[QUOTE=JackG]boxsterz,
I've had some experience with a V1, and I just didn't find the arrows that useful. If there's an alert, I slow down. When it's gone, I resume. For me, the arrows are not a must-have, just "cool", and not worth an extra $100.
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Originally Posted by JackG
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JackG,
I don't think you had it long enough. The arrows help in scenarios like this ( from another post of mine of personal experience) ..."I get 2 signals on my V1. One behind, and one in front. Traffic is light on the freeway and it's lightly sprinkling. Only 4 cars including me. The one in front has me puzzled because it's an Infinity, so I concentrate on the two cars behind me. No biggie, I'm going the speed limit. I've traveled this road many times, and sometimes there is a faint false, but it never follows me. Sure enough I spot the car with cop like running lights. As he closes on me, signal gets stronger. I make damn sure I'm going the speed limit. As he passes I spot him. Yup! State Trooper. The other car was probably going 65 but he doesn't pull him over . About 3 miles later, I see flashing lights. He pulls over a white minivan! I'm so glad I got the V1. Any other detector and I wouldn't have known WHERE TO FOCUS my attention."
If falses never occured, then you simply slow down. However, since falses do happen and far exceed real traps, it's annoying slowing down on every warning (false or legit). That's when the arrows help you weed out the falses. The same is true for the bogey counter, on a familiar overpass that gives me 1 false sometimes. Bogey counter told me 2, so I slowed, and sure enough smokey was on top THAT time zapping people.
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My post was merely an attempt to correct the mis-information that keeps flowing, and to relate a real-world experience I had. It's obvious that many people have become passionate about V1's. Whether it's because of a great product or great marketing doesn't matter. I think they are a good detector, but I'm not a V1 cheerleader. Others are, and that's OK.
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That's why I'm here. I wouldn't call myself a cheerleader. I'm like you, here to learn the real deal, and to correct mis-information when I see it. That is my sole purpose in posting this, I have nothing to gain whatsoever and have no agenda. So when you say the arrows aren't that important, you see where I'm coming from. They are important.
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As you point out, most of the "tests" and forums out there are biased in some way. You point out two tests that rated the V1 as better, but I'm sure you know that there have been tests that rated the 8500 as the winner as well.
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I've always felt Car and Driver as being honest and thorough. I also trust GOL. Neither of which have been criticised as biased that I am aware of (which is not to say it's impossible). The Peterson reviews have known critics as you've seen, besides his affiliation makes anything he says suspect.
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Also, even if one of those sensitivity tests were actually run properly so the results can really be compared evenly, that doesn't mean those lab results will translate to the real world. There are abundant examples of that.
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They are comparing it as evenly as possible. It's as good as it gets. Testing conditions are standardized. As for your "anomaly", it does seem strange that it contradicts, standardized scientific trusted sources. I think it was probably due to different sensitivity settings in the respective detectors. I don't know.
In the end, if you're happy with your detector, great good for you. My $100 is well spent on the gas and brake pads SAVED from not slowing down on every single false.
