SoloS3?

[emckai]

Has anyone tried out the SoloS3?

Is the 8500 x50 black better than the SoloS3?
I currently have the 8500 x50 black, and it'll be one month on the 26th.

[zr1]

It's the best there is...in a class of one in the wireless dept.

The battery powered detectors just can't supply the juice needed to be a great RD. I'll take an X50 or Vector 955 any day of the week over the Solo. (and a 9500, V1, or Redline over the X50 or Vectors).

The new:
* New OLED display (supposedly uses less juice)
* New plastic lense on the front
* There's a "3" instead of a "2" after the "S"
* Likely it has new firmware

The old
* Basically the same hardware...looks nearly identical to the S2
* Still has the S3 horn
* I think...this is based off the Express hardware of ye olde days? (though I loved my Express 795 back in the day!)
* VG-2...ha! The Solo is not stealthy and VG2 isn't in the US (the VG2 of today will spot the Solo quite a ways away). Shame on Escort marketing for attempting to sell something that doesn't exist any more.

The good:
* It's wireless
* It's a technological marvel to do as much as it does off those little batts

The poor:
* It is always shutting it's detection off and on
* It just doesn't have the juice to do what the X50 does
* It doesn't detect current radar all that well**
* It's very pricey, especially considering the lower performance

Really...how many cars don't have a simple cigarette-type plug for a nice X50, Vector, or one of the Big Dawgs? Even borrowing a car, it's very simple to use a regular detector.

Maybe riding a motorcyle? Wait...I ride a motorcycle and I'm not using one of these things. Unless maybe you're borrowing motorcycles all the time.


** Though I'd really like to see it included in some semi-objective measurement testing.

[EscortRadar]

The X50Black's performance is much better than the SoloS3's, especially on Ka. I would only opt for the SoloS3 if I used rental cars a lot and didn't want to lug around a power cord.