Anybody had the V1 and X50?
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Anybody had the V1 and X50? Right now I have the Escort Passport 8500 X50 but I'm starting to have some problems with it. It does have some nice features though like the highway/ city/ auto modes and it can detect up to 8 radar sources at a time. It doesn't look like the V1 has these. I like the idea of the arrows but usually I can tell where the radar source is at based on how the detector is alerting. If anybody has had both which one do you like more?
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well i actually own 2, one for my truck and one for my camaro. i bought the one for the truck first because i didn't have the car. about 1 to 1.5 years after i bought both of them they started acting really funny. laser would alert when you did certain things in the vehicle like use the power locks or honk the horn. recently the one in my truck started to laser alert when you get on the gas hard (not fun to have it go off when you are flooring it to pass etc). it seems like there's a known problem with them reacting with the electronics in the vehicle and have read a couple theads on it. it also says "service required" on the display once in a while. i'm sick of the problems with both so i'm not going to service it.
in fairness i should add that despite these problems it is a very good detector and i wouldn't hesitate to buy another high end Escort. i am just looking into what else is out there.
in fairness i should add that despite these problems it is a very good detector and i wouldn't hesitate to buy another high end Escort. i am just looking into what else is out there.
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Originally Posted by qwikz28
i know escort just came out with a 9500 
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Eh, I think the arrows are kind of a waste... either way you are going to want to slow down... who cares if it's in front, or behind you?
I'd go more on actual detection performance... The bel STi and that new passport kick ***... they are about the same as the rx65 and the x50 though... not much better..
I'm glad they finally put in the GPS feature... there was this cheapass detector out there before that had that feature... you could mark where false alerts were, or common speedtraps... it would warn you like a mile in advance.
I'd go more on actual detection performance... The bel STi and that new passport kick ***... they are about the same as the rx65 and the x50 though... not much better..
I'm glad they finally put in the GPS feature... there was this cheapass detector out there before that had that feature... you could mark where false alerts were, or common speedtraps... it would warn you like a mile in advance.
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yea see the arrows arent just to show you where the cop is it finds where they are hiding so that next time you know where they are
o and dude the v1 is just as good as the x50 so really it's your decision how you want to spend your money
o and dude the v1 is just as good as the x50 so really it's your decision how you want to spend your money
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Originally Posted by ScrapMaker
if you have racing wires or whatnot, the radio interference can cause many devices to go haywire... not just your detector...
You don't run solid-cores, do you?
You don't run solid-cores, do you?
I think i'm going to go with the new Escort. Preformance seems about equal between both but GPS> Arrows IMO.
i'm sure you can find a friend that has one or the other. take a ride with both and see which one you like better. i got teh passport cause i couldnt afford the V1. now that my passport is taking a crap, i might check out the V1 just for comparison sake.
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Originally Posted by dragonrage
I'd say go for V1, laser performance still owns with it. However, RadarBusters does have the 9500.
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Laser detection is practically worthless...
but if you read the comparisons of the V1, the technology is so out-dated that it's not worth it... the new Bel/Escort stuff is pretty cool though...
Not to say the V1 is crap, but it's overpriced, and the technology is 15 years old...
http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=9090
"The V1 equaled the BEL in detecting Ka POP mode and slightly edged out the Escort. But it also generated the highest number of false alarms we’ve witnessed in years, so many that on a long highway trip we grew so weary of the constant warnings that we finally ripped it off the windshield and used another model instead. We’ve heard the same complaint from a number of Valentine customers.
The Valentine One is a highly sensitive radar detector--good enough that we declared it the winner of our 2000 Automobile Magazine shootout--but it's no longer top dog. The world has changed since it was designed in 1991. The Apple IIsi also was hot stuff that year but Apple knew better than to continue peddling the same box. They replaced it with smaller, faster, user-friendlier models packed with advanced features."
but if you read the comparisons of the V1, the technology is so out-dated that it's not worth it... the new Bel/Escort stuff is pretty cool though...
Not to say the V1 is crap, but it's overpriced, and the technology is 15 years old...
http://www.radartest.com/article.asp?articleid=9090
"The V1 equaled the BEL in detecting Ka POP mode and slightly edged out the Escort. But it also generated the highest number of false alarms we’ve witnessed in years, so many that on a long highway trip we grew so weary of the constant warnings that we finally ripped it off the windshield and used another model instead. We’ve heard the same complaint from a number of Valentine customers.
The Valentine One is a highly sensitive radar detector--good enough that we declared it the winner of our 2000 Automobile Magazine shootout--but it's no longer top dog. The world has changed since it was designed in 1991. The Apple IIsi also was hot stuff that year but Apple knew better than to continue peddling the same box. They replaced it with smaller, faster, user-friendlier models packed with advanced features."
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Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
yea and the x50 does detect radars from behind you!!!!! the v1 does. id say go with the v1