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Originally Posted by RaDaRkInG  You don't know what the hell you are talking about.
First of all, Radar Roy doesn't sell the Valentine One so do you think it will win any of his radar detector tests?
The Bel STi is $499.95 not $450 like you said.
The Valentine One is the only radar/laser detector with a forward facing radar antenna and a rear facing radar antenna and arrows to actually locate radar and not just beep. Valentine Research has the patent on arrows and multiple antennas facing opposite directions in a single radar/laser detection unit. This is why the Valentine One beats every other detector regardless of brand by 2+ miles in rear radar detection.
The Bel STi has two forward facing antennas, one for X band and one for K and Ka band. 9500ci and STi Radar Antenna Horns - Radar Detector Jammer Forum
The Bel STi is on the right and notice that there is no rear facing antenna. 
Notice how the Valentine One has two antennas, one facing forward and one facing to the rear.    |
not trying to argue but any detector will pick up radar from the rear. radar bounces and will hit something in front of you then bounce back and hit your antenna anyways. and sti driver does have rear facing antenna. i dont think that site you looked at has any idea what they are talking about 9500ci is the remote mount passport the 9500i is not remote mount. but yes the passport and the beltronics are developed the same. i never said the v1 was bad my apologies if thats what you got out of it. but i am trying to show my opinion on other detectors.
i got mine from radar busters.
what you and i call good detectors may be different. I dont like as many false alarms and still good strength. and i went with sti just because its invisible to all RDDs. I would have went with the passport otherwise. sti is not worth it unless you need it in a place where they are illegal.
V1 is good my buddy has one but i prefer mine. I like all the features of it. it has different sounds for different bands of radar. when i get hit with pop it says pop across the screen and same with laser. its just certain things i really like. I would love the 9500i for its gps to eliminate false alarms completely. they do get really annoying when you use the detector on a regular basis. i thought who cares and left mine on highway mode at all times for a better warning but when you drive through town and hear beep at every cvs or walmart door then you will turn the filters on to eliminate it.