X50 Owner to V1

Whats up everybody, ok so i need some facts that will make me change. Right now i have a Blue X50 and i am pleased with the performance but i feel it can be better, should i wait for the 9500 or jump for the V1 im sure this has been discussed a lot on here so i am sorry if this is a repeat, thank you to all for advice.

Im in college right now and just picked up my new ride 07 C230 sport and I dont have it at school, so my car will be covered a few months of the year while im at school, i want to be able to update the radar when i come home if new software is out and i dont want to go out and buy a new one every year.

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

Im in college right now .

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save your money for beer, I made the switch from the x50 to the V1 and while I love the V1, I really only gained arrows and and bogey lock tone. Performance wise its all pretty much the same. Again I love my V1 but I really wish I had that $415 back.

just my .02

It depends on what you really need.

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The V1 is the best with X, & Laser
While the X50 is best with K and has the best filtering which causes less falses.

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Quote from a member on this board :).

im only worried about laser, K, KA, maybe i should pair it with a laser jammer?

That's a good idea!

If you have the extra money.

I'd say that your choice should depend on what kind of protection you're seeking.

You mention that you're happy with your current x50. I would imagine that you feel that way because the x50 is known to provide a decent level of protection, while offering excellent filtering to minimize falses - the latter moreso if POP is disabled.

Extending the thought that perhaps you like the peace and quiet that comes from a less frequently falsing detector, then the 9500i may indeed be a good choice for you (I'd *still* wait for groups like GOL to complete their independent testing, however, as there are several concerns which remain "nagging").

But given that it is rumored that the 9500i will not significantly improve upon either laser or radar detection over the current x50, if instead what you're looking for is more sensitivity - i.e. the "better performance" you cited that you wanted - then perhaps the move to the V1 would be of-benefit to you.

Similarly, I would look at the type of enforcement you're likely to see - either locally at school or on your road-trips home from school - to judge first whether or not you need an active laser jammer, and secondly, which jammer would prove the most cost-effective for your needs. The GOL tests should help you be a judge of this.

yeah, X50 is already good, once you think about it VR releases revisions constantly because they can, Escort tries not to........... but either way lie R5 and R6.1 X50 arent different too much at all so they change bit by tiny bit

I made the switch, and switched back. I'd say keep the X50 and wait for the 9500. I would never buy another V1. It sucked beyond suck on Ka around corners and falsed every K door opener from here to China.

The arrows were nice, and I do miss them. Nothing else really stood out to me about the V1 though.

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Originally Posted by TheTexan

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

Im in college right now .

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save your money for beer, I made the switch from the x50 to the V1 and while I love the V1, I really only gained arrows and and bogey lock tone. Performance wise its all pretty much the same. Again I love my V1 but I really wish I had that $415 back.

just my .02

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Put it on eBay. I got $400.00 plus shipping for my used V1.

-Obsidian-

Im in college to and had an Several x50's. I just keep switching between the Top 3. This past november i recieved a $250 speeding ticket 81 in 70 at College Station. Tickets are way overblown here. Anyways as i was passing a car, around the corner came the Texas State Trooper. He hit the intant-on Ka-band and i had only a blip but it was too late.

My suggestion is go to the V1. Why i say this is bc when i owned all three V1,X50,Rx-65 this past summer i did some test on instant-on with my k-band bushnell gun. The V1 not only alerted almost a whole second earlier than my Belscorts, but actually nailed 20 out of 20 triggers


Each Rd was tested individually and in the same spot on windshield.

X50 rev 6.1 11 times out of 20

Rx-65 rev 6.1 13 times out of 20

V1 3.851 20 times out of 20



i know instant on is deadly no matter what RD but if i had that extra second of alert with the V1 i could have slowed down a few more miles down.

Just my honest opinion

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Originally Posted by TheTexan

save your money for beer, I made the switch from the x50 to the V1 and while I love the V1, I really only gained arrows and and bogey lock tone. Performance wise its all pretty much the same. Again I love my V1 but I really wish I had that $415 back.

just my .02

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Interesting viewpoint, that you 'only' gained the arrows and bogey lock tone. (And of course the bogey counter.) For most of us V1 fans those are the whole thing that makes using a V1 so much better. Well anyhow, to each his own, and rest secure knowing that if you want the $415 back, you can get most of it easily selling your V1 on Ebay since it has such tremendous residual value. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

Whats up everybody, ok so i need some facts that will make me change. Right now i have a Blue X50 and i am pleased with the performance but i feel it can be better, should i wait for the 9500 or jump for the V1 im sure this has been discussed a lot on here so i am sorry if this is a repeat, thank you to all for advice.

