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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:25 PM

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David1990

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Radar Detectors???

I am looking to buy a radar detector. Is the Bel Pro RX65 any good? I know that it is Expensive, but thats fine.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:26 PM

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If you are going to spend the money, get an Escort 8500 X50, or Valentine One. By far the 2 best performers time and time again.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:28 PM

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If you are going to spend the money, get an Escort 8500 X50, or Valentine One. By far the 2 best performers time and time again.

I dont want a Valentine One. What make the Escort better than the BEL?

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:31 PM

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I have a Escort 8500 and it works great. Escort and Valentine are the big 2. Everything else doesn't seem to touch them. All the radar test recomend the Valentine or Escort.

-Dan

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:34 PM

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I dont want a Valentine One. What make the Escort better than the BEL?

The Bel Pro RX65, and the Escort 8500 are a toss up as far as performance. At least, in the tests that I have seen. I have the Escort and like it. I think it is better because it is designed a little better. I have had Bell radar detectors in the past. I've found the controls to be a little kooky on them from time to time. I haven't messed with the new Bell PRO. I think the Escort is designed very well and the controls are easy to use as well.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:48 PM

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Both the Bel and the Escort seem very good. They are very close in performance, so I still dont know witch one to get the Escort 8500 X50 or the Bel Pro RX65?

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:50 PM

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K40 front & rear w/ laser defuser - there is nothing better.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 01:53 PM

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Now I have narrowed it down to the Escort 8500 X50 and the Bel Pro RX65.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 02:17 PM

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I know more people here have compared these two detectors. I need some more comparisions. I dont want to spend $300 without knowing that I got the best detector fro my money.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 02:47 PM

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Skip the Bel - they don't age well. The Escort and the Val1 are a toss-up - but the Escort is $100 less.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 03:30 PM

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I second the 8500 having a much better design

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Oct 5, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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Valentine One, any day. What's your hangup against V1?

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Oct 5, 2005 | 05:08 PM

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Escort makes an excellent product

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I am looking to buy a radar detector. Is the Bel Pro RX65 any good? I know that it is Expensive, but thats fine.

I have used Escort products since they were the size of a laptop computer (seemed like that anyway); my most recent is the 8500. I have been very pleased and highly recommend them.

I have no experience with the Bel, so I can not offer an opinion.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 05:21 PM

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I have not had a dector in a few years but in the past I have had both Bel units and Escort units. Overall I thought the Bel units were trash compared to the Escort... then again things can change in 5 years, but I'll never buy a Bel again.

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Oct 5, 2005 | 05:35 PM

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Valentine One. The designer has been "in the biz" for decades.
Move to Michigan and you won't need a radar detector. There are speed limits but they are NEVER enforced so really, there are no limits

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