Comments on: Radar Detector Valentine One vs Whistler Pro 78 REV C – Rear Set-up 6F – Walter RD east.

By: vijith555

vijith555 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:22 +0000

hey do you keep the …
hey do you keep the K band turned off on Pro 78? i find that there is an occasional false alert just from K bands when i run it in the city..i have already turned off X band..and also by turning off K band and still leaving POP mode on do I still have chances of getting warned about cop car radars targeting my speed? cheers

By: rowan4321

rowan4321 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:22 +0000

If Whistler Pro 78 …
If Whistler Pro 78 is a adequate radar detector for your city. Then you dont need to spend more money do you?

By: sniper4usmc

sniper4usmc — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:22 +0000

NO sh%% V1 cost 2.5 …
NO sh%% V1 cost 2.5-3x time more..

By: rowan4321

rowan4321 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

yeh you get about 1 …
yeh you get about 1/5 of multanova set-ups being rear positioned (the camera is set-up to target motocycles).
the camera in this video is rear facing, the whistler pro gives 50m and 10m warning.

By: vijith555

vijith555 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

i wasnt driving …
i wasnt driving uphill but i wasnt sure if it was a rear facing camera though..do they have rear facing set ups of multanovas in Perth? If thats the case then that could have been the reason..will have to check it out..thanks

By: rowan4321

rowan4321 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

Unless you were …
Unless you were driving uphill, as long as the RD was level, being high or low doesnt really effect distance in ka detection.
If this particular set-up was rear facing, ie. camera takes a photo of rear plates, the whistler will only give 30-10m warning, unless it hits a car in front of you it may pick up reflections of that vehicle and you can get 100m.

By: vijith555

vijith555 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

hey mate something …
hey mate something funny happened yesterday..i was driving to work and noticed a multanova set up far ahead and the detector was on highway mode with all bands on except X band, plus the filter was set to just filter and the detector didnt alert me till i was like 20m from the multanova when it finally alerted a Ka 34 alert..could it be because i have the detector on the center of my windscreen and not mounted high above like near the rear view mirror?or is it possibly a problem with the RD? tks

By: rowan4321

rowan4321 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

The higher filter …
The higher filter modes are designed to reduce false ka alerts from other RD’s such as cobras (they are shit). With the low powered multanova in perth I would keep it to ‘filter’ mode. Although probably no difference, better safe than sorry.
Anytime m8

By: vijith555

vijith555 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

i held the city …
i held the city button and powered it on and it came up “Whistler PRO 78SE Rev C+” I have turned off POP now. Also i set the Filter to filter 2 level. Let me know if i should leave that at just filter instead. Also the laser is at NORM now do I have to change that? Thanks for the advice mate.

By: rowan4321

rowan4321 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:19:21 +0000

cops dont use pop …
cops dont use pop in wa, if you need to test the year model on you 78: hold down city mode and then plug it in, and should start up differently and say REV B or REV C. If it is rev c turn off pop, and you may see a increase in detection to multanovas by about 20%. POP – often falses around service stations and radios