More than half a dozen of the country's most popular magazines say these words about the 8500 X50, the most advanced and sophistocated radar/laser detector yet developed: "state of the art" "more sensitivity" "top of the pyramid" "may be the best detector ever made" and on and on. . .

Yes, this detector is exactly the same as the BLUE, with exception of the color/cost of display.

        8500 plus these new advanced features = 8500 X50

• new antenna design
• new circuitry
• increase in K & Ka band detection range of up to 50% over the 8500
• selectable POP mode

The 8500 X50's new V-tuned radar receiver provides extreme detection range range on all police radar; conventional and "instant-on" radar, including the new POP mode radar threat, X-Band.

         Features:

• Blistering all-band protection -- 360 deg Radar & Laser (Lidar) detection
• Advanced digital signal processing
• EZ programming for instant customization
• 3 high resolution meter modes
• Ultra Bright matrix display with 280 LED's -- Red display
• AutoSensitivity mode automatically reduces ralse alarms
• Built in Earphone jack
• Mute & AutoMute
• Completely immune to the VG-2 "Detector-Detector"
• One Year Limited Warranty
• Operating Bands -- X - K - Ka - Laser 904nm
• Laser Detection -- Quantum Limited video receiver - Multiple high performance laser sensors
• Programmable Features -- Power On indication & Sequence, Signal Strength, AutoMute, Audio Tones
  City Mode Sensitivity, Display, Bands
• SmartShield® VG-2 Immunity
• Radar Receiver/Detector Type
• --Superheterodyne, Varactor-Tuned VCO
• --Scanning Frequency Discriminator
• --Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

        Display Type

• AlGaAs 280 LED Matrix/Text
• Bar Graph, ExpertMeter™, or SpecDisplay™
• 3-Level Dimming, plus Dark Mode

        Power Requirement

• 12VDC, Negative Ground
• SmartCord MuteDisplay™ Included
• Mute and AutoMute
• Auto Calibration Circuitry

        8500 X50  ACCESSORIES

• 79-000562-01 ..  Windshield Suction Cup Mount with Suction Cups
• 57-0000237 ..  Visor Clip Mount
• 79-000040-01 ..  Coiled SmartCord - Red - mute button, red alert light and green power light on the lighter plug
• 79-000041-01 ..  Direct Wire SmartCord - Red - mute button, red alert light and green power light on an inline module
• EXTERNAL SPEAKER - Must be wired directly to 12-volt power source; the speaker is not weatherproof

        In The Package

• 8500 X50 Radar/Lidar Detector with RED display
• Coiled SmartCord
• Windshield suction cup mount
• Hard clamshell-style travel case
• Owner's manual

DID You Know  --  that just three bands are used in the US? Or that POP is not a new band or frequency of radar - it is an ultra-fast, instant-on method of radar gun operation  using existing radar frequencies that can get a speed reading of a target vehicle so fast that most radar detectors will not consistently signal an alert - but there are not may radar guns in the U.S. capable of POP mode operation.