[Berzerker]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

Gesture control IR emitter is triggering lasar for my V1G1. Is the Uniden R8 having the same issue? I assume the V1G2 is having the same issue. I have read through the rdforums, suggestion is to turn on the V1G2 rear lasar. For V1G1 is to apply electric tape to the rear lasar sensor on the front. What are all of you running to limit the false alarms? I figure that BMW NA paid for my two V1G1’s which I have had for over 10 years from my BMW CCA rebate checks, as considering the R8, but the size is a concern.

I think the answer is to disable the awful gesture feature instead of hampering your radar detector...

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by Berzerker

I think the answer is to disable the awful gesture feature instead of hampering your radar detector...

Yeah, turn that junk off. I’ve have enough saves with laser on my V1G1 alone that gesture control can suck it. Lol Also, FYI, turning off gesture control doesn’t always disable the output diode for it. You may need to cover it with something… like a colored sticker or something.

[Asindhidude]

Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Yeah, turn that junk off. I’ve have enough saves with laser on my V1G1 alone that gesture control can suck it. Lol Also, FYI, turning off gesture control doesn’t always disable the output diode for it. You may need to cover it with something… like a colored sticker or something.

Where's the diode

[fl1by]

Originally Posted by Berzerker

There's no not believing anything. If you got hit with Laser and were not pulled over, they chose to not do it. It's physically impossible for your detector to know about a laser hit before the gun informs the cop.

If this happens, slow to 10 MPH over the speed limit, pull towards the right lane and expect a conversation.

As far as utilizing the rear laser detection feature on Valentine 1 or 2 Gen... all that tells you is that you could be getting a ticket. On the the front, Valentine One Gen 2 does the best of picking up some "scatter" of the LEO shoots a different vehicle ahead of you.. Again, if he gages you as the car and gets your speed it is then up to him to cite you.

Stay in your comfort zone. Oh, if you decide to stomp on the brakes to avoid the citation, hope no one if following you too closely... they will never be able to react quickly enough...

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by Asindhidude

Where's the diode

On the middle dash screen usually at the 9 and 3 o’clock positions on its edges. If you can’t see it by shining a slight on it, run your finger down the sides and stop when you’re blocking the flashing. Sometimes your cell phone camera on video mode will also show it flashing, depending on its camera capabilities.

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Biggest problem still remaining for the V1G2 is the subpar and slow response to K band. For as chatty as it is on K, you’d think it wouldn’t be slower than the G1. Shame on Mike Valentine for not fixing this issue yet. Between that and the multi-Ka falsing that sometimes happens, I’m amazed people with the V1G1 still buy them. To a degree it’s a step down. I get it that Ka had much higher range now, but the hit to valid K threats and the loss of easy volume control is kind of bs. I’m running my G1 for as long as I can. Hasn’t let me down yet.

To circle back around to this, Valentine has now released an update for the V1G2 which fixes the K band slow reactivity it had and now it’s finally what it should have been since inception when it was released. BSM filter is also very good with this latest update and TSS LiDAR detection was fixed with the previous firmware update, so that should be all good now. If you can get at a good price, get one, it’s well worth it once you update it via their app, which is super easy. Even brand new I think they’re worth it now that those two shortcomings have been resolved.