I misspoke a bit, I run a Max360C (added connectivity). I also had a 9500ix (and an 8300(?)) prior. The Max 360C beats those easily in so many ways. I LOVE and rely heavily on the directional arrows and the GPS functions. I find the Escort (free) app extremely useful for tweaking the settings of the detector (super feature) but don't use it otherwise and have never signed on for Escort Live. If on a road trip I will have WAZE running on the phone.
Issues with the Max 360C...1.) it doesn't 'win' any of the detector shoot outs done by Roy or others. Yes, its up there, clearly an above average performer but it apparently doesn't actually 'kick ass' in any category despite its far above average 700 dollar price. 2. The included LiDar (Laser) detection is useless as it falses so much I have to disable it. Yes, actual falsing, NOT that I 'missed