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Originally Posted by Delgar
There are only 2 you should consider:
-The Valentine V1 (my favorite by far), available only directly from the manufacturer
-The Escort Redline
Both will run you over $250 though. For highway only use I'd take the V1 every time, if it was city use the Redline has more city-friendly features.
I sold my V1 for $250 when I sold my M3 last year... as I figured I didn't need it any more. Regret the decision as got two tickets on the highway this year doing barely 12km over the limit. Once I had the V1 I didn't get any tickets for 7 years.
radardetector.net is the best forum to read about what the strengths and weaknesses of the various detectors are, I've been reading that site for 8 years and it really comes down to the two choices I've listed here.
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This post x1000.
The arrows on the V1 make it so you don't have to slow down for every highway detection, as you can figure out if you're still waiting for the cop to pass.
In the city, the GPS based stuff is more useful now.
The big thing in the city is the ultra low power K band photo-radar is basically impossible to prevent tickets with a detector, and you have to turn on a band that is used by adaptive cruse control and collision detection systems, so you'll false all day long.
In my opinion, the best setup now is a V1 with only laser and Ka enabled, and use your eyes to look for boxes on roofs of cars, or poles with cameras on them while in the city.