Thinking about buying a radar detector. Looking for opinions.

[UdubBadger]

Not that I've seen


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[johnrando]

Derek (derbo) posted some adjustments you can make to the alerts.

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[ELCID86]

Thought I'd drop this here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/best-radar-detectors/


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[M0nk3y]

Thought I'd drop this here: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/best-radar-detectors/


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I lol'ed when they start talking about Cobra detectors. There is no such thing as 15 bands either.

I've ran a 8500, 8500 x50, 9500ix, and now currently own a Redline.

Out of all of the above, the Redline blows the rest out of the water.

Ka Band Segmentation is absolutely awesome (you can turn certain Hz on/off within the Ka band to filter specific cop radar guns and further filter out falses).

[tkundhi]

I'm a V1 fan. Arrows and counter are indispensable. I also own a Escort 8500 (won it at the club dinner a couple years ago). It sits in a drawer. I tested them side by side and I got more false alerts and less range with the Escort. I only use the Escort when I can't use my V1.

My buddies and I use detectors and FRS radios when we road trip. I'll bring the Escort and give it to anyone that doesn't have a detector. The comments are generally the same. V1 has better range and less false alerts.

For those that were asking, you CAN adjust sensitivity and other items on a V1. There is a way to access certain settings beyond simply changing the mode. I don't have the instructions handy but I played around with it years ago. But set everything back to factory based upon comments from VR staff.

I run my V1 in full logic in town and then semi or all alerts on the open road.

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[Rovert]

If you drive on open roads and highways then get a V1.

If you're in the city a majority of time, get a 9500ix.

If you're in need of stealth protection from police in states were detectors are illegal then get a Redline.

You may find these different detectors for varying prices on eBay, Craigslist, or even refurb clear outs from sites like Groupon. You can bet on all these detectors projecting you the majority of the time if you are just speeding a little and you read you detector correctly while taking action. Don't bet on any of these detectors saving your ass if you're thinking you can excessively speed everywhere.

I used both V1 and 9500ix in different vehicles. The good thing with the V1 are arrows when you're out on the highway in the open road as well as interstates as you can tell when you are perpendicular to the source which cannot read your speed compared to front or back which can read your speed. In "A" mode it beeps a lot in the city. In "L" is still beeps but somewhat less and not as loud. I always keep it in "A" mode because I want that fast reaction time. I haven't really measured how much slower "L" lets you know of a real bogey. The counter doesn't really matter to me as when I'm driving I am not continually staring at the V1's face. If it's beeping, I'm checking my speed and being more alert of my surroundings. I do find I look up at the detector when it's beeping just to see what's happening. You'll learn when it's beeps are from more threatening bands vs X-band without looking in time.

The 9500ix is great in the city as it continually cancels out all repeated signals from it's onboard GPS. As you drive more and more in the same routes, the 9500ix gets quieter and quieter until there are nearly zero false detections compared to the V1. It takes 3 reads for it to automatically add that nonthreatening signal to its database. The 9500ix tells you how many bogeys as bars next to which band it's detecting in. It will indicate to you every band it's detecting and how strong each band is with multiple bars if there is more than one signal in the same band. I like that the 9500ix has auto mute after a couple beeps so I'm not going for the mute button and being distracted when it goes off. Not having arrows isn't a big deal in real driving because the point is to check your speed and adjust should a threatening alert go off. I always leave the 9500ix in highway mode rather than city or auto mode. If it's canceling out nonthreatening alerts then maximum sensitivity is nice to have.

If either detector maintains a strong alert (without looking at the indicators) then just chill and be cautious as other drivers could be slamming on their brakes ahead of you which could cause a much more dangerous situation than looking at the detector to dissect why it's beeping. After the alert clears then do what you normally do.

[ELCID86]

Know before you go (too fast). http://www.roadandtrack.com/features...=1459_98405068


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[johnrando]

Nice find Shawn.