New X50 Black... Not impressed.

[dodgeramking]

thought I would update my observations on the X50 now that I have had it a couple of months. Its has very good range. I travel the 91 FWY daily for work. Lately there have been a lot of CHP activity, they are driving these new SUV's so they are easy to spot and they are running the KA band, If I get a KA hit I know immediately there is a CHP in the area. It will start out with a weak hit, 1 dot on the screen, then increases as I approach the target. I get the first hits 2-3 miles away. I keep it on auto and get lots of false X and K band falses, but you can lock them out if they are in the same spot every day. I have been alerted to Laser 3 times. never saw a unit and not pulled over. overall I think this is a nice detector for what I paid for it

[Zero187]

I picked up a new 8500 X50 Black on Amazon (sold by the Escort store on there) for $199 about two weeks ago. Never saw them that cheap and figured I couldn't miss such a good deal, plus it would be nice as a backup detector while I send my V1 in for the ESP upgrade (should be shipping back to me next week).

Only been driving around with the X50 it for a week, but I am very impressed with the range and ramp up. I can't say how it compares to the Bel V10, but it's actually somewhat on par with my V1's detection range. That being said, I'm willing to bet my V1 was long overdue for an upgrade/servicing and am hoping the new V1C with Band Segmentation will outshine my X50 by a longshot (so I have no discrepancies when choosing which one to use).

But yea, if your unit is having strange automute issues then it could be faulty. Always good to do as much testing as possible before the 30day return period expires! When in doubt, swap and get a new unit.

The OP's unit could be faulty, as I have seen with a previous new Escort unit (my 9500ix had the WORST range).. Best not to judge the model based on a single unit.

[CJR238]

The X50 Black is a great performer, especially on Ka 34.7. But like any RD there performance can vary slightly from unit to unit.

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