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  • I have a V1 and it works better than any other unit Ive ever had. That said, i recently got a ticket as a result of LIDAR and there really is not defense against a properly trained officer and a laser.

  • @TheWoodlink 500$ laser jammer mounted on front and back of your car?

  • okay this is random but, that bridge looks so familiar. Is it nearby Colton California?

  • I have been strongly considering getting one of these. I essentially never speed, but my car is awful darn loud when I'm on it, so I thought it might be worth it.

  • Valentine about drove me crazy with false signals. My Escort 9500i locks ouit falses....now it's quiet unless theres a cop!

  • i bought one valentine and returned it because, most of the cops use lasers, and every radard is no good for laser, the other things cops do when they drive is turn off their radars and if they spot a speeder they turn it on and then radar beeps and it to late, talking from experice had this happen to me. it not worth to speed.

  • How did it recognize the speed trap when you already passed it ?

    LOL I don't understand what keeps the countries from placing simple cameras every 5-10 miles or so which will take your number plate and time and calculate your average speed ?

  • Idiot cops obviously need to meet a quota thats why you see so many more pigs out at the end of the month but that's in canada :p

  • Lastly.. I went for many years not wanting to waste my money on a detector. Finally the freeway was marked 25mph. No roadwork.. For no reason the speed went from 65 - 25.

    I got busted BIG TIME with that. The NHP officer went "Chuckling" back to his cruiser.

    So I broke out my wallet and spent the money. Boy am I glad I did.

    The V1 made up its cost in the first 3-6 months.

    And still.. I have NOT gotten a ticket while using the V1. NEVER!

  • @lvcambot Me too man. I got 9 tickets now. It's time I buy one. About $500 right?

  • @lvcambot Good for you buddy. Many of the cops don't even care about highway safety. They're aholes who want to fill their quotas. Let the people without radar get a ticket :) Can you tell me, in private message if you'd like, where can I get one for the best price? If you don't mind that is.

  • @rocaho001 Cops don't have ticket quotas, dumbass.

  • @UnrealNate I have a cop in the family. I would know better than you, you have 0 credibility. A cop doesn't need to meet the quota, but in order to get a raise he needs to meet it 10/12 months in order to get an annual raise. Makes sense? 

  • @rocaho001 Bullshit.

  • @UnrealNate ... quit being a fool. Cops are regulated too you dummy. They have a quota for traffic and non traffic violations.

  • @rocaho001

    The only place to buy the V1 is directly from them. "valentine1" You will get the best price there..And you will also (for sure) get the latest firmware release. Great CS! No worries with these guys. But ya have to go direct to their company. (you can call them up voice with your CC too)

    Last reminder. Since the V1 costs so dam much.. There is a very good chance that somebody might bust your windshield to steal it. I cover mine up with a towel the same color as the dash.

  • Also make dam sure that nobody sees your V1. Why? Because they will BUST your windshield to get at it. I use a colored towel to cover it up.

  • Nothing's going to help you when cop point you straight instant on

  • §"Shooting into those bushes";)§

  • nice one

    

  • I would imagine that this and a good laser jammer would be a pretty formidable setup.

  • lidar is a mean motherfucker

  • one question if anybody could answer me this what is the different 3.861 version to other v1 version?

  • How much is one of these bad boys?

  • @Spank515

    The only place to buy the detector is at it's site. There are NO Deals available. Even used ones demand high prices.  Roughly $400.

    Worth it tho..

  • I am thinking to buy V1 or 9500IX anybody can help me choose ?

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  • I miss my v1

  • This is a Radar locator, NOT A COP DETECTOR.

    It detects Radar signals, and detects Laser speed guns.

    As for radar its an advanced warning, good use here.

    As for laser the instant its detected your speed is already detected.

    UNLESS your perfectly lined up with someone getting "lazed" ahead of you.

    But laser doesnt scatter like radar does.

  • Excellent radar locator.

    Its an investment, but its guaranteed for life, and includes software updates.

    you will own a valentine for many years but with cheaper

    Cobra, Whistler and Rocky Mountain Radar models, you use them 2 or 3 years and they just up and die on you.

    Valentines are more money up front but its the last radar detector you will need to buy. Just dont leave it in your windshield when you park in some places and it will still be there when you get back to your car.

  • i got a 250 dollar ticket because my cobra fail to warn me.. im getting a v1

  • @calibin DONT do it! I got a V1 4 weeks ago, and it does NOT pick up cop cars but rarley. It really just picks up Automatic opening doors to stores. you can speed with a V1 and 3 cops will be on the other side of oncoming traffic or even right next to you (like its happend to me) and the V1 wont make a peep. Waste of 470 dollars! Just get a Bell Radar for ALOT cheeper, with same quality.

