Radar Detectors

[porscheguy05]

The solo and 8500 are definetely not the same, and escort will tell you the same. They do not have near the same reception range. There have also been several independent test conducted that show the same. Checkout this website:
http://www.radarbusters.com/support/product-tests/4.asp

Originally Posted by JackG

Case shape and material, antenna shape, and all kinds of weird things such as mounting bracket location can play a role in performace. If the Solo and 8500 are indeed similar internally, they can still perform differently in the real world due to the above factors, as well as the added POP circuitry.

In any case, the "filtering" of the 8500 seems to not give me a problem. Even with it's filtering out of falses (and maybe some real signals?), it still, in my real world experiance and some tests, beat the V1 by a significant margin in the Ka band.

Since that's the band used in my area, not laser, the 8500 is the unit for me to have. The V1 simply lags by seconds and hundreds of feet. That's not what I want protecting me.

Of course, if there is laser being used from moving cars from the rear in your area, go for the V1. Even when it fails, you can get that tossed, because that use of laser should not stand up in court. Fortunately, it's a non-issue for me.

Jack

[Lux]

I bought the Escort Solo2 about a month ago. It works great, even mounted low on the dash. I do, however, leave it on the "highway" setting all the time (max sensitivity). I know that mounting it high is key but I don't like my view obstructed.

Sensitivity is great on city streets/highway/flat land. It'll go off with plenty of time to slow down (about a 1/2 mile). Where the Solo2 lacks in detection is on twisty mountain roads. When it goes off, you're usually heading into the corner and the cop is on the other side. Sometimes it's a little better but not by much.

I'm debating going to the 8500, although according to the website listed above neither 8500 nor V1 are significantly more sensitive in K and Ka (don't care about X).


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