Im in college right now and just picked up my new ride 07 C230 sport and I dont have it at school, so my car will be covered a few months of the year while im at school, i want to be able to update the radar when i come home if new software is out and i dont want to go out and buy a new one every year.

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Allegedly the 9500i will be based on of the X50 platform so if you are not happy with the performance of an X50 you will not be happy with the performance of the 9500i. I personally LOVED my blue X50 and like a dumb a$$ I sold it on Ebay. To this day I regret doing that :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Do not get me wrong I LOVE my V1's but the blue X50 broke my heart

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Originally Posted by hoosier

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Originally Posted by TheTexan

save your money for beer, I made the switch from the x50 to the V1 and while I love the V1, I really only gained arrows and and bogey lock tone. Performance wise its all pretty much the same. Again I love my V1 but I really wish I had that $415 back.

just my .02

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Interesting viewpoint, that you 'only' gained the arrows and bogey lock tone. (And of course the bogey counter.) For most of us V1 fans those are the whole thing that makes using a V1 so much better. Well anyhow, to each his own, and rest secure knowing that if you want the $415 back, you can get most of it easily selling your V1 on Ebay since it has such tremendous residual value. Good luck.

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dont get me wrong, those were the two main reasons I bought the V1 (I didnt list the bogey count because I feel expert meter is better in a lot of ways than the simple number but I was trying not to open that debate again), I wouldnt replace them, but I didnt "need" to make the switch. I was speaking more as someone who was in a bind, the 415 would be much more useful to me spent in other ways, not that I was planning on selling it, I guess that came out wrong I was just tryin help the noob out given he seemed to be in the same situation I was in 3months ago when I ordered my V1. Although someone getting an 07 cl230 or whatever he said it was probably isnt to hard up for beer money so to hell with it, order the V1 and the LPP and the whole nine yards.

If you think of your $$ spent here as a total protection investment you would unquestionably be better off buying a jammer and keeping the X50.

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

Whats up everybody, ok so i need some facts that will make me change. Right now i have a Blue X50 and i am pleased with the performance but i feel it can be better, should i wait for the 9500 or jump for the V1 im sure this has been discussed a lot on here so i am sorry if this is a repeat, thank you to all for advice.

Im in college right now and just picked up my new ride 07 C230 sport and I dont have it at school, so my car will be covered a few months of the year while im at school, i want to be able to update the radar when i come home if new software is out and i dont want to go out and buy a new one every year.

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There is only one choice right now if you don't want to buy new to update and that is the Valentine One. Performance is pretty close except laser on V-1 is better. Right now V-1 is the only truly upgradeable detector I know of. Regarding laser, I would buy a jammer if you are worried about laser. No detector alone is going to protect you on laser.

i have the smart cord for my x50 hardwired perfectly, can the V1 use the same power cord, and im assuming the mute button wont work?

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

i have the smart cord for my x50 hardwired perfectly, can the V1 use the same power cord, and im assuming the mute button wont work?

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it will send power to the unit but the Mode/mute button on the main unit for theV1 wont work at all. Something that a few of us who made the switch noticed. I had the same problem in my truck I had mine hardwired perfectly with extensive custom work done to my dash but for some reason it interferes with the button on the Valentine unit and like i said, cannot manually mute a signal and if I remember right you cant even change computer modes. Sorry bout that...

weird, i definitely want to be able to mute and change settings on the V1, but i guess i could ask Mercedes to custom hardwire it again, they like us there so it shouldn't be a problem, do they sell a separate V1 hardwire kit?

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Originally Posted by Benzo0573

do they sell a separate V1 hardwire kit?

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V1 comes with everything you could ever need to hardwire except the tools and the labor, attention to detail and customer support is top notch at VR

Get the V1 and not the X50 or........Guys I know I'm a Zombie and all that but with every new detector bell put out there are problems. If you all got out and get that flash new release 9500i be prepare to be heart broken for the first 6 month anyway. IMO just wait and see what happens I recoken it will be filled with service required messages. Really to me other than programming it looks like a GPS uniden with the guts of a X50.
Remember the STI and the RX 65 and the X50 when they where released