I have the V1 and love it.

The fact that without Mike Valentine the Escort brand would probably not even be around today since he was the genius behind its design back in the mid 70's and early 80's.

After he left Cincinnati Microwave (Escort manufacture), he developed a wish list of features for a radar detector, cherry picked the leading engineers of the industry and Valentine Research was born.

The V1 is upgradable, has 2 antennas (one facing forward and the other facing back), can tell you if the detected radar is in front, side or rear and has a magnesium case.

It is not perfect but IMHO worth every penny.

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-wleeb