[DougCBJ]

Originally Posted by MrNoMercy

Again this is misinformation. I own a Max 360 and have never once had false alarms from BLISS, Blind Spot protection, or proximity sensors. Not once.

Really? I get them a few times every day. It's not misinformation.There are a few brand of vehicles that set this thin off every time.

[kttxz06]

Originally Posted by DougCBJ

i love the arrows. Until you have them you just don't know. It's nice to know exactly what direction a signal is coming from.

Same. Think about it. The same V1 design has been around, what, like 15 yrs? I don't need all this tech stuff. Just go off when needed and show me from where. It's worked without fail for me. Plus, at night, I can turn volume down and actually SEE from where the radar is coming from. Never gotten a ticket in the past 10 years and I have a heavy foot. Like, avg 14 mpg in my Z06 heavy foot. haha.

[MrNoMercy]

Originally Posted by DougCBJ

Really? I get them a few times every day. It's not misinformation.There are a few brand of vehicles that set this thin off every time.

I commute at least two times a day in the city and have never had this issue. Are you on the latest firmware? I'm just really cautious about "independent" reviews. Anyone with 20 minutes can make a Youtube channel, wordpress account and become a reviewer. Prime example is the guy who was testing the radar detectors side by side in the window. Depending on the detectors you test it can cause problems with the results.

[DougCBJ]

Originally Posted by MrNoMercy

I commute at least two times a day in the city and have never had this issue. Are you on the latest firmware? I'm just really cautious about "independent" reviews. Anyone with 20 minutes can make a Youtube channel, wordpress account and become a reviewer. Prime example is the guy who was testing the radar detectors side by side in the window. Depending on the detectors you test it can cause problems with the results.

Yes, I'm running the latest firmware. You must have a special edition, because getting rid of all the false positives is impossible currently, just check out the responses from escort themselves on their forums. You would be in an extremely tiny minority of people who don't get false positives from other cars, so to that I'm jealous.

[Oil Man]

Originally Posted by Frank237

We used to run our Agencies Cessna 182 RG in high accident problem areas. Not so much for speeders, but for bad passes on certain sections of 2 lane highways. We also had "blocks" on the road in those areas so the Pilot could time speeders through the blocks and get an accurate speed reading.

You had some Troopers waiting and the plane would hand off the car to them, notify you of the violation and head off for the next one. I found it interesting that many of these truly dangerous drivers, generally had detectors.

We tested LIDAR but I was on other duty, then retired, before it came available. In certain settings, LIDAR would be pretty tough to beat.

Interesting thread....I had NO idea detectors cost what they do. WOW.

Good detectors are worth every penny. But like I said before, You have to engage your brain, too.

I live in California, and frankly, the CHP is generally very lazy about speeding enforcement, because they don't NEED to be sneaky. There are 38 million people here, and if they drive 80 down the freeway, eventually some clueless moron will literally pass them before they notice them.

They literally drive around all day with their Ka sets on, and you can detect the signal a mile or more before you ever set eyes on the cruiser. In the desert or wide open spaces, I have detected signal from 6-8 miles away. That's a LOT of time to back off and avoid stepping in something. And while I have seen them sitting perpendicular to the highway using LIDAR, it's infrequent enough as to barely warrant a mention. The CHP near the big cities are usually too busy taking care of other business to sit idle on the side of the highway and do targeted enforcement.

And no one uses K-band in this state anymore. So I have locked out K and X band completely. If I get an alert, it's legit.

[MrNoMercy]

Originally Posted by DougCBJ

Yes, I'm running the latest firmware. You must have a special edition, because getting rid of all the false positives is impossible currently, just check out the responses from escort themselves on their forums. You would be in an extremely tiny minority of people who don't get false positives from other cars, so to that I'm jealous.

I've got two other buddies who have this same detector with zero issues. One had some a few months ago but not recently. In the end it's simple. Filtering is a software/firmware update.... lack of sensitivity is a physical limitation and I'd rather get a software update that fixes it rather than wishing I had more sensitivity. There is a reason the Redline is still a top tier detector even though it doesn't have near the features of the GPS based units. I'd rather deal with maybe getting a false alarm than not getting one at all. If you don't mind go ahead and link me to the replies from Escort that you reference. I'd be interested to know what versions of proximity people are having issues with.

[LesBaer]

The Bell Magnum and Escort Redline are the two with the best range but they give you the most false positives, even after being segmented. Honestly, with the latest generation of the flagship units from the big companies, you don't really need them anymore. My Magnum collects dust now because it drives me insane. I just run the Max360. For laser it's ALP...I rank it up there in my top 3 mods that I've purchased for the car. Brilliant design and performance, not to mention it only takes one save for it to pay for itself and then some!

[DougCBJ]

I also get false positive lasers every once in awhile with my 360. There's one area in columbus by our airport, i'm not sure what they are called but they are like a spinning radar thing, it makes my radar go off. I'm not sure if that is a false positive though, more an unfortunate effect of the thing facing my direction some times.

[LesBaer]

There are segments of each band that are transmitted by radar guns that may overlap with other equipment. Usual those put out by cars automatic braking systems get filtered out but somethings like that may be unavoidable.