Question on Valentine 1
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Hey guys...ok I know this thread is going to go off topic...Refering to the Valentine 1...I know it will catch when the gun is pointed at it ...although ive heard rumors it picks up when the gun isnt point but just while a cop is strolling thru....so if its next to you w/o the gun pointed the Valentine 1 will goo off...True? False?
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Originally Posted by Jerzguju' date='Mar 1 2005, 10:27 PM
Hey guys...ok I know this thread is going to go off topic...Refering to the Valentine 1...I know it will catch when the gun is pointed at it ...although ive heard rumors it picks up when the gun isnt point but just while a cop is strolling thru....so if its next to you w/o the gun pointed the Valentine 1 will goo off...True? False?
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Yes i understand it has arrows that point from which direction the bogey is coming from although i wanted to know if it is true that the Valentine 1 will go off if a cop is near by although does not have his gun out but is just strolling by...will the Valentine 1 notice the cop with out the cop using his gun?
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Originally Posted by Jerzguju' date='Mar 1 2005, 09:24 PM
Yes i understand it has arrows that point from which direction the bogey is coming from although i wanted to know if it is true that the Valentine 1 will go off if a cop is near by although does not have his gun out but is just strolling by...will the Valentine 1 notice the cop with out the cop using his gun?
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM
Detector is pretty much useless as a defense against laser.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Mar 1 2005, 11:24 PM
[quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM']Detector is pretty much useless as a defense against laser.
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[/quote]Yeap, I just got a laser ticket and am strongly considering the lidatek.
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 2 2005, 12:56 AM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='Mar 1 2005, 11:24 PM'][quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM']Detector is pretty much useless as a defense against laser.
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[/quote]Yeap, I just got a laser ticket and am strongly considering the lidatek.
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[/quote]My Valentine One has saved me at least 5x it's cost in tickets I didn't get. It's the greatest thing ever.
Although a trippy thing happened the other day. The cops set up one of those trailers with the speed display on it. They usually do this to set up the road so they can legally use radar on the street (this is in Cali). Anyway, I was driving by it and my V1 didn't go off.....at all. I was like WTF!? I literally turned around to drive by it again and nothing. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, nothing. Yet it has worked before and after for cops all over the place.
I wonder if the cops came out with a new type of radar or something.
PS - My V1 was purchased less than a year ago so it pretty much has the latest software updates.
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Originally Posted by Jerzguju' date='Mar 1 2005, 10:24 PM
Yes i understand it has arrows that point from which direction the bogey is coming from although i wanted to know if it is true that the Valentine 1 will go off if a cop is near by although does not have his gun out but is just strolling by...will the Valentine 1 notice the cop with out the cop using his gun?
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Originally Posted by 550i' date='Mar 2 2005, 12:02 AM
[quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 2 2005, 12:56 AM'][quote name='EBMCS03' date='Mar 1 2005, 11:24 PM'][quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM']Detector is pretty much useless as a defense against laser.
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[/quote]Yeap, I just got a laser ticket and am strongly considering the lidatek.
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[/quote]My Valentine One has saved me at least 5x it's cost in tickets I didn't get. It's the greatest thing ever.
Although a trippy thing happened the other day. The cops set up one of those trailers with the speed display on it. They usually do this to set up the road so they can legally use radar on the street (this is in Cali). Anyway, I was driving by it and my V1 didn't go off.....at all. I was like WTF!? I literally turned around to drive by it again and nothing. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, nothing. Yet it has worked before and after for cops all over the place.
I wonder if the cops came out with a new type of radar or something.
PS - My V1 was purchased less than a year ago so it pretty much has the latest software updates.
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[/quote]Woooo thats weird! How are they getting your speed to post for you when you drive by then?
NEW radar??? 
I know whenever I drive by one of those things my cheapie radar detector screams its head off.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Mar 2 2005, 07:43 PM
[quote name='550i' date='Mar 2 2005, 12:02 AM'][quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 2 2005, 12:56 AM'][quote name='EBMCS03' date='Mar 1 2005, 11:24 PM'][quote name='TitaniumGray5' date='Mar 1 2005, 08:52 PM']Detector is pretty much useless as a defense against laser.
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[/quote]Yeap, I just got a laser ticket and am strongly considering the lidatek.
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[/quote]My Valentine One has saved me at least 5x it's cost in tickets I didn't get. It's the greatest thing ever.
Although a trippy thing happened the other day. The cops set up one of those trailers with the speed display on it. They usually do this to set up the road so they can legally use radar on the street (this is in Cali). Anyway, I was driving by it and my V1 didn't go off.....at all. I was like WTF!? I literally turned around to drive by it again and nothing. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, nothing. Yet it has worked before and after for cops all over the place.
I wonder if the cops came out with a new type of radar or something.
PS - My V1 was purchased less than a year ago so it pretty much has the latest software updates.
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[/quote]Woooo thats weird! How are they getting your speed to post for you when you drive by then?
NEW radar??? I know whenever I drive by one of those things my cheapie radar detector screams its head off.[snapback]96375[/snapback]
[/quote]Mine does too with every other one I've ever seen. But this one showed nothing. And it was right by my house so I drove by it every day for over a week and nothing each time. It would display my exact speed with no other cars around. :bashwall: