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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
The Beltronics or the Escort will certainly keep you out of trouble with Johnny law, and if you currently own one enjoy the protection it affords you. Just know that I've tried both and sensitivity aside, these other detectors will not tell you if the LEO has passed you or not, going the other way, and you may not know if more LEOs are on the prowl.
Moreover, these other detectors are not upgradeable and not programmable.
Not true. The 8500 is programmable.
So, buy purchasing a V1, you get these unique features:
Not so unique...
• Arrows
I just slow down until the threat is gone.
• A bogey counter which indicates more than one threat,
In Expert mode, the 8500 can track and display up to 8 signals at one time.
• A programmable detector. Because X band is only used in one or two states now due to it's old technology and age, I programmed my V1 to simply ignore any X band readings. Other detectors cannot block bands or change sensitivity thresholds like the V1.
Untrue. The 8500 is programmable, allowing you to turn off individual bands and change sensitivity, among other things.
• An upgradeable detector.
Looks like V1 would get it right the first time. 
My conclusion and recommendation: |
Buy an 8500. It doesn't have the "cool" arrows, but it is programmable, can track multiple bogeys (if that's really necessary), and has better KA sensitivity, in my own experience. My 8500 alerted me to a KA threat about 6 seconds before my friend's V1 alerted him. We were traveling side-by-side on a four-lane, and he wondered why I hit the brakes. A little while later his V1 got around to telling him why, complete with a nice arrow pointed forward!
I'll take my 8500.
