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05-31-2007, 03:16 AM
AirForceECM

what is up lately???

ok so here in a nutshell is my story...... I bought my first RD about 2 years ago, an Escort X50 Red with version 5. It has started giving me self cal messages and the scanning dot glitches a lot..... no self-cal message when it does this, however I do not pick up any threat while it was glitching. I found that fact very disturbing so I went out and bought the Escort 9500i because I was very pleased with the terrific performance and countless saves my old X50 had provided me and wanted to stay with the same kind of product. I was not pleased with the poor ramp up feature; not having that slanted display that the X50 had for easy viewing; not having the specific tones for every band for easy threat identification without even looking at the RD, even though it had a voice alert feature, I was still not very impressed. Even with all this being said that wasnt the main reason for my returning the new 9500i that I had purchased from Escort directly. The kicker was that using 3 separate speed signs in my town and a LEO who always sits at the same spot along an interstate highway here in town, the 9500i just could not compare with the X50.... and the X50 is old and un-reliable!!! It still blew the 9500 outta the water when it came to alerting me sooner. I ran them never at the same time to ensure these results were true. So I decided to just get a new X50 since I knew they worked well.... Only the X50 Blue display Version 6.1 sucked ALSO!!!! It seems like its sensitivity was less than the 9500i that I had returned just one week proir!!! I have been a member of this forum for awhile and I am not new to this whole thing but I am getting very flustered by this whole not finding a detector that I am used to having... I am having to think about just leaving Escort and getting something COMPLETELY new to me.... I DO NOT want to do this however and I want thoughts from anyone on this board who can give me advice before I take a trip this summer that I will NEED a good trusted RD to help me make this 1200 mile journey I will be taking... any suggestions would be very much helpful.... Thanks
05-31-2007, 03:58 AM
Arashi666

the solution is simple, buy a used one off somebody, a good revision 5
05-31-2007, 04:45 AM
KaPro

rev 5

If you still have the rev.5 , send it in and get it looked at. It is one of the best of the best!
05-31-2007, 04:47 AM
thestaton

The 9500i is a weird critter. It seems to know what's real or what's not. For myself any time I've had a real threat its always done pretty good.

I also agree that the blue display is the WORST idea ever. I liked the x50 but it didn't do anything else for me.

Basically as I look at this you where in the same spot I was about 2 months ago. I was sick and tired of valentine's falseing all the time. So as per happya$$'s request I picked up an STi.

never looked back. give it a try for 30 days. I think you'll really enjoy it.
05-31-2007, 05:03 AM
Arashi666

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Originally Posted by thestaton

The 9500i is a weird critter. It seems to know what's real or what's not. For myself any time I've had a real threat its always done pretty good.

I also agree that the blue display is the WORST idea ever. I liked the x50 but it didn't do anything else for me.

Basically as I look at this you where in the same spot I was about 2 months ago. I was sick and tired of valentine's falseing all the time. So as per happya$$'s request I picked up an STi.

never looked back. give it a try for 30 days. I think you'll really enjoy it.

I think he was more angry at the fact that it was a 6.1 as opposed to the color of the screen, the screen color doesnt affect performance
05-31-2007, 05:08 AM
thestaton

correct. however it does effect your eyes.
05-31-2007, 06:36 AM
<<JAZZY>>

Get a Valentine One, you shouldn't have to deal with all of the Belscort quality control issues.
05-31-2007, 06:42 AM
thestaton

dude, don't troll. I went through 4 faulty V1's including one that caught on fire. can't say I've had one Belscort do that yet.

neither is perfect.
05-31-2007, 06:47 AM
<<JAZZY>>

Quote:

Originally Posted by thestaton

dude, don't troll. I went through 4 faulty V1's including one that caught on fire. can't say I've had one Belscort do that yet.

neither is perfect.