  • @danlublock Really? It's not called a cop detector LMAO! If the cop does not have his radar on you will not detect it. Some people amaze me.

  • @midnight302 Most people dont know they're paying $470 for something that says it detects police cars, but yet when you use it, it mostly doesnt. Not everyone is a valentine one expert and puts videos up of their valentine one at work like you. Ooooh dont you feel special.

  • @danlublock wow. you could be a complete RETARD and still know that its a RADAR detector. I mean come on. What on earth are you thinking. Of course it can't detect cops. lol. If you didn't know, you don't have to be a genius. Just use the awesome site called GOOGLE!

  • @danlublock I've seen nowhere on the actual Valentine One site that they say anything about detecting cop cars. Its a radar locator/ detector. Where does, it can detect cop cars too, come in? You are the cop car detector. You have to use your own ability to locate possible threats and ambush spots. Until they pull the trigger on their Laser/Radar gun no radar detector in the world ever could detect it. Believe it or not a Radar Detector needs to have an active Radar source to detect it. lol

  • @lamboleum that what i am trying to explain to all my friends...its not a POLICE DETECTOR, it is a radar detector, cause here in Puerto Rico sometimes I pass a police car (sometimes its not a transit car so they don't have their radar on their car or the police doesn't have their radar on) and all my friends are like the radar it didn't detect the cop, and I need always to explain it detects bands, KA, K, L, X etc...not police car or the police lol

  • @sergiovalle21 Exactly some people are put into a false sense of security, cause if a cop doesn't have any seed monitoring devices its not going to show anything. When you get a radar detector you shouldn't drive much more aggresively than if you didn't have one. You have to be smart and have situation awareness even without the detector. Tell your friends its like having your radio tuned to a certain station. If they aren't broadcasting, it will only have static. Its the same with detectors.

  • @lamboleum yep! u still got to have your senses, know your roads cause the cops can turn on the radar to get you with giving you little or no warning at all. And not all cop cars in the are transit police officers, so if you see a cop dont pick up signal still gotta be careful cause if you do something stupid he can still stop you lol

  • @sergiovalle21 Oh yeah many of my friends will keep on speeding saying he's not radaring me so he can't prove I was speeding. He can get you on reckless driving at the least for sure. Instant on is just as it sounds.. lol They can get your speed in less than a tenth of a second unless you have passive radar defenses. Most people don't know on that stuff though. Its really hard to pick those up unless you have a V1 too because its to quick and sensitive. I personally like to speed at night anyway

  • @calibin you got a $250 ticket because you were speeding, getting a v1 will not gaurantee that you will not get another ticket in the future, like the comment above mentions, the moment v1 detects laser the laser detected your speed so you still get pulled over and written a ticket

  • @theutherknight017 i agree with you and the way you described how the v1 works,however, that is not how the radar companies advertised their products.. such a scam lol. o well just dont speed lol

  • Not much better than my off the shelf "Whistler". The Valentine One is no better than any "radar detector" in detecting laser (when it goes off it is too late) and if the cops in your jurisdiction use "Stalker" radar you and your "Valentine" are just out of luck.

  • anything other than a v 1 is trash on your dash

  • @runre46 LOL the redline can beat the V1 in many cases

  • Is it better than cobra xrc?

  • Is it better than cobra xrc

  • never saw a police pickup before, intresting.

  • The Valentine 1 is simply the BEST RADAR detector made today. I feel 100% naked driving without it.

    That said..  While driving in the Great State of Arizona.. (Show us Your Papers- Fascist State!) Their "Get you from behind" camera systems do defeat the Valentine. Which is like shooting ALL your enemies in the back of the head with a Machine. Because you are to chicken X&it to be a real Traffic Enforcement Officer. Engage the suspect and HAND him a ticket like a human. Just Chken Crap

  • @lvcambot so ur saying im lieing huh Im the one that was using a high end radar detector and ended up with a $500. ticket because radar can't beat a lidar gun its fact i have proof of that u come 2 my town and speed u will end up wit a ticket if chp is shooting lidar for sure your valentine 1 is crap vs a lidar gun plus all radar detectors are crap vs lidar so its not like im coming down a valentine1 im sure its really good in all other areas .

  • @princessLisy

    Ummmm Unless YOU have USED a VALENTINE ONE.. you have ZERO point of reference.

