does anyone know how that insta on works, that the x50 has, is it like laser when it goes off you know you are screwed or is it like the car next to u got the instant on and you get
time to slow down

 

IMO, buying anything except the V1 is a waste of your money. You bought a $32,000 sports car, if your ass is too tight to squeeze out the extra $100 for THE BEST radar detector, you deserve every ticket you get.

 

Another vote for the V1. The arrows are a great feature and the radar detects signals from quite a distance and over hills

 

the V1 is getting a bit outdated. the newer 8500/RX65 (they are both now made by the same company) has a few more features. Yes they still don't have the arrows though, I do admit that i like that on the valentine one. I was in the market recently (within the past 60 days) for a new unit. I was set to buy the V1 but decided to look around. the next 8500/RX65 from what I read in tests and talking to people seemed to have a bit better performance and features than the latest V1.

Plus I found the RX65 on the internet for about $250 shipped. I didn't really care much about the cost though as if it saves me from one ticket (or two) that's all I care about. I will mainly use it on bikes though, and the RX65 has built in the stuff to use it on a bike (like earplugs) vs. ahving to pay an additional $50 for it on the V1...

so yeah the V1 is a great detector and hard to go wrong with but IMHO the new 8500 and RX65 are a small step up on the scale. I"m sure that V1 will step up soon with a new model to compete or beat the others but for my money the RX65 seemed to be the best out there...

Jeff