2008 Writer
tdiprincess
Buffalo, NY

The V1- is one of the only few Radar Detectors to trust!

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pleasure traveler, An Lancer Evolution Owner, value conscious, waiting for version2.0, txtng dly, hoping for the best, a city dweller, not rich
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Pros

    State of the Art, Awesome company, anti-theft from the company, buy them off the site, not ebay, saves you more than a cheaper detector

Cons
    expensive, laser kills you, doesn't save you every time

JUL
29
2008

Valentine One - V1 Radar Detector — 

There are tons of Radar Detectors out on the market these days. The question is: Which one do you buy?
There are cheap ones and expensive ones. There are some things in life that cheaper is better. Radar Detectors are not one of those things! The more you spend the better off you are!
The Valentine One is a state of the art Radar Detector. It can sense radar from the front, back and sides and tell you exactly where it is. It shows X, K, Ka and Laser. It can detect from miles down the road. Which gives a speeder enough time to slow down when needed.
Cheaper radar detectors can only sense what's in front of them. They also only detect about 0.5miles away. Which is not enough time to slow down.
No one should ever completely rely on a Radar Detector. For example, the one limit of the Valentine One is that while it detects laser it can only do so when you're getting hit with laser. In order to be hit with laser the police officer must be able to reflect if off something on your car such as a license plate or a head light. This means that if you're getting hit with laser you are probably going to get a ticket. The only thing to protect against laser is a laser scrambler.
Other than that the Valentine One is a phenomonal Radar Detector. It is very easy to install, set up and use. There are different modes to use, however I suggest logic mode. That is when it is working the best. It also comes with volume control. If you're blaring the music, you can turn up the volume. Also, you can mute the sound of a booey. Such as if you're coming upon a store that uses radar to detect people coming in and out, the detector will go off. You can simpyly press the volume button to mute the sound of it.
By far however, one of the BEST features is not the detector itself. No its the company that makes it. See because it is a more expensive model, in some areas it may get stolen. This hasn't happened to me yet. If it is stolen the person will need to call the company for the hardware to install it. When you call in, you can ask for the needed materials for free, you give them the part number, no problem. However, if the person you stole it from has registered it and it has in fact been stolen, the company knows this. They will not hint anything. They will simply finish the conversation. Send out the materials and then send out the local police. The next day the police will show up and confiscate the stolen product and return it.
This is a very highly recommended device by me. Since owning it I have only gotte one speeding ticket, with laser hit. I have had it for a few years though and have gotten hit many numerous times but this has saved my bottom many times over!
As always drive safe, and don't feel that just because you own a radar detector that you're safe. You're not, they will get you one way or another!



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