The Valentine 1 has slightly greater range but the STI Driver is undetectable as you say. The V1 also has tons of false alerts, which the STI Driver has much, much fewer. Only the Escort 9500 CI and Bel STI remote are undetectable other than that, and both of those are much more $ due to remote mounting and laser jammers included.
The 9500CI is the best detector option there is, but it is major $ and is installed in the car, so no multiple car use. For multiple cars, IMO the STI Driver is the best option, since even in states where detectors are legal, cops have hassled people just for having a RD (ask me how I know).
Good choice.
Prevailing wisdom is for the ultimate detector range and functionality, as well as few falses, get the 9500ci and supplement that with a Laser Interceptor. You will be pretty much immune to laser tickets and have the best detector for radar you can get. But that is major $.
LI video with my marauder tested with a LTI Marksman lidar gun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyuw10XAJAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ10Q9QPwxE
Boo, I say again, ya.
Originally Posted by
scruff
Thanks guys for the info i have a detector in my car and it is concealed pretty good because here in Canada they are illegal except for 1 province cant remember what one I have a Beltronics STI Driver it is as good as the valentine so they claim and it is the only detector to be undetecable from the police detectors, It is hard to beat the laser that the cops use when it goes off its just telling you that your going to get a ticket . I leave for Florida in the morning i hope the drive down is uneventfull
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