I'll chime in as someone who has a decent amount of experience with radar detectors. I currently have an Escort 8500 X50 and love it. Never had a ticket in the six years that I have owned it. Before that I used to have a Bel 855Sti I think it was called for about eight years. Not nearly as good as the Escort, but still saved my hind many of times. One of my best friends has a V1 and yet again has never had a ticket with it. We both drive fast on a regular basis. My story and parting line is "Don't cheap out when buying a radar detector". All the higher end detectors such as V1, Escort 8500/9500 ect.. will significantly decrease your chances of getting a ticket. Each brand has there pluses and minuses, but all the higher end detectors will perform much better than the $69 Wal-Mart radar detector of the week. I not try to put down anyone who has a lower end detector, but saying from my experience and some friends, the top tier detectors will perform much better. Also you have to know how to properly use the detector now matter how expensive or cheap it is. I have had friends buy the latest detector and get a ticket a week later and then ***** about how crappy the detector was. When in fact they didn't know anything about radar vs. laser, constant vs. instant on radar, detector range on hills vs. curves. You get my point. So if you speed, buy a good detector, learn to use it properly and you will probably cut your ticket chances by 75% or more.