are illegal. Cops there have radar detector detectors(yes you heard that right).... makes cops radar detector detecors unable to detect your radar detector.

I did alot of research............


I live in Maryland but drive in Virginia and DC a lot. This sounds like it would be useful. Would it be useful in Maryland though?
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:13 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Have a beltronics V995 great radar, Blew my speaker out on it so i gotta send it in and that costs like 75$
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Laser jammers are legal in about 25 states. Radar jammers are under a fenerl law prohibiting them ANYWHERE. I'm talking jail time here.
JAIL TIME? Jesus. Never mind, I'll go with the Valentine one.

What's so great about the concealed display? Is it difficult to install?
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