Whistler xtr-695 has not failed me yet. has really good reviews and is not that expensive at about $140. Also it has this cool feature that tells you exactly the frequency of the Ka band so you always know exactly if it is a police radar or something else.

 

There is also the escort redline out now but its 500 bucks.

 

V1's the best

 

V1 is in my opinion the best detector out there. It lets you know where the possible threat is and how many. Once you have that, no other radar detector you'll use lives up to that. When I did have a problem they fixed it a no charge. If I have one gripe with it there is no auto mute like the passport. You have to manually mute it every time.

 

ESCORT Passport 8500 and V1

 

The cobra XRS-9745 is my choice... A radar detector is a radar detector. Me and a buddy put his V1 in my car along with my radar detector and they both worked the same. So far mine has picked up every single cop well in advance

 

V1

 

Valentine One there is no other to trust!!!

 

v1 +1

 

had 9500i and now with v1. only time it really saves you is in the suburbs at nighttime

 

 

I agree with everyone that says the V1. It is simply amazing and works very well

 

I have the Cobra XRS and it has saved me a lot of time too. I would probably try the V1 once my Cobra stop working

 

Escort 8500 X50 has served me well and they are much cheaper than a V1.

 

GPS > Non-GPS.

Therefore, 9500ix > V1

The arrows are cool, but who really cares where it is... if the detector goes off, slow down and drive extra careful for the next several miles.

I have had an 8500 for years but just decided to pony up for the 9500ix. I thought about Valentine, but I like that I will now get speed cameras, red lights, updated database and NO FALSE ALARMS!