Marathoner Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 New job will require me to drive 40 miles one way on the interstate and I've decided that a little more piece of mind would be beneficial. I've noticed that a number of members use the Escort but wanted to get a second opinion on the comparison. Later, Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 the passport consistently gets good reviews, and i've borrowed it on a few occasions. between those, i'd recommend the 8500 wholeheartedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 8500. Hands down. Or a second choice (close to a 1st choice) is a V1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Good to go, guys. Thanks for the feedback. Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuxtaGT Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Yet another vote for the 8500. My buddy has the V1, we got bored on a long trip and hooked both up, very similar results. $100 is a lot of money for a couple arrows. Worth noting that BEL is owned by Escort now, so they are using similair technology -Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 the BEL and Escort are made by the same company. When I called Escort and BEL they told me that. They each have a little different features but overall they are the same unit. I have the Escort. The BEL has voice warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 8500 for teh win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegerator Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I trust this website: http://www.radartest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I trust this website: http://www.radartest.com As long as you take into account the guy doesn't like Mike Valentine who makes the V1. Some other sites are: http://www.speedzones.com/ http://www.radar-detectors.com/ These are the ones I used when I was looking. I got the Escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illt3ck Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 8500 is the way to go. Love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4 Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Rise from the grave! (Just doing some radar research) The Escort 8500 x50 and Bel RX65 are technically the same, they even use the same accessories. The feature difference are that the Escort is available in a blue LED display, and the Bel RX65 has voice alerts and a voltage meter. I can't find any other differences than those. Given that the Bel sells for a little less (on eBay at least) and has MORE features, I'd go with the Bel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 ^^^ Indeed correct - they are now one and the same, more or less. Corrections ---> -The Escort X50 also features a digital voltmeter, which can be an active display WHILE the detector retains full functionality. I am *uncertain* that this is possible with the Bel RX65, although the 995 model *does* allow for this functionality, I cannot locate an on-line RX65 manual to confirm. - The RX65 offers Ku band protection, which would make it a good choice for travelers to Europe. There's some minor performance differences, aside from those noted above, that may put one of these two up over the other, but in my mind, they're dead-heat for performance outside of the Ku-band capabilities of the Bel. I'd thus focus on this factor, the availability of voice-alerts, as well as the display color/cost-difference to decide between the two. If none of the above are particularly important to you, I would then let the nitty-gritty performance differences separating the two - as well as their active laser jammers (which I highly recommend if you live in a laser-rich area or road-trip a lot with your LGT) - be the deciding factors. -A <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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