From my experiences cops generally drive faster than the traffic around them, if they don't how are they supposed to catch up to the speeders ahead of them? So if hes coming up behind you it will be increasing anyway. Also some cars have rear facing radar....

I love the V1 because of the arrows, but not only that also the bogey counter, it tells you how many signals. Also when there are multiple signals it lets you know which is closest. Driving up on a stationary speed sign in your neighborhood your radar will go off as it usually does and most people will chug right along knowing that their radar always goes off there, but with the bogey counter I can see that there are two instead of one. In the end the more information you have the better prepared you are.

I've attached a pic below, V1 FTW!!!!!!!

I've used the 8500, 9500i, whistler pro's, cobras and all kinds of other ones, the v1 is my fav!

Plus like everyone said, being able to send in your radar detector for an upgrade is way better than shelling out $400+ for a new radar detector.

 

8500 has a "bogey" counter also. Not only that it will show all of them at the same time, what kind of gun they are using and and relative signal strength of each. You can even set it up to show each particular FREQUENCY in Mhz!

 

Same with my BelRx65, shows Ka/K at the same time, it's just a setting. With the cops 100ft. away it should be around 8-9, not 3, obviously the radar is focused forward.

 

When you hear beep and think you just passed threat (think staggered officers), V1 arrows coupled with type/number radar signals pays off huge. http://www.valentine1.com/Demo/Demo3.asp

 

Anyone have a Canadian retailer that sells the V1 here in Canada, I'm in the market for one right now.

 

But it direct from valentine, any retailer will mark it up more.

 

arrows and counters are pointless to me. if my radar is going off, i slow down no matter what.

 

+1 and that's how it works.