Bel STI-R or wait for the Escort Passport 9500ci?

[samq45]

I have my tax refund coming soon and was looking for way to spend it. I am torn between ordering a STi R today or waiting on the 9500ci. He is what I am thinking.

I can get the Bel Now or wait a few months for the 9500ci, who know what will become of the money in the meantime if I wait.

First and foremost I want the best performer on Ka band (rumor has it the Escort will be more sensitive). I also want GPS and the lockout ability - Can I add a Cheetah mirror the
to STI R - I know its not exactly the same? The selectable band feature is also a very cool feature which I also want - I do not think this is available on the 9500ci? I also want a red display to match my car - All the escort pics I have seen so far are blue, but I am sure you can get the red.

The Zr4s are not much of a selling point to me and they would just sit in the box and I would prefer not to spend money on something I'll never use. Also I am lazy and would probly not put in any effort sell them .

For the price and the user selectable ka segment defeats, I am leaning toward the STI with an added Cheetah Mirror. However I would easily be convinced if the escort were to provide noticely better performance.

Any thoughts?

Id wait for the 9500Ci then cause the features you want arnt on STIr

[CJR238]

Wait!!! The new ci is going to have equal to better sensitivity than the V1 on K & KA. Plus I also herd from the same reliable source that jamming is going to be pretty good as well.

[samq45]

Yes - I have heard the same thing - Was also told that the STI r was not really too far behind the 9500ci on KA band. I really want the selectable frequency defeat option. Any Idea if the Escort will add the selectable frequency defeat. I do not plan on using the shifters and I really do not need more jammers anyway.

I was planning on having a regular STI (or sometimes a V1 depending where I am, but my STI beats my V1 on 34.7) working with a GPS mirror. For the remote detector I wanted to have only Ka 34.7 enabled. I have been offered a pretty good price on the Bel Sti R - substialtially less than the list on the
9500ci - but the offer goes away very quickly. I can buy Dual LPP and the remote STI for about the same as a 9500ci is currently listed for.

Bottom line is how much better is the 9500ci compared to the STI-R on KA? Or can you get the 9500ci with out the shifters for the cost to be more acceptable?

[CJR238]

If you can get a good price on the STI-R and your primary goal is to lock out all bands but 34.7 than get the STI-R, the 9500ci is not that much better in KA sensativity. The problem you will have is no GPS lock out with STI-R.

Why would you only want KA 34.7 to work? you never ever leave your town and have a tone of KA falses?

If you could get over the selectable frequency defeat option the 9500ci would be perfect.

I did see on a website that the 9500ci has "2) Can be programmed for desired Ka radar frequency used anywhere around the world" what that means I don’t know.

[samq45]

The vast majority of the radar threats I encounter is Stalker derived. On the highways in NYS Rarely do I see anything else besides them and the ultralytes. The troopers know how to use I/O very well.

I am hoping for no cobra falses as I get 5-10 a day on my commute - Even more with POP on. Also hoping to get better warnings on the I/O from the troopers. Some of them will sit for a few minutes before the hit the remote, just waiting for the next customer.

Just looking for the best detection on stalker without those cobra falses.

And I agree - If the 9500CI has the feature It would be perfect (for me anyway).

[CJR238]

The ci may filter out the cobra falses to begin with. What RD is getting all the cobra falses?

[samq45]

STi gets falses on some cobras. I sit in traffic with what seem like 10,000 other cars at times. Lots of cobras around and I can usually spot them when I get a false from them. It is much much worse with POP enabled.

[Anonymous]

V1 get falses from Cobras on K Band but not much, like once every 2 weeks from many Cobras for me.

[RadarReviews_Net]

9500ci is very expensive...better perform better then the Valentine One Radar for the price!