Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector

Hootowl · February 13, 2008

I am looking to buy a new radar detector and im wondering if anyone knows anything about the Escort 8500 x50?

is it worth it?

what is the big deal about the blue lights over the red?

thanks

Wingnut · February 13, 2008

I've got one, and it works great.

Blue is only a preference, but the blue LED's cost more so they charge more for those (that's what they say anyway).

Wingnut · February 13, 2008

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me today. I don't have an Escort 8500. I've got a Beltronics RX65. For some reason I was thinking they were the same one.

DanNEBTD · February 13, 2008

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me today. I don't have an Escort 8500. I've got a Beltronics RX65. For some reason I was thinking they were the same one.

They basically are. . .the RX65 is made by escort as well and contains the same components . . BEL and Escort are the same company.

I personally love my 8500 x50. The only ones I would rather get over it is the 9500i (with GPS enabled so false alerts don’t go off once you store them) or the BEL STi . . which has the best range of any of the others and can be used in Virginia and DC (has "stealth" technology that makes it undetectable to radar-detector-detectors) The bell also has a great build quality.

Whatever you do don’t fall for the Valentine ploy. They are oversensitive and have terrible performance in comparison to these other 3 (the 8500x50, 9500i and STi).

Side note >> I hate how this forum's reply boxes won’t work with firefox's spellcheck

-Devil- · February 13, 2008

i have the x65 version from belltronics ... and really like it ...

jnpaddison · February 13, 2008

i am happy with my Valentine.

Hootowl · February 14, 2008

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me today. I don't have an Escort 8500. I've got a Beltronics RX65. For some reason I was thinking they were the same one.

They basically are. . .the RX65 is made by escort as well and contains the same components . . BEL and Escort are the same company.

I personally love my 8500 x50. The only ones I would rather get over it is the 9500i (with GPS enabled so false alerts don't go off once you store them) or the BEL STi . . which has the best range of any of the others and can be used in Virginia and DC (has "stealth" technology that makes it undetectable to radar-detector-detectors) The bell also has a great build quality.

Whatever you do don't fall for the Valentine ploy. They are oversensitive and have terrible performance in comparison to these other 3 (the 8500x50, 9500i and STi).

Side note >> I hate how this forum's reply boxes won't work with firefox's spellcheck

can you explain the 9500i a little more please.

will it store info to keep it from going off in front of the grocery store everytime i drive by?

DanNEBTD · February 14, 2008

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me today. I don't have an Escort 8500. I've got a Beltronics RX65. For some reason I was thinking they were the same one.

They basically are. . .the RX65 is made by escort as well and contains the same components . . BEL and Escort are the same company.

I personally love my 8500 x50. The only ones I would rather get over it is the 9500i (with GPS enabled so false alerts don't go off once you store them) or the BEL STi . . which has the best range of any of the others and can be used in Virginia and DC (has "stealth" technology that makes it undetectable to radar-detector-detectors) The bell also has a great build quality.

Whatever you do don't fall for the Valentine ploy. They are oversensitive and have terrible performance in comparison to these other 3 (the 8500x50, 9500i and STi).

Side note >> I hate how this forum's reply boxes won't work with firefox's spellcheck

can you explain the 9500i a little more please.

will it store info to keep it from going off in front of the grocery store everytime i drive by?

Exactly . .. My GF's dad has one and my roomate used to have one (now has the STi b/c hes a little more than a habitual speeder ;) )

Here you go: http://www.escortradar.com/9500i.htm

well worth it IMO

Wingnut · February 15, 2008

I don't know what the heck is wrong with me today. I don't have an Escort 8500. I've got a Beltronics RX65. For some reason I was thinking they were the same one.

They basically are. . .the RX65 is made by escort as well and contains the same components . . BEL and Escort are the same company.

I personally love my 8500 x50. The only ones I would rather get over it is the 9500i (with GPS enabled so false alerts don’t go off once you store them) or the BEL STi . . which has the best range of any of the others and can be used in Virginia and DC (has "stealth" technology that makes it undetectable to radar-detector-detectors) The bell also has a great build quality.

Whatever you do don’t fall for the Valentine ploy. They are oversensitive and have terrible performance in comparison to these other 3 (the 8500x50, 9500i and STi).

Side note >> I hate how this forum's reply boxes won’t work with firefox's spellcheck

Ahhhhhh...HA! I wasn't smoking crack that day!

And Firefox's spell checker works for me on this board. Weird.

omegafiler · February 15, 2008

I used to have the 8500, but got the RX65 because it talks. It also looks cooler.

hootiehoo420 · February 15, 2008

I got one about 2 weeks ago. I love it, it can be usb updated with new gps locations, you can mark new speed traps so that it reminds you every time you come within a half a mile of where you marked..and it will tell you how many feet until you're at the exact position that you had marked in the first place, and as mentioned before you can filter out false alarms. I had an 8500 in blue and loved it, if they come out with a blue version of the 9500 anytime soon i'll be pissed.

DanNEBTD · February 15, 2008

I got one about 2 weeks ago. I love it, it can be usb updated with new gps locations, you can mark new speed traps so that it reminds you every time you come within a half a mile of where you marked..and it will tell you how many feet until you're at the exact position that you had marked in the first place, and as mentioned before you can filter out false alarms. I had an 8500 in blue and loved it, if they come out with a blue version of the 9500 anytime soon i'll be pissed.

HAHAHAHAHHA

http://www.escortradar.com/9500i-blue-accessories.htm

Hootowl · March 6, 2008

Not sure blue lights or worth that much more

06flz714x4 · March 21, 2008

I have an Escort 8500 X50, and it never picks up the laser radars. I got a tickets from a laser. I will pick up laser from the airport and from site workers that use lasers to grade, but no police laser. Has anyone else had this problem?

I actually have 2, 1 in my truck and 1 in my wife Edge. The both work the same, and need servicing.

Wingnut · March 22, 2008

Police laser only has something like less than an 18" spread at 300' or so...And they aim it at your front plate/bumper. If they aimed it at the center of your windshield, it would pick it up.

Laser is...Well...Since it's totally instant-on...Even IF your detector detected it instantly, you're already busted. In other words, with laser, you're screwed no matter what.