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May 8, 2007
Watch Your Back! (And Sides And Front!)
 Posted by:Sean ICE Merchandiser |
The weather’s shaping up, the clouds are parting and the sun is shining, which means driving season is upon us. I’m looking forward to car club cruises, and have already spread out my road maps, looking for curvy, off-the-beaten-path roads to test out my car’s abilities. Of course, the number one toy for my ride? A radar detector.
Out of all the mods, gadgets and gizmos I use on a daily basis, the one I’m most thankful for is my radar detector. If you’ve already got one, fantastic, you’re covered. If not, or if yours is a few years old, you might want to think about getting one or upgrading. Radar and laser technology has evolved quite a bit in the last few years. DSP (Digital Signal Processing) is used in radar guns to make them much more accurate and harder to detect, and newer versions of VG-2 and other "radar detector detectors" give Johnny Law the upper hand when deciding the best method to bust a lead-foot for speeding. And with photo-radar popping up all over the country, it’s never been a better time to invest in a little protection and prevention. Having a detector in my windshield has saved me more than enough times to pay itself off. CarDomain has an awesome selection of radar detectors with a range of capabilities and features to fit any gadget guy or gearhead’s needs. My personal favorite right now is the Escort 9500i. I’ve been trying it our for a few weeks now and have fallen in love with its accuracy, distance, and the fact that I can use GPS to reduce my false alerts and memorize potential speed traps! This detector has yet to let me down and if and when it picks up a false, I can tell the detector to ignore it in the future! Perfect!
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Ryan
May 16, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Check out http://www.radartest.com for informaiton on everything about Laser, Radar, Radar Detectors.
Phil
May 12, 2007 at 2:44 pm
The Valentine 1 is indeed one of the best Detectors out there. Recent updates include Pop radar and Laser. (Recent in the last 5 years) I regularly see traps at 1.5-2.5 miles ahead of their viewing range. But, at $400, many people don’t want to put forth that expense at once. I’ve found it to be worth it. When you have enough warning to shave 50 mph off your speed and hit the legal speeds before the cop even knows you’re there, the V1 pays itself off. On Laser though, no detector gives you much time. You may get enough warning to shave 5-10 off with the V1, which is more than most, but Laser is just too short duration and too direct for much warning.
chris baxted
May 9, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Http://www.navalert.com is the solution for speed traps and fixed cameras – the 9500i has been reported to have all typs of problems with locking out real radar : ( and has no way to update the unit with speed trap data.
Darr
May 9, 2007 at 3:39 am
From what I’ve the Valentine 1 is the best radar detector compared to anything, hands down. Anyone have any experience with it?
Yopofun
May 8, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Thats definitely nice. I only wish that I had one when I got clocked doing 159 while passing a transport
I got let off with a lowered speeding ticket, but this detector might have saved me
Maybe Cardomain would be nice and send me one for testing…A guy can dream can’t he!
Evan
May 8, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Now that’s Cool!
A smart Radar detector. It’s been a while since I’ve looked at Radar Detectors but, I will have to look at that one!