Re: Radar detector shopping
Escort's new 9500 looks pretty cool. It has GPS built in and can tell you how fast you were going when you are hit with radar and it will let you program local alarms and such so they won't go off all the time. I personally don't need all that stuff - the 8500 x50 is good enough for me.
I've heard really good things about the Valentine, but have read enough comparisons to believe the Escort is just as good - for less.
Either way, you can't go wrong...