Radar detectors?

[mptoledo]

Viper5, I don't think you actually know how it works.(no offense) Here are a couple of links to help clarify some of the stuff for you.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4279971.html

https://www.escortradar.com/store/passport-9500ix.html

Maybe some of you misunderstood the "gps" part of it. It doesn't give you directions, it just tells detector the global position of itself in geographical relation/speed, to the radar signal being emitted. It stores them so the next time you drive by that spot it will not beep. The GPS will alert you to all the speed/redlight cameras and is updateable from your computer/laptop. As for blocking out that particular signal, each band (k,ka,x) have a wide variety of sub bands within them. it blocks those subbands and not the whole band.

Again, both units are top notch and you couldn't go wrong with each. Do your homework and try not to listen to the coolaid drinkers. I own the passport and love it. I love the fact that it only beeps when there is a cop. To me that is the deciding factor. Yes I would love the directional arrows,but not at the cost of locking out false alarms, and if anybody has owned one they will agree.


Excerpt from Popular Mechanics:
Bottom Line: Within a week, the Escort 9500ix was 50 percent less irritating than when it started, which made it 90 percent less irritating than any other detector on the market. It's a weird metric to use for a piece of electronics, but a radar detector is only valuable if it gets your attention at the right moment. The problem with most detectors is the desensitization that occurs when you are alerted over and over again at all the wrong moments, and that makes the learning feature of the Escort 9500ix a truly elegant idea.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4279971.html

[BCsaltchucker]

While I have a V1 in my SUV, I don't like having an expensive target for theft in an open/soft top car. I bought a cheap cordless radar detector for my Box (Radar hawk brand) which looks good and does the job for around here. If I lived in a big city I could see the need for a more sophisticated unit, but mine does the job for most radar and laser shots around here (not much extraneous radar pollution). No cops at all in the mountains, where the Box really gets flogged. This cheapie is expendable/not a target for thieves.

I've had 2 tickets in the past 10 years - both when I didn't have a detector, even though I use one 95% of the time.

[mptoledo]

Originally Posted by BCsaltchucker

While I have a V1 in my SUV, I don't like having an expensive target for theft in an open/soft top car. I bought a cheap cordless radar detector for my Box (Radar hawk brand) .

I just pluck mine off the windshield, suction cups and all, and stick it in my armrest storage compartment. it really fits well in there and can be locked. Plus worse case I make a claim on my insurance for that and about a half other dozen things I can list.