Valentine One! Yipee!!

[hdpt73]

i'm pretty sure v1.8 has been around for awhile. ur correct escort doesn't have the arrows, i think all of them are good, but i kinda lost my faith in v1 after the 2 tickets. i called them today and asked them why my unit did not go off, the tech told me laser is very hard to pick up. so sometimes they shoot u, but the detector won't go off. have to be exact. i'll post a follow up on this thread when i get my up grade back. should be 5 business days from today. 1-28-05

here's my 2nd girlfriend (1998 57000 miles), not recent though, since then i've done:
b&m ssk --- great upgrade
b&b tri flow -- too loud for my taste but i'm cheap and leave it on there...
k&n air filter -- maf destroyer
crossed drilled rotors -- looks cool squeaks alot

[Automon]

I sent my V1 out this morning for the POP upgarde I should have it back by the end of the week. The upgrade was only $55.00 so big deal, I will have to slow down for a few days.
Automon

[Perfectlap]

while you're at it, ask the Valentine One reps. why it was that in the SML 2004 testing (in the speedzones article posted on the board) the V1 was the only unit tested that failed to detect POP at 500 and 1000 feet. Even the "sub $200" units from Cobra and Whistler were able to pick POP from both distances.
The Valentine people should be familiar with the test, the only thing I can think of is that they were not using the latest V1 which would be very misleading.

On the bright side was that the V1 was the only unit that picked up Laser from a trailing vehicle from 1/4 mile awasy. That's impressive given how difficult it is to detect laser from the front let alone while you're being followed.
a black bra, removing the front license plate and applying some laserveil "paint" ($90) to your headlights seems like the best combination to protect against the difficult to detect Laser. Here in NJ it seems well worth the investment since our Ex-Governor dramatically increase insurance against speeders and we already have the highest insurance nationwide.

Very satisfied with this V1, the arrows make all the difference.

[Automon]

I sent my Valentine in on monday to be upgraded for the POP radar and it is thursday and I already have it back. Fantastic customer service, I wish all come oporated like Valentine
Automon

[RandallNeighbour]

Perfectlap:

Your original post in this thread showed some enthusiasm for how the V1 detected a Dunkin Donuts and displayed all the arrows as you passed by. While cops do like donuts and might be there watching for speeders, why are you so excited that on it's maiden voyage the first thing it did was give a false signal?

This is precisely why I have not bought a new radar detector since owning a Porsche and find most all of them to be annoying... those false signals are enough to make me nuts and my wife simply won't ride on long trips with the squealing in the ear every five minutes just because we passed a WalMart.

Radar detectors cry wolf soooo much that when the real deal lights up the detector and it goes off, I wonder "is this me about to get a ticket, or is it just another reminder that I should stop and get a cup of coffee and a donut?"

Who can testify to their radar detectors ability to filter out the crap and provide only the radar being shot at them by a police officer? That's the unit I want to buy... who cares about arrows pointing me to a Dunkin Donuts!!!

[Automon]

I can only speak from my experience, i have had this radar for two years now and it work flawlessly. There are detectors which give false signals true but the V1 i believe is the best on the market I have felt naked for the past couple of days without it but now I am back to mach 1 speeds. The donut shop was funny and the cops probably left there unit on that is why he got the signal.
Automon

[Perfectlap]

question, when teh V1 is in Logic mode isn't it supposed to ignore the X band?
I noticed yesterday that it was picking up X alerts and the read out clearly said full "L" mode.