9500i, or Cobra XRS-R9G w/ Speed & Red Light Camera GPS Or V1 Radar

951's 330i · 05-28-2008, 09:58 PM

Which one is better?? And not just by opinion but by facts. Thanks

DevJ · 05-29-2008, 01:52 PM

v1

Dr_Dirt · 05-29-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 951's 330i

Which one is better?? And not just by opinion but by facts. Thanks

Ok, I have been a long time owner/user of the V1 (I have two of them and they are recently updated witht the latest S/W) and love the arrows.
However my brother just purchased a Passport 9500i and I have to say it is much better at screening out false alarms.
Most of the time I drive around with my V1 in full logic mode and it still goes off at pratically all of the shopping centers and other leaky radar detectors. I find it a nuissance and ignore it most of the time.
Its a shame but I think the V1 has been trumped by the Passport 9500i.

I used the Passport for four days straight in the Chicago area with no false alarms. It may not have the arrows but at least you will pay attention to it when it goes off.

Gig103 · 05-29-2008, 04:17 PM

I am a new owner of a V1 and like its sensitivity. Mike Valentine's approach is "Situational Awareness" and I think it's a good approach, if not everybodys. I am going to program mine to mute K-band under 4 bars, which should help on door false alarms. If I didn't drive in NJ so often I'd turn off POP and X-band too... But whatever.

I haven't heard anything bad about the Passport, but I did hear that the GPS 'false alarm lockout' can screw you if a cop is hiding in a parking lot near a grocery store. Don't buy a Cobra, they are a waste of money.

1WickedE90 · 05-29-2008, 06:32 PM

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Which one is better?? And not just by opinion but by facts. Thanks

I would be inclined to go with this http://www.escortradar.com/srx.htm

VP Electricity · 05-29-2008, 06:46 PM

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I would be inclined to go with this http://www.escortradar.com/srx.htm

X2.

Except they have a new SRX version with GPS...

1WickedE90 · 05-29-2008, 08:52 PM

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X2.

Except they have a new SRX version with GPS...

Didn't see the new SRX version on their site but this instead http://www.escortradar.com/9500ci.htm

ianbiz · 06-02-2008, 11:09 AM

9500 is good, but I love my V1 and the arrows.

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