Let's do a poll on which radar detector company makes the most solid product with the best performance, best support, upgradeabilty and Valentine Research will win with at least 75% of the votes.
05-31-2007, 08:01 AM
sethy

If you like a quiet detector, give the STI a try. Solid built detector, range is fantastic (better then the x50)

I will be giving one of these a try in the future. Especially how they are turning over some zombies :lol:

If you are out on the main highways without to many automatic doors in sight on your daily commutes, then I would say the v1 would serve you well.

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Originally Posted by <<JAZZY>>

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Originally Posted by thestaton

dude, don't troll. I went through 4 faulty V1's including one that caught on fire. can't say I've had one Belscort do that yet.

neither is perfect.

Let's do a poll on which radar detector company makes the most solid product with the best performance, best support, upgradeabilty and Valentine Research will win with at least 75% of the votes.

Why? So the trolls can vote yes and feel good about their detector? :roll:

Until a die hard v1 fan gives the competition a try, their opinion on which is better is irrelevent.
05-31-2007, 08:38 AM
laznlSpeedDemon

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethy

If you like a quiet detector, give the STI a try. Solid built detector, range is fantastic (better then the x50)

I will be giving one of these a try in the future. Especially how they are turning over some zombies :lol:

If you are out on the main highways without to many automatic doors in sight on your daily commutes, then I would say the v1 would serve you well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by <<JAZZY>>

Quote:

Originally Posted by thestaton

dude, don't troll. I went through 4 faulty V1's including one that caught on fire. can't say I've had one Belscort do that yet.

neither is perfect.

Let's do a poll on which radar detector company makes the most solid product with the best performance, best support, upgradeabilty and Valentine Research will win with at least 75% of the votes.

Why? So the trolls can vote yes and feel good about their detector? :roll:

Until a die hard v1 fan gives the competition a try, their opinion on which is better is irrelevent.

I gave my cousin's x50 a try, wasn't impressed... For your upcoming trip, v1 or STi is my vote...
05-31-2007, 10:15 AM
nascar

The Blue display was the greatest idea ever!
05-31-2007, 12:49 PM
bauzer71487

Well Sethy there is some truth to that.

I'm on my second v1 and its going to be turning 1 year here in a few months. I also have a rx65 that was given to me - I sent it in for repair since the warranty was ending and they fixed it. When I got it back - I still thought it sucked compared to the v1.

I'd be more than happy if someone wanted to do a swap for a month or two with the sti and rx65 - I'd do it. But I've never been a fan of abusing the 30 day trial when I have no intention of keeping it in the first place. Its deceitful.
05-31-2007, 02:28 PM
Arashi666

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Originally Posted by nascar

The Blue display was the greatest idea ever!

totally agreed :D
05-31-2007, 02:50 PM
sethy

Quote:

Originally Posted by bauzer71487

Well Sethy there is some truth to that.

I'm on my second v1 and its going to be turning 1 year here in a few months. I also have a rx65 that was given to me - I sent it in for repair since the warranty was ending and they fixed it. When I got it back - I still thought it sucked compared to the v1.

I'd be more than happy if someone wanted to do a swap for a month or two with the sti and rx65 - I'd do it. But I've never been a fan of abusing the 30 day trial when I have no intention of keeping it in the first place. Its deceitful.

Can you go into detail about what you didnt like about the unit? Range sucked? ramp up sucks? tones suck?
06-01-2007, 01:34 AM
AirForceECM

ok guys I am sorry for being invisible and not replying fast but my internet was being gay.... I didn't expect this to turn into a war between which detector is better, but I guess I should have known better lol... I never thought about getting an STI Driver before. It is no secret by my name that I am stationed on an Air Force Base, but they do not use RDD's here so I never really worried about it. I looked at the GOL tests that were done recently and I see the STi is doing fairly well against all different kinds of threats.... Also I do like the Blue display. That was one of the main reasons I bought it and not another Red display. I don't think I will be getting a V1 either. I like Belscort and I intend to stick with them for awhile. Even though I have got 2 bad apples from them, they have always been very great at customer service and helped me with anything I have ever needed. Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D
06-01-2007, 04:01 AM
Arashi666

