VI is the downright best but if you want to look escort are good too but VI is the s**t

Read more just google it and you can watch vids and everyting on how it works and how well

I recently bought the V1 and so far, I'm impressed.

Okay I correct myself Passport just came out with a new detector that is linked up somehow that it can plot where hotspots, cams, and cops are in real time i dont know really but thats what i heard

so i have been running my 9500ix for about a month now. I love it!!! Catching always on radars without a problem. GPS warnings are awesome. I love the MPH display while driving. The pop radar and laser detection is awesome as well. i have at least 1 confirmed laser save and NUMEROUS always on radar saves.

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I had an older Escort Passport model (8500), which was amazing. When I saw the 9500ix, I did their swap for an $80 credit towards the new radar. The 9500ix is fantastic. Gives great forewarning on upcoming traps and the GPS features make it an absolute winner. The savings in red light camera alerts alone can pay for this thing in the city. It's ability to learn falses using the GPS is also a key selling point. V1 may have a slight advantage on range, but alerting at 2.5mi vs 3mi makes no difference unless you're doing 256mph in a Veyron. The GPS perks make this the clear winner for me.

"but alerting at 2.5mi vs 3mi makes no difference unless you're doing 256mph in a Veyron"

Ain't that the truth :bowrofl:

Just watch out for those lakes in Galveston, Texas. :p

That was a trip. I read that on Jalopnik while at work and was like, WTF? I can't believe someone could be so careless to put a Veyron into a lake :eek:

I have the 9500ix and V1, I personally like the 9500ix better because it is very quiet, it has very few if any false alarms. If I hear it, chances are it's a real threat. I've actually used them side-by-side and the V1 just kept going off in business areas with X-band (bank vaults, door openers, and microwaves) while the 9500ix remained quiet. The 9500ix actually picked up a Maryland state Trooper from behind the vehicle before the V1 went off.

Also, police officers have been using a method for years now, where they're "clocking" you from the oncoming traffic, say, on the expressway, but they're too close for your Detector to pick their signal up in time...You're fried anyway. As technology advances, it's harder to avoid Big Brother!

This setup was diffused years ago with adding a sensor in the front of a radar detector. Plus, the top end radar detectors can pick up most signals from one to two miles away.
Currently there are only two ways for a cop to catch you without setting off a radar detector and being able to pull you over. Laser, if you are hit you are screwed, and instant on setups. The instant on setups are still very rare as laser is more accurate and instant on does not always ping the fastest car.

Thanks, Dreamer. Cheers!

there are devices that completely fry the laser. Lookie:

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And unlike the bogus "radar jammers", these appear to work from what I've read on other forums.

careless or just a douche? you be the judge.

I have read up on some of those setups, you get 50/50 results from people (though it is the internet). Never really have been concerned about laser, most of the times you can clearly see cops in Houston you are "trying" to use laser.

If your V1 is going off to a bunch of unnecessary x-band sources, you can change to a different mode. My V1 is quiet as a mouse unless it's active threat.

Escort/Passport 9500ix Nuff said! :tup:

:iagree:

To each his own. :tiphat:

But I believe the Escort Passport 9500ix to be the best radar laser detector of its type currently available on the market at this time. :stirthepot:

Enjoy!

Alex

Escort Passport 9500ix Review

By Consumer Research.

"For the earliest possible warning that a radar gun looms nearby, experts have traditionally recommended the Valentine One -- until now. The Escort Passport 9500ixhttp://www.consumersearch.com/sites/...es/icons/i.gif (*Est. $500) has caught up to the Valentine One's long-range radar detection in SpeedZones.com's authoritative tests, and the Escort will also warn you about upcoming speed and red-light cameras -- something the Valentine One cannot do. The Escort also cuts down on false alarms, users' major complaint about the Valentine One. However, people who own a Valentine One radar detector often say they wouldn't want anything else. They like that it won't become obsolete, because the company offers continual upgrades, and they swear by the Valentine One's dual front-and-rear antennas and unusual directional arrows that show whether a radar or laser signal is coming from ahead or behind.
The objective, expert test data presented at SpeedZones.com and GuysOfLidar.com show how the Valentine One measures up against other radar detectors -- but the recent SpeedZones.com test includes the latest detectors, while the older GuysOfLidar.com test does not. A lengthy written review at LaserVeil.com is accompanied by a video review, and both are based on testing. The 007RadarDetectors.com site clearly ranks radar detectors according to their capabilities, but test methods are not clearly stated. The Valentine One has accumulated a large number of user reviews at Epinions.com, where it is a favorite of consumer"

You can get a Valentine V1 for about half of that....

