what is the best radar detector

tago · 03-13-2008, 07:21 AM

so i looking to get a new rader detector, im looking at a Valentine1, Escort Passport SRX, Escort 9500i. i would like to know if any one has one of these and if they like them, or if there better ones out there.

wheeler · 03-13-2008, 07:27 AM

correct me if I'm wrong but Valentine 1 is still pretty much gold standard.

shimmity_sham · 03-13-2008, 08:32 AM

The Valentine One is the best radar/laser detector.

Guys of LIDAR - Radar Detector Test - August 2007

rcracin13 · 03-13-2008, 12:32 PM

which is the laser band? ka or k?

nwsi07 · 03-13-2008, 12:38 PM

belltronics ftw!

**CameronJr9** · 03-13-2008, 01:56 PM

You'll find lots of good answers if you do a quick search.

wheeler · 03-13-2008, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcracin13

which is the laser band? ka or k?

neither, it's pop 3

rcracin13 · 03-13-2008, 03:00 PM

so then laser wasnt tested in that link posted above. what a waste then. nyc is pretty much all lasers

wheeler · 03-13-2008, 03:03 PM

lasers are hard to beat anyway. they're flash on flash off and by the time your detector see's it it's too late. you'll just know you've been busted, pull over because here the popo comes.

klk15 · 03-13-2008, 03:11 PM

i recently picked up the Valentine 1 and i love it

great detector...

wheeler · 03-13-2008, 03:12 PM

I just have a hard time justifying paying that much for something like that.

Mitch · 03-13-2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheeler

I just have a hard time justifying paying that much for something like that.

Depending on your driving habits it pays for itself after one would-be ticket.

***vit0*** · 03-13-2008, 03:19 PM

yea you're pretty much screwed if you get lasered the only way to beat a laser is a jammer = illegal to the max

klk15 · 03-13-2008, 03:20 PM

i was the same way but its worth every penny..

mako8 · 03-13-2008, 04:56 PM

i was considering purchasing a radar detector, but it seems nowadays with laser, planes, etc. it's getting progressively harder to beat the system.

***"Ridge"Racer*** · 03-13-2008, 07:02 PM

abstain from speeding, its safe, cheap and you get better reaction time for all the crap in the road! but if you must speed, as my friend josh said, pick a runner, someone who has the same driving habits as you but worse, stick behind them and when your radar goes off, ( because it should detect laser) you will get reaction time plus the guy in front of you will be the one getting hit! you win!

siracing17 · 03-13-2008, 07:03 PM

i have the escort passport 9500i ... and it is worth every penny ... saved my ass plenty of times

shimmity_sham · 03-17-2008, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheeler

neither, it's pop 3

There is no such thing as POP3, POP is radar that is quicker than instant-on radar which is a quick pull of the trigger on the radar gun.

Radar Detector FAQ - Guys of LIDAR

What is POP Mode?

POP Mode is a feature that was introduced by MPH Industries in their latest radar guns, designed to defeat radar detectors. POP acquires a vehicle's speed by sending out a quick burst of radar. This burst was so short that detectors available at the time of POP's introduction did not alert to it, either due to a sweep rate that was too slow to detect it at all, or due to the short burst being filtered out as a false alert. Fortunately, many radar detector manufacturers have since added POP detection capability to their latest radar detectors.

Radar guns that currently have the POP feature:

MPH BEE 3 = 67ms, K or Ka-Band
MPH Enforcer = 67ms, K or-Ka Band
MPH Z25 = 16ms K-Band
MPH Z35 = 16ms K-Band

Many of the latest detectors can detect 67ms Ka-Band POP reasonably well.

The operator's manual for these guns cautions that "Information derived during the POP burst is non-evidential and to be used for advisory information only...citations should not be issued solely on information derived from the POP burst.

shimmity_sham · 03-17-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vit0

yea you're pretty much screwed if you get lasered the only way to beat a laser is a jammer = illegal to the max

Laser is controlled by the FDA unlike radar which is controlled by the FCC. Jamming laser is currently illegal in only nine states.

USA Laser Jammer Laws - Guys of LIDAR

shimmity_sham · 03-17-2008, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcracin13

so then laser wasnt tested in that link posted above. what a waste then. nyc is pretty much all lasers

Laser wasn't tested by the guysoflidar.com because a laser detection test had already been done recently by a respected independent tester.

Laser detectors review: Which laser detector rates best?

Laser Reception Performance Comparison Charts Grouped by Detector

Detector Performance Comparison Charts Grouped by Police Laser Gun

Laser Detector Performance Comparison Charts Grouped by Police Laser Gun

Reception Comparison Charts Grouped by Police Lidar

03-13-2008, 07:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
tago Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: middletown, ny Age: 23 Posts: 21 iTrader: 0 / 0%	what is the best radar detector so i looking to get a new rader detector, im looking at a Valentine1, Escort Passport SRX, Escort 9500i. i would like to know if any one has one of these and if they like them, or if there better ones out there.

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nwsi07 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 64 iTrader: 0 / 0%	belltronics ftw!

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wheeler Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lex, VA. Posts: 240 Dave iTrader: 1 / 100%	lasers are hard to beat anyway. they're flash on flash off and by the time your detector see's it it's too late. you'll just know you've been busted, pull over because here the popo comes.

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klk15 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 22 Posts: 2,396 Kerry iTrader: 6 / 100%	i recently picked up the Valentine 1 and i love it great detector...

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wheeler Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lex, VA. Posts: 240 Dave iTrader: 1 / 100%	I just have a hard time justifying paying that much for something like that.

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*vit0* VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Plano, TX Age: 19 Posts: 469 James iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea you're pretty much screwed if you get lasered the only way to beat a laser is a jammer = illegal to the max

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klk15 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 22 Posts: 2,396 Kerry iTrader: 6 / 100%	i was the same way but its worth every penny..

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siracing17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockland, NY Age: 17 Posts: 655 Joseph iTrader: 0 / 0%	i have the escort passport 9500i ... and it is worth every penny ... saved my ass plenty of times