So can ANYBODY tell me straight up? X50 or RX65?
I know its a bit ignorant to ask a question like this when it comes
down to those two..
but as I read more and more of reviews of both, I really can't
decide or judge on which one is better.
Saving couple of bucks with RX65 is a plus, but many tend to
say X50 is better. Then again, there are also reviews and comments
about how RX65 is better.
HELP!
Re: So can ANYBODY tell me straight up? X50 or RX65?
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Originally Posted by bustedandticketed
So can ANYBODY tell me straight up? X50 or RX65?
I have only had my X50 for a few days, but I have used the RX65 for a while now and here is what I have noticed so far driving in the same areas everyday:
POP Falses: Better on the RX65. I have had 3 POP Falses with the X50 in 3 days. I never had 1 with the RX65.
Falses: Better on the RX65. X50 falses more on the regular false spots I drive by everyday. Where the RX65 would get a 1/9 or 2/9 K false, the X50 gets a 2/7 or 3/7 on the same area. That gives you a faster, louder audible alert to the same false. :roll:
City Mode: Better on the RX65. The threshold for audible alert on the RX65 in City STD is 6/9. 1-5/9 will give you a visual alert but no audible until 6/9. On the X50 in City STD mode, it will alert on 3/7 or 4/7 - I'm not quite sure which yet because it's hard to see the little dots. But the X50 gives me an audible alert on the same X false, where the RX65 will display it visually but not give you an audible alert unless the signal strength is higher. I also like the fact that the RX65 will give you the visual X-band alert strength if it is under the threshold, where the X50 will not show you visual X alerts below the threshold unless you are getting a K or Ka alert as well - then they both show up and the X50 alerts audible to the K or Ka.
Display: Better on the X50. You gotta love the Blue LEDs and the angled display. If you are mounting your detector right, it is in the centerish if the windshield and the angled display of the X50 helps you see it better. I also like that the X50 does not have much of a "line" in the bottom part of the display. I am referring to where the plastic "corners" on the display. I run my RX65 and X50 high, and the "line" that the RX65 has is thicker then the X50s and can distort the display a little- so the X50 is easier to see the display from that angle.
Tones: Even. Some people say that the X50's tones are better than the RX65's, but I have not made up my mind on that one yet. There is not one overwhelmingly better to me.
Other than that, they are pretty much the same so far. They both alert to the same known falses at the same distance. The X50 falses more, but I'm not sure if this X50 has more sensitivity or the RX65 has better filtering.
I kinda miss the Voice alerts of the RX65 though. :wink:
I will let you guys know which one I decide to keep.
Re: So can ANYBODY tell me straight up? X50 or RX65?
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Originally Posted by bustedandticketed
So can ANYBODY tell me straight up? X50 or RX65?
This is one of the first questions that people coming to this sub-forum ask. Maybe we should make this a sticky :?: