patrickfxck

getting a radar dector for christmas and was wondering what would be a good one to get.

i was thinking about this one the Phazer II
http://www.prt.net/Phazer-2.htm

what would you guys recomend?

MU71L4710N

passport

Chopper

Valentine 1

http://www.valentine1.com/


There will be arguements but I don't care what anyone says.The V1 is the best radar detector out there.The directional arrows tell you where the cop is and the counter can tell you if there's a cop hiding in the shade of a burglar alarm.

duckbubbles

I have a Passport 8500 and like it just fine. The Valentine's directional arrows are also a good thing. I think the Valentine might be just a touch better.

Frank
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patrickfxck

im trying to keep it semi cheap, but still want it to work good.

what do you guys think about the phazer II?

Chopper

BTW,Radar scramblers are illegal everywhere.If you do get caught with one expect a heavy fine.

MU71L4710N

it depends. the valentine can point out the direction its in (which i dont care, if i hear beep ing i slow down i dont care if its infront of me behind me to the left or comming a mile above) but the passport has more range (which is what i care about more)

luvs2gofast

Go to the escortwebsite and look at the new escort passport 9500i that uses GPS. It sells for around $450 though.

duckbubbles

[align=left][/align][/quote] it depends. the valentine can point out the direction its in (which i dont care, if i hear beep ing i slow down i dont care if its infront of me behind me to the left or comming a mile above) but the passport has more range (which is what i care about more)
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The reason I say that the Valentine is a touch better is that on my bike, I have a Passport 8500. A riding buddy has a Valentine. We were abreast of each other and I could hear his going off, mine was silent. Either the Passport is more discriminating or the Valentine is more sensitive.
Today I was making a turn and merging and I got Ka full scale suddenly. Obviously a cop nearby. I was looking around all over the place and saw nothing. It would have been nice to know what direction it was coming from.
I often times get on it a little in that very spot. The radar hit me just before I would have stepped on it, so I just continued on as "normal". A situation like this is where the detector pays for itself. Speed limit of 40 and I can do 55-60 real easy.

Frank

DoctorD415

I've got a Beltrionics V940 and its pretty nice. Its not a lot of money and works great.