Good radar/laser detector

[Kracka]

They both serve the same purpose, and do it well.

[Speedfreak]

Arrows in the V1 are hard for people to live without, it's such a peace of mind while driving. I'm sure the other detector is good as well. Probably can't go wrong either way.

I believe the directional concept(arrows) are proprietary, thus no other detector can do the same..

[Pushit2.0]

http://www.bigzelectronics.com/storefrontprofiles/processfeed.aspx?sfid=159118&i=250205864&mpid=10645&dfid=1

I have an older version of this. I thought it was cool to have the current speed, average speed, and top speed, not so needed now with smart phones. But the GPS was nice and it would store false alarms and only make noise if it was a full strength signal.

~John

[ityn]

Seems like there only two you guys have pointed out. That leads me to believe both are good products. But at $200 apart, what is the difference between the two - other than GPS?

With the V1, you don't have to worry about buying another radar detector to stay current. The very first V1 made is capable of being updated to today's version. This means I won't have to buy another detector from the same company again just to get some new feature.

[bramagedained]

With the V1, you don't have to worry about buying another radar detector to stay current. The very first V1 made is capable of being updated to today's version. This means I won't have to buy another detector from the same company again just to get some new feature.


That's only sort of accurate. I had a very old V1 that was a hand-me-down and to "upgrade" it to the new one they were just going to give me a new one for the old+~$250. I believe it was a pre-2000 model. I ended up just selling it to a buddy of mine for a bit less and buying a new one.

[Trogdor]

Finally found a Best Buy who had the 8500 in stock. Apparently they don't ship them durring the winter months? Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. It's already saved me in the two days I've had it lol.

[asshanson]

Well I decided it's time to get a radar/laser detector after getting a ticket on the cruise. I rarely speed but when I do it's usually going pretty fast on a pull. Got a really sweet deal on a Beltronics STI-R+ with ZR4 Shifters.

As Murlo put it, "impulse buying monday"!

[Murlo26]

Well I decided it's time to get a radar/laser detector after getting a ticket on the cruise. I rarely speed but when I do it's usually going pretty fast on a pull. Got a really sweet deal on a Beltronics STiR Plus with ZR4 Shifters.

As Murlo put it, "impulse buying monday"!

You got a ticket on the cruise? On the way home?

Impulse buying ftw!

[asshanson]

Yea maybe 5 minutes outside of Ashland. Passed a car, came to the crest of the hill and saw a cop, was going 75 in a 55. $220ish on the spot, full speed amount on the ticket. I sort of think he was bluffing though, because I hit the brakes hard as soon as I spotted him and Scheides said he didn't have his radar on. I was super nice the whole time, wish I would have been a dick in hindsight, he didn't seem to believe me that I owned the car at first.

[A//// Guy]

Holy expensive baller radar detector.. Why not just get an Escort so you can throw it in your other cars? Are they illegal in iowa and thats why you want it hidden?