Anybody else get the email?? New 8500 X50 black

[nomore55]

The false alert filtering in the X50 Black is the same as the X50 silver.

Your old X50 probably has the S7 antenna which detects better off to the sides (better off-axis detection) than our newer M4 which the X50 Blacks use. This will reduce false alerts.

Got it, and thanks! The older X50 does have the S7 antenna as you had suggested. My V940 has the M4.

My new X50 "Black" is really quiet around town, even in Highway mode...and it's making me just a bit nervous.

[srhawkins]

Yes mine too but it picked up one of our local LEO using Ka band C/O at .5 mile. Pretty much on par with my V1 does in town but the X50 is much quieter.

[nomore55]

I was in the car for quite a while yesterday and had three separate LEO K-band encounters. Range appears very good but not to the point where I can say it's spectacular. However, these were not difficult-to-detect scenarios. I guess the reality is that the M4 antenna design must yield a much quieter device. I'm still trying to figure out if that's good. It certainly provides more filtering of extraneous signals when riding around on local roads. My V940 had the M4 design, I just don't think it was this quiet. Maybe the filtering between Escort and BEL are not identical??

I checked in with the folks at Escort and he told me "the Black's filtering is the same as the X50 silver's"...just different antenna designs.

I may end up putting this "Black" unit in my wife's car and retire the silver X50 she drives with. It might be a better solution as she often unplugs the silver device because of the frequent non-LEO alerts.

At the end of the day, this new "Black" unit looks like a winnar, and quite a value for the $$.

[nomore55]

Dayum! I had a couple of real LEO threats this afternoon and Blackie has a serious set of b***s !!

I had a stationary Ka-band encounter and the range was stellar...unlike anything I've seen

[powerpickle]

IMO the new X50 has a little better off axis than my S7 models,definitely better than the previous X50.

[bigalinwv]

I was going to say the same thing.

[Weeth]

Nice!! Vanman was right!!