# Good Radar Detector

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-radar-detector/245540
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [July 19, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-radar-detector/245540 "2009-07-19T13:22:51Z")
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### Author: ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-radar-detector/245540/32 "2009-07-20T07:07:27Z")

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> [@Battlefield 2142](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/battlefield-2142/20660/7):
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> I would get the 8500 or 9500i. I’m going to look into the 9500i.
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> I drove with a V1 to VA (removed it when I hit VA obviously) and it does beep for EVERY stupid thing. I found myself ‘muting’ it (push the button and it cuts the volume by 90%) quite a bit.
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> The STi is designed for people in VA and DC since it’s undetectable. The V1 is a lot like the iPhone to me when it comes to radars. People are just ‘fans’ because it’s popular with everyone else. It’s not a bad radar, but it’s not the best. If anything, the top 3 are pretty equal. Each offer their own pro’s and con’s and balance each other out.

Well, that little radar detector test you posted seemed very biased to me.  
Also, when you say the V1 went off for “EVERY stupid thing” you probably had an old software/model. My V1 has X band turned off and very rarely picks up anything that isn’t Police.

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