    The V1 is quite unique because it COUNTS the number of radar signals and has a FRONT and REAR detector. (2 radar detectors in one unit)

    When USED properly.. (Like I do) I have never gotten a ticket since buying the V1!

    Chicken Crap PHOTO RADAR does not count.

  • @lvcambot Amen to that brother! lol

  • Okay let me clue you in on a few little facts. When I used to operate radar I never let the unit simply send a constant signal, which would give you radar detector types advanced warning of what was coming. I would have my gun in the stand by mode, which does not emit a signal. When I visual estimated your speed I would then pull the trigger. The radar beam travels at the speed of light and before your can brake I have your speed. I was LIDAR now-good luck.

  • @cubsin4 Did you here about laser jammers or veil poxy cop?

  • @cubsin4 The V1 will pick up scatter up the road form laser. It will also pick up an officer using POP up the road. Like with any tool, you have to learn how to use the V1, and you also never speed lone wolf style or in town. Some police leave the radar on, some don't. You can certainly still get a speeding ticket with it, but at $400 you get what you pay for. I guess I am a "radar detector type", although most people don't have them, or at least one as good as the V1. Good luck to you too buddy

  • will it work on a ferrari 599 or an audi r8?

  • and thats with k band...ka would have given even more notice

  • I want one of those ! Its really worth the 400 ????

  • My friend just gave me one for free :)

  • @johnwilldoug777 i want onee :(

  • This is a stupid question but can a cop stop you if you are speeding and he didnt clock you with his gun or any other device?

  • @Xleptix

    From my knowledge, yes. He or she can judge your speed or pace you with his or her car.

    However, take the ticket to court and you will have a much easier time getting out of it.

  • this shit must get annoying when u got a hangover!!!

  • @MrLuisantonio15 never thought of that

  • Im confused?

  • how much is that radar? im thinking to buy one.

  • @oxygemz

    $450+

  • god damn 450 bucks just for that little thing? haha.. i might buy one though when i get fuckin' tax refund!

  • @oxygemz thats what im doin i got a fuckin ticket few days ago so i got a fat refund so im a use that money to get this radar.

  • @socal323ful

    haha fat refund...lol. yeah im being onesided ima get this shit asap with no money regrets..lol

    BTW what does socal stand for? i always see that logo here in san diego...

  • @oxygemz you live in san diego what part?

  • @socal323ful

    university ave. city heights area. how about you u live in diego too?

  • @oxygemz naw i live in the couve nw. but i visit cali whenever i can.

  • SOuthern CALifornia

  • You got to try it before you talk. The best from my experience specially with ghost cars who sit in the dark., waitng for a target. If you are curb crawler you do not need this. mind you you may need it in a school zone.

  • great video

  • LEO is standard term in the motorbike community. Police Officer doesn't refer to a Highway Patrol officer therefore you use the term LEO to mean any officer.

  • @SlanderousMonster

    hey LEO is short for Law Enforcement Officer you DOUCHBAG

  • we call them, LLLLEEEEOOOOO

  • And douchebag is the slightly shorter form of KillerFreaks!

  • @KillerFreaks Hey asshole, were you born knowing that?

  • Also, if an undercover cop is following in a car with one of those video cameras that also tell you the speed they're going at, can this be used as evidence in court (UK), even if radar or laser aren't used?

  • Is the Valentine reliable enough that you would happily speed past a Gatso (UK static radar camera box) if the unit doesn't light up?

  • Good video. I have been looking at reviews and just bought a V1.  Looking forward to it coming in.

  • kuro, get your facts straight. Yes, it is highly illegal (federal offense) to jam a radar signal. No one suggests doing such a stupid thing. You don't need to. A LASER jammer is different than a RADAR jammer. Jamming lasers is legal in most states. Laser isn't federally regulated, so it is legal unless prohibited by a state. You can't detect laser, so you need a jammer. You can easily detect radar, so there is no reason to have a radar jammer.

  • NIce, i got a V1 myself, i forget the version but it works. If you're normally speeding it helps but if you're doing over double the speed limit, i doubt even this will save you. Unless you have AWESOME brakes and have no problem face planting into the steering wheel lol

  • thats just a automatic glass door your picking up... that cop is just taking a nap and eating donuts

  • whats the cheapest i can get one?

  • you can get a first edition for about $90-300 on ebay but a new one will cost $399-600

  • What's the differences between the 1st and later editions please?

  • not much just more advance difference in technology and desighn. lets put it this way if it says V1 youre coverd.

