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Originally Posted by FSETH
THe V1 did better than the 9500i in every test category. The new Escort does have the advantage of GPS for false alarms and hopefully this technology cuts down significantly over the 8500 X50 POS. The laser protection on that model (which I had) is a complete joke. Atleast with V1 you can upgrade to their newest technology. The Passport was designed for obsolescence. So advantage Passport with GPS technology and advantage V1 with regard to everything else.
The more expensive Escort 9500ci does have laser advantages over a V1, but a V1 and a good quality stand alone jammer outperfom the 9500ci hands down.
To each his own, but if I were going to buy just a detector it would be the V1 and if I were wanting more laser protection I would buy the V1 plus an additional jammer. If you are going to spend the money, might as well get the best protection and the 9500ci isn't the best. It may be the best combination detector/shifter, but not the best overall protection.
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By every test category, you are referring to radar detection range, and as I said, the difference is absolutely insignificant. If am am to argue within price range, the passport 9500i at 450 dollars plus a quality laser jammer would be the ultimate choise for the price, allowing only the loss of being undetectable to RDD's. For the exact same price, you can eliminate false alarms, which means better radar detection. You can call the 8500 a POS if you like, but all you have against it is laser detection, which is a joke on ANY RADAR DETECTOR. There is no such thing as laser protection unless you jam the laser. Any radar detector mounted on a windshield will show no more than around 70% success at detecting a laser at all, because the beam of light has to bounce off and hit the detector. Either way, if you have been lasered, you have a ticket. Radar detectors should be measured by RADAR - distance of detection and quality of detection. Distance is virtually identical for the V1 and 9500i, (and will be better for the 9500ci), and quality of detection is undeniably better with Escort.