My opinion is that as long as you go with a "better" quality detector you cant lose. I have two 8500 X50 Passport Escorts [1 blue and 1 red] and swear by them. There is no real difference between the 8500 and the 9500 except for the GPS the 9500 has. I also agree the V1 is good but dont really care about the arrows or where the cops at. If the detector goes off I am slowing down and dont need arrows.

Cops set up with two of them ahead of you ....say a mile apart....especially on Hwy 58....and if you speed up after passing one of them you are dead meat ! That is what the arrows are for......The arrows show the number of cops and their direction...say 2 in front...then as you pass one...it goes to one arrow behind you and one in front. I have Photo Block on my plates for redlight cameras......works great. The Valentine saves my A$$ at least one time a week and has ever since I got it.

I got a passport 9500ix. really like it.

Yes the V1

Another review: Best radar detector reviews from the world's most respected authority.

"The Valentine One is a highly sensitive radar detector--good enough that I declared it the winner of my 2000 Automobile Magazine shootout--but it's no longer top dog by default. The world of radar detection has changed significantly since the V1 was designed in 1991 by engineers Steve Scholl and Clarence Groth. The Apple IIsi also was hot stuff that year but Apple wisely chose not to continue trying to sell the same box. They replaced it with smaller, faster, better models packed with advanced features.
In a sense, the Valentine One seems to be trapped in a time warp. Even the owner manual reflects 1980s thinking, replete with statements such as "X-band [is] most common for moving and stationary [radar]." Excuse me? 48 of the 50 state highway patrols abandoned it decades ago and even one of the remaining two users began a wholesale migration to Ka-band frequency in recent years.
With an increasingly wide gap in the Valentine One's level of sophistication compared to modern designs--not to mention a minimalist feature set, quirky ergonomics, an exceptionally chatty nature and stiff price tag--the competition has clearly passed it by. One in particular, the Escort Passport RedLine, also handily outclassed it in performance in a recent test.
The Valentine One remains an iconic example of the pinnacle of late 20th century technology. However, we're now well into the 21st century and recent advances in technology are impossible to ignore."


Just my two cents,:stirthepot:

Alex

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:iagree: Haven't upgraded my software, Just did a check on the website (which you can do with your serial number) and they tell you if you need/recommend an upgrade.

Not knocking the V1 but if the cops bring out a new type of radar its unlikely a software upgrade will detect it. It will take new hardware. If you think thats unlikely thats what people said before K, then Ka, then laser came out. The point is that a "software" upgrade is nice but doesnt keep the unit "alive" if the cops come out with new technology.

I can tell you have never had a V1......Am I wrong?

:facepalm:

Radar Detector...who has one?
 

I used to think a radar detector was worthless. Just pick a good rabbit, or slow down over hills, etc.

Finally, one of my friends called me an idiot and said I was being naive. As abrasive as it was, this guy knows his stuff regarding most things in life and so I said the hell with it, and went and bought a Valentine 1 on a lark.

Anyway, damn. He was right (in my opinion). That thing found cops where I didn't know there were cops. The arrows were awesome, and my situational awareness is much better. I now know sometimes miles in advance when there is a cop shooting radar, which direction they are in, etc.

I feel blind if I drive without it now.

Anyway, just through I would share that/see if I just got to the party late, or what? I think in a 370Z, or any other car capable of easily exceeding the speed-limit (or even in your daily junker), it's nice to have. I just like knowing what/where now.

I had a V1 and then realized after 6 months that it was a waste of money and sold it

Escort Passport 9500ix = saved my bacon about 6x now. Worth it, IMHO. North Brunswick po-po likes to hide behind a little hill, just immediately after Rt. 130 overpass if you're traveling Rt. 1 southbound. He hits me with X band, Ka band and even laser last week (1st time my Z has been lasered). So far, with my radar detector = NO TICKETS.
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I also use a Passport 9500ix. It has saved me several times.

Details? Mine saved me a good one from a Charger over a hill running a Stalker the first few days I had it.

I have a V1 and it is worth it's money, if you know how to use it.
You cannot just rely solely on the radar detector, but also on your own knowledge and senses.

I programmed mine and it is 10X more useful to me than out of the box.

X band off.
Ka alert ramp-up increased.

Just turning X-band off made it a TON! more useful. Hardly anyone uses X-band anymore. The oldest stuff we have around here, even in Louisiana, is K band. A lot of it is Ka.

Don't have one and know little about which models are best.

I use a Passport 9500i and it's worth it's weight in gold.

I agree with what others have said. You need to know how to interpret the info from the detector. If you just stick it in the window and expect to never get a ticket then it's not for you.

Also, I have found that I actually drive slower now that I use one compared to when I didn't.

The V1 is a great radar detector don't get me wrong. Its just a waste of money for me because I never do more than 10 over and I rarely see police running radar in my area.