  • yeah...I wonder how much worning you would get if you were doing 140 km/h....0 sec;)

  • I always wonder why some leo's leave their radar on even when they have someone pulled over exct.

  • i got pulled over and i own a valentine one... and the things picks up everything and i know this cop didnt use radar and lied on the speed estimating its 45 in a 30... does anyone know if the cop has to prove if i was speeding? its good to know seeing how i have to go to court

  • You probably have been hit with laser. Laser is 100% detectable but V1 is still the King of all Radar Bands and Laser. He could possibly paced you from behind.

  • I mean Laser is not 100% detectable.

  • go to court. just say he paced you and was wrong he cant prove it. you win

  • for the next time, just say there is no way you were speeding (unless you have a damaged driving record) and if he paced you, you have to tell the judge that the only way to get a reading like that is if the officer looked at the spedo while catching up to you

  • usually you can if u no ur not speeding u can ask the cop for proof and they have to show it to u. and if not bring it to court and ask for evidence.

  • dang that sucka works perty good

  • so wtf r u saying the Valentine One is inferior now?

    well if u ever speed fast u need Laser Veil an a Blinder M45 X-Treme

    most of us who speed do it not wrecklessly we know our skills and probably will never ever get into an accident but yes speeding is illegal but it keeps alot of other people who dont know their skills and speed cause they r late or whatever speed limit is good but not for the people who know their limit and got fast cars and would never ever want to get into an accident

  • i got caught twice and it was by pace and the police was following on the whole other lane the local i was on express the 2nd time

    u have watch ur mirrors if u speed if not out run them then brake cause if they can get a speed on u ur screwed

    but its awesome cause if ur speeding straight yeah it will detect and u have time to stop but its just the back they dont use lasers when they follow u they just catch up

  • Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). Is the same thing as a Laser gun. Lidar is another name it goes by. Yes you are right. If a police officer hits me with his LIDAR gun there is not anything i can do about it. One of the great things about V1 is it's detection of Laser Scatter. Hitting a car a few up and you picking it up. V1 is very sensitive to Laser. But yes you are right with laser your done! Good thing they don't have it in my area!

  • @midnight302 I owned V1 and yea your right LIDAR and Laser yea there no way to avoid it but hopefully there couple car infront you who is getting hit by Laser but V1 will actually detect it no matter what hopefully give you enough time to slow down

  • @ohno23714 That's why you get a laser jammer lol

  • @mikey77771 it illegal in my state Hahahaha but thanks tho

  • @ohno23714 Hahaha yeah my buddy has one and lives in Ontario, He just always makes sure that he kills the jammer, very few guns have jamming codes. He has never got caught yet and he has been living there for 5 years lol

  • thats why you get a jammer

  • Go look at the videos from erickonephoenix and then tell me they don't work. I had a jammer and it did work. I had my friend who is a cop test it and it did work. You CAN use a laser jammer in certain states and they are LEGAL. Get your facts straight.

  • @princessLisy

    Thats not true. Although I have a 8500 X50 it does offer defense against LIDAR/LASER detector. So many times I've found myself accelerating only to have my LASER detector go off which prevented me from accelerating further. The LASER/LIDAR detector of my 8500 has already paid for the entire thing.

  • @GT35R MY X-50 has saved me also from a front laser ambush Had it one week @ night on highway Approx 15+PSL--- L A S E R --- I LET of accel scared the sh! t out of me Still 2 new @ the time slowed toPSL about 10 sec later there he was on the right sideways off the road just pulling the gun back in window , NO TICKET : )

  • @princessLisy You are correct that is useless against LIDAR, but incorrect by saying it's different than "laser". I'm an officer in Illinois and we use LIDAR along with K-band radar. LIDAR is much different than radar in that we literally have to aim at one vehicle (target) like a "gun" and pull a trigger to get a reading. If I line your car up and I don't pull the trigger, your detector wont warn you. It will only activate when I target you and pull the trigger for a reading.And by then...

  • Would this work in a car with small windows?

  • Yes it will. As long as it has a clear shot out the window you will be ok

  • @midnight302 how much is this v1?.

  • @UFCownage So many people ask how much it is.. lol Theres only one place to buy it and one price. Google the thing.

  • @ASSEMblerEX it would probably work with no windows at all

  • I don't know about your country, but here in Australia the police regularly check youtube for reckless driving etc... and track down the driver

  • haha really? looks like I need to make some fake "I am an aussie speeding" videos

  • Damn, that thing is sweet. I might have to put down the 400 bucks.

