What's
unique about this Beltronics (BEL) RX-65 Pro vs. Escort Passport 8500 X50 vs. Valentine One (V1) radar detector review and
comparison?
The
purpose of this radar
detector review is to examine
the real-world
performance and ergonomics of
the top selling windshield-mount
radar detectors that are
currently being
made by Beltronics, Escort, and Valentine— the Beltronics (BEL) RX-65 Pro, Escort Pasasport 8500 X50, and the Valentine 1 (V1).
We
wanted to compare these radar detectors in
real-world driving
situations against actual
speed traps which we
encountered and to report our
findings in a format that is
as comprehensive as it
is unique; we wanted
you to feel as if you were
along for the ride.
Many
of the conventional reviews
extant address the
performance of radar
detectors in terms of
distance. In keeping
with VEIL's
philosophy, we reported
our results in terms of
time - as in,
reaction
time.
This,
we believe, is ultimately
what radar detector
performance is all about -
providing its owner with
sufficient reaction
time to safely slow down
and avoid a potential
speeding
ticket.
Each
of the detectors were retail
versions of the products. No
radar detector was provided
to us by the manufacturer and
our opinions were formulated
on these specific samples.
We did not take into account
the possibility of production
variation, which may
exist.
We
did not want to write just
another editorial and the
conclusions we reached here
may be entirely different
from your own. That's OK, as
a good number of the things
we covered are subjective in
nature.
We
offer two flavors of our
findings:
Summary
Version - which leaves
out some detail and contains
none of our daily travel
logs
Full Version -
designed for the "road
warrior"
Since
different aspects of these
radar detectors will appeal
to each individual
differently, we included
an incredible amount of
detail in our
unabridged
version.
In doing so, we provide
you the option of
deciding whether or
not
you wish to understand how
and/or why we reached the
conclusions we did.
With the full version, we
broke the report into
sections about
individual aspects of each
either performance-wise or
ergonomically - so that you
can choose what is most
relevant - and included some
additional pictures and video
clips.
Each
version contains
unique content
(particularly, the
conclusions)- for you
"true diehards" - so
you may enjoy both
versions!.
The
Radar Detectors
We
set out to test, compare, and
review the three latest
high-end radar detectors: the
Beltronics RX65
Pro Rev 3.6, the
Escort 8500
X50 - Rev 5, and
the Valentine One
v3.8.18
/w POP2
(aka: V1.8).
All
were acquired new, shortly
before our trip to CES in late
December, 2004. We added an
older Valentine One (V1.7) to
the mix for good
measure.
We
hope the information
provided, herein, will
elevate the level of
knowledge about all of these
great radar
detectors.
Enjoy
The Ride!
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