I still think the V1 is superior, IMHO. However, the V1 (or any good radar), out on a highway, really requires the user to monitor it and come to understand what the outputs mean as well. No system can accurately tell the difference between various kinds of false alarms and various edgy situations where you picked up a blip reflection from a trooper hitting a car with instant-on 5 miles out ahead of you. For me, having the directional display on the V1 (and the bogey counter and big signal strength meter) is a big help in sorting out what signals really mean, and the sensitivity on the V1 is top-notch. It lacks the modern features of the 9500ix like the GPS database stuff, but honestly that sounds like the sort of thing that will eventually hurt you more than help you. Cops understand how those location systems work, all they have to do is move a little to trip you up.
There's a lot to be said for coming to understand how to manually evade speed traps and cops, too. Reading the traffic ahead of you for signs of other cars slowing down, knowing the deadly trap areas like hills and bridges and slowing a little (or at least covering the brake and being ready), scanning visually as far out ahead of the car as you can, etc...
Last edited by wstar; 07-08-2013 at 08:00 PM.
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