Escort C65 looks like a black-version of the Beltronics RX65 Escort C65: A High Performance Radar Detector for the [Shopping] Masses If ever there was an argument to be made about a product being produced by the “Belscort” company, the new $349 Escort C65, is it. The Escort C65 is a radar detector designed specifically …
Category: Escort Radar Detectors
Jul 25
Beltronics STi-R, Escort Passport 9500ci, and Beltronics STi XR Score Big Against Spectre IV RDDs Down Under
A recent news item was released in Australia/New Zealand labeling Stealth Micro Systems’s Spectre/Stalcar radar detector detectors (RDDs) as ‘defective‘ by not being able to detect the RF emissions of several radar detectors, most notably the new Beltronics STi-R and Escort Passport 9500ci remote installed radar detectors! In this ever evolving game of one-upmanship, it …
Jul 13
Escort Passport 9500ci Mounting Instructions & Professional Installation Video Guide
Get the Flash Player to see this player. Escort Passport 9500ci Mounting Instructions Video Guide in Four ChaptersRecorded 21,22 May 2008 Back in early May of 2008, I was very fortunate to be one of only three radar detector reviewers to receive an early production shipment of the new Escort Passport 9500ci remote radar detector …
Jul 11
Escort Passport 9500ix Upgrade Path (from the Escort Passport 9500i)
I just received the official low-down, from Escort, today, about the upgrade path of the Escort Passport 9500i to the Escort Passport 9500ix. First off, the Escort Passport 9500i will continue to be offered in the red-display model for a suggested retail of $449USD. The Escort Passport 9500i Blue model will no longer be offered …
Jun 28
Escort Passport 9500ix Announced
Escort Passport 9500ix Preview Escort has been pretty busy lately producing some new and exciting products including the ultra-premium Escort Passport 9500ci remote installed radar detector. I have learned that Escort will soon be announcing the addition of yet another new revolutionary radar detector (to their already extensive line) called the Escort Passport 9500ix. Unlike …
Feb 03
Beltronics STi-R (BEL STiR) and Escort Passport 9500ci Remote Radar Detectors : CES 2008
Update 14 May 09: Veil Guy’s Full Long-term Beltronics STi-R ReviewThese Are Exciting Times for Radar Detector Owners! For many, the big news at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show was the bombshell announcement by Warner Brothers that they were dropping support of HD DVD while committing to Sony’s competing HD media format: Blu-ray. As big …
May 26
Escort Passport 9500i: Performance Update
Last Tuesday evening when my wife and I were returning home from our Ohio trip (during which time we visited Beltronics, Escort, and Valentine Research), I happened to briefly evaluate the latest version of an Escort Passport 9500i. I have been resisting the temptation to performing a full analysis and review until more time has …
Mar 29
Escort Passport 9500i AutoSensitivity Mode Beats a Tylenol
It’s just what the doctor ordered. No, I am not talking about an aspirin, I am talking about Escort’s innovative new speed-sensitive sensitivity mode that has premiered with the Passport 9500i. Maybe, its just me – perhaps, in my later years, I am going soft. I find myself driving automatics more than I am driving …
Mar 26
750 miles put on a production Escort Passport 9500i in one weekend.
I’ve been so anxious to drive with the latest production version of Escort Passport 9500i, that when I received one this past Friday, I couldn’t wait to start putting some serious miles on it so I took my wife (aka Veil Gal) on a two day driving circuit that included PA, NJ, and DE. All …
Mar 23
Production Escort Passport 9500i Received
We are please to report that we have received a current production model of the newest and high-tech radar detector from Escort. The Passport 9500i arrived today and after a brief spin around town, it appears that the early X and K-band reception/ramp-up idiosyncrasies have not been excised. We will be taking our new 9500i …
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