  • police have access to go into your account and find who u r and where you live if they really wanted too.. and i didn't say it would happen all the time.

  • "if they really wanted too" key words. i'll bet my life they wouldnt waste time doing so. Very exteme. Maybe in Iraq.

  • maybe its in iraq! lol

  • how come all radar detector vids show people driving the speed limit? what's the point of spending so much cash just to be badass and be able to detect cops.

    "Got any mods?"

    "uhhhh.....i got a radar detector..."

    "Ohhhhh, now ur stock 2002 explorer is soooo sick."

    There's even radar detector forums now. WTF? It's simply a device u add to a car that u intend to drive fast to keep ur liscense from suspension. Not some toy to add to any car. people these days, i dont get them.

  • well you just can't speed while putting it on youtube. cops watch this stuff and track you down. he was just simply showing you how well it works.

  • do you think most cars can go over 70mph...they can. That's why it's still logical for someone with an explorer or anything that can pass the speed limit to get one.

  • i dunno if u've ever tried doing 70 in an explorer...it takes some effort. Most good drivers wouldnt need that bull to prevent a ticket.

  • LIES! I do 100MPH on a dirt road everyday all day in my explorer.

  • Why is ur name honda00CR500 then? LIES! :P

  • so this device detects police radar signals from inside the cop car and tells you where this cop car is in case of speeding ?

  • NO THIS DETECTS A POLICE RADAR THAT COPS USE TO GET YOUR SPEED IT SENDS OFF A SIGNAL AND BOUNCES BACK TO THE COPS RADAR THIS DEVICE PICKS UP THAT SIGNAL AND WARNS YOU THAT A COP IS CLOCKING IN THE AREA.......just noticed the caps my bad

  • cool

  • What band was he using?

  • probable ka or kr, thats what cops normally use.. i think theres also a setting on the v1 where you can have it detect all bands that it detects. even some european ones.

  • Fatality means die.

  • Low speed limits allow people to yak on cell phones and read the newspaper while driving. The United States has the highest number of traffic fatalities on the planet,38% of which are alcohol related.

  • actually the US has less traffic fatalities than india and china they mayb a higher percentage of our population that die but still lower number lol

  • I got mine brand new on ebay for 280 bucks..latest version and up to date. Check there before you blast 400 bucks on the official website

  • Also it was worth every penny. It's pretty much paid for itself lmfao. Not saying I'm a really fast driver but the speed limits are too slow for some areas..

  • Have one. love mine.

  • Also, if this guy is actually shooting traffic, we would have even more warning time because of a more fortunate angle.

    From a fellow V1 owner =]

  • I love my V1

  • Nothing touches v1

  • Yes instant-on is deadly for radar detectors. Use a Rabbit for this reason. Follow a Rabbit about a half mile back. All it takes is for you to pull the trigger once on the Hwy and I know you are there. With my new location of the Rd you would not know it was there if you pulled me over. V1 is not the average Cobra. I will know you are there if I'm not the first car targeted 95% of the time. It is just a cat and mouse game!! See ya on the road georgetime. I bet I'm doing the speed limit!LoL

  • Also I never speed in town! I would hate if someone came down my street flying. Only Hwy 80-85 in a 70. Also thanks for keeping us safe. I would never be pissed if caught. I would take the ticket with a smile. So far not one written. Knock on Wood. (-:

  • Excellent should work well for me, had a VERY close call today so I need one of these!

  • nice! I'm getting one

    and how did u know where to test it out?lol

    I'd say there's lot of cops on the street. lol

  • Nice Im Getting One!!!

  • Hey midnight302, yeah i got the same V1, but how come sometime i see a cop car passing me and the V1 wont alert anything. I mean does the Radar in the police car has to be on for us to detect by V1 or it can be off and stil the V1 can ?

    Any idea guys ? Thanks

  • The V1 is a RADAR detector not a cop detector. Yes the radar has to be on for the V1 to pick it up. When he radar is on it projects a signal that the V1 can pick up. Kinda like a car radio picks up the radio station in your car. If the radio station is not broadcasting you will not receive a signal.

  • use the L mode instead of the A mode... theres A l and a big L use the Big L its the best mode trust me

  • what is a LEO?

  • Law Enforcement Officer

  • oh ok thanks

  • oh i love that product

  • Nice video, I'm considering getting one of these. How often does it fail? Any problems with it? I want to get one, but I want it to work well since it's pretty expensive

  • Thats regular k-band you was detecting right? not KA