09-17-2009, 05:06 PM
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Location: Use 2B NW Ohio, now NE Ohio
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Done a little research and no one makes what I really want... the GPS directions with a built in radar detector.
I do like the Escort 9500ix, but it is a premium price. The one advantage of the Escort is to upgrade, you plug it into your computer... the V1 have to be shipped back.
The Belronics RX65 Pro is a cheaper alternative.
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09-17-2009, 05:21 PM
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Location: SoCal
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I have V1 and wouldn't trade those arrows for anything on the market right now
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09-18-2009, 09:25 AM
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Location: Long Island, NY
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V1 is the only way to go
I would not travel with anything except a V1.
It finds ALL the bogey without fail.
V1 all the way.
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09-18-2009, 09:37 AM
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Location: Texarkana, Texas
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As long as this has turned into a debate, I'm going to weigh in.... I'm another V1 owner who loves those arrows. I often just can NOT see the cop. The arrows help a lot to show where they are. Absolutely love it and it works to warn you most of the time before the radar source is even within your field of view!
Kirk
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09-18-2009, 09:49 AM
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Location: The City
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i used a V1 when going accross country... 3 times. never got a ticket... i dont have any comparisons for you but i will say that no tickets is a pretty good idea of its effectiveness.
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09-18-2009, 11:01 AM
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Location: Central Ohio
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I agree both the v1 and the passport are the two best in different ways, but I prefer silence, which v1 can't provide. If my radar beeps I know its a cop. I also love the redlight camera detection. when it does detect a radar it will display your speed on its screen. As for the arrows, I would love to have them but they fall behind quiet and redlight cam detections in my pecking order of importance.
I guess its personal preference. If you want quiet and redlight/speed cam detection, then passport; if you want to know what direction they are, then v1. It is still up for debate as which has superior dection. I have red reviews either way.
The deciding factor for me was...I actually was ready to pull the trigger on the v1 (as you can't go wrong with it) until I road with my buddy in his vette and only heard it beep once, and yes it was a cop. I still adhere to the fact that a radar detectors job is to beep only when there is a threat, not 15 times on each drive.
Last edited by mptoledo; 09-18-2009 at 11:03 AM.
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09-18-2009, 01:01 PM
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Location: SoCal
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by mptoledo
I also love the redlight camera detection. when it does detect a radar it will display your speed on its screen. As for the arrows, I would love to have them but they fall behind quiet and redlight cam detections in my pecking order of importance.
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Wow dare devil arent you? Red light camera or not, if its red im stopping!!!
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09-18-2009, 02:07 PM
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Location: Central Ohio
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Originally Posted by blueillusion97
Wow dare devil arent you? Red light camera or not, if its red im stopping!!!
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Ya think Einstein, they also have speed detection on them. If you speed up to go through them, they send you a speeding ticket regardless of the color of the light. They will also send you a seat belt ticket if you aren't wearing yours.
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