Are you searching for a high performance radar detector that will not break your budget and is affordable? If so I would recommend the Escort 8500x50 from Escort. Test after test the Escort 8500x50 is hailed as one of the best and most affordable extreme range radar detectors made today.

The Escort Passport 8500x50 provides extreme range on all police radar bands, instant on including POP mode with minimal false alerts.

And like many of the other higher end Escort units, the x50 also includes filtering with their proprietary Traffic Sensor Rejection software to eliminate those annoying false alerts that you may encounter from those traffic flow sensors that are popping up on many of our roadways.

If you're someone like me who cannot even program my own TV remote control because it is so confusing, you will find the programming of the Escort 8500x50 a snap to program for its advanced features. Don't live in an area where X band radar is used or do you want to use the expert meter? Just press two buttons and it is programmed to your specifications.Some of the more frequently asked questions about the Escort 8500x50 include;

Why is the blue display more expensive than the red display and is there any difference in performance?

And

Why doesn't Escort honor the warranty for the detector that I just purchased on eBay, Amazon or Overstock?

No, there is no difference in performance over the blue display over the red display. The main reason that the blue display costs a little more is that it is more expensive to manufacture LED's in a blue color, thus this extra expense is passed on by Escort if you choose the blue display over the red.

As far as Escort not honoring the warranty for your Escort 8500x50 if you purchase it on eBay, Amazon or from Overstock is that they require that you purchase their unit from their list of authorized dealers only so you can be assured that your Escort product is not a remanufactured or counterfeit unit.