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirForceECM

Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D

you have just opened up Pandora's Box.................... be prepared
06-01-2007, 05:24 AM
carboncopy

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Originally Posted by Arashi666

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirForceECM

Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D

you have just opened up Pandora's Box.................... be prepared

:lol: :lol: :lol:
06-01-2007, 05:29 AM
Arashi666

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Originally Posted by carboncopy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arashi666

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Originally Posted by AirForceECM

Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D

you have just opened up Pandora's Box.................... be prepared

:lol: :lol: :lol:

funny but true, give it a few hours for the non-nocturnal people to wake up and its gonna be a slugfest up in here
06-01-2007, 08:41 AM
sethy

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirForceECM

Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D

OMG!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?

OMG MAGNISIEM CASE! TWO ANTENNAS! CURES CANCER!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
06-01-2007, 08:50 PM
AirForceECM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethy

Quote:

Originally Posted by AirForceECM

Also I just dont like the whole 80's look of the V1, kinda cheap looking if you ask me. :D :D :D

OMG!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?

OMG MAGNISIEM CASE! TWO ANTENNAS! CURES CANCER!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

lol.... thats how they like to make it sound, thats whats so funny
06-01-2007, 09:32 PM
stealthJamal

Quote:

Originally Posted by sethy

If you like a quiet detector, give the STI a try. Solid built detector, range is fantastic (better then the x50)

I will be giving one of these a try in the future. Especially how they are turning over some zombies :lol:

If you are out on the main highways without to many automatic doors in sight on your daily commutes, then I would say the v1 would serve you well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by <<JAZZY>>

Quote:

Originally Posted by thestaton

dude, don't troll. I went through 4 faulty V1's including one that caught on fire. can't say I've had one Belscort do that yet.

neither is perfect.

Let's do a poll on which radar detector company makes the most solid product with the best performance, best support, upgradeabilty and Valentine Research will win with at least 75% of the votes.

Why? So the trolls can vote yes and feel good about their detector? :roll:

Until a die hard v1 fan gives the competition a try, their opinion on which is better is irrelevent.

I have tried the V1 instead of the STi and I like the STi better. The STi definately gives me much more range when the LEO's setup with forward facing Ka radar up ahead. The X band sensitivity on the V1 is just too much, in fact using the STi in NJ the STi is also too sensitive on X band. But I don't really care about X band because it is turned off on my detector most of the time. Only backward places like Ohio and New Jersey use X band anyways. Even though the V1 has better sensitivity on K band in our GOL test and lab test, when I use the V1 in the real world I don't notice hardly any gain in range on K band compared to the STi. Maybe only a little bit in a few radar setups but not enough to make a difference especially when the V1 gets smoked by my STi in 35.5 Ka band detection overall. When I test the V1 vs STi in real world driving it seems the V1 only matches the STi on 35.5 when the radar is on a flat straight road. Overall I get more consistent warning against 35.5 Ka band with the STi then I do the V1. I like the STi's radar detection better than the V1, but I like the V1's features better. With me, warning time always beats features when choosing a detector. It is a good thing I like the STi the best because pretty soon it will be the only detector to use in VA so the Spectre won't catch you.

I guess some people might call me a STi zombie. :lol: :lol: :lol: But really I'm just providing the truth from my experiences. Some people might have a better experience with the V1. Both are great detectors so you can't go wrong with choosing either one as long as Spectre isn't a factor.

Belscort got the STI right! Belscort has "got it right" in my opinion with 2 detectors in the last 7 years. They are the Escort Passport 8500 (model before the X50) and the Beltronics STi Driver. I give every other high end dash mounted radar detector Belscort has made in the past 7 years a thumbs down.