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    Recently bought an escort solo s2. After reading all of the negative reviews regarding the solo and its inability to pick up Ka bands I was wondering where I should go next? I was thinking the x50? Suggestions, comments...please help me!

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    $$ range?

    What's important to you?

    Where is use?

    Does it have to be a Escort?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kicker18 View Post
    Recently bought an escort solo s2. After reading all of the negative reviews regarding the solo and its inability to pick up Ka bands I was wondering where I should go next? I was thinking the x50? Suggestions, comments...please help me!
    Your 1st step is get back in your car, leave the Escort Solo S2 in the box where it belongs and return it.

    2nd step is to ask yourself if your more of a urban or hwyway driver?

    The reason to ask yourself that is the alot of members here like the X50 and 9500 series for the urban driving because of the quiteness and alot of the members use the V1 due to it being so senestive and great in not so urban areas.

    Before you buy your next...do some research and find out what meets your needs.

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    Alot of highway driving through KY,OH,WV...occasional urban driving.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kicker18 View Post
    Alot of highway driving through KY,OH,WV...occasional urban driving.
    The V1 is considered by many to be the best windshield mounted, highway driving RD out there. It is very sensitive, which is good for detecting police radar, but also picks up a lot of other radar sources along the way. You'll have to learn to figure out which is which.

    Also, no RD will provide reliable protection from laser. A laser jammer is the only proper laser protection.

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    The V1 has the best remote mount peripherals.

    Something to think about.

    Aside from the 9500r/ci, bell/escort remote devices are not that great. The V1 remote tells you everything that would be displayed on the main unit.

    That's what me decide on the V1.

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    Also ask yourself do you want a windshield mount or fully remote system..

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    If you are mostly a highway driver then V1. There is no reason to turn down the sensitivity and arrows of the Valentine 1 if you seldom have to deal with falses. Personally, the only feature I would miss in your shoes is spec display, which displays the frequency of the radar hit on most high-end Beltronics/Whisters and Escort RDs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrcllusb View Post
    Also ask yourself do you want a windshield mount or fully remote system..
    You will have to excuse me, as I am new in the radar community but what is a fully remote system?

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    Dump the Solo. The X50 is a great RD for the money. Valentine and Escort both have a 30 day trial. Escort X50, or 9500 and the V1. Try them and decide for yourself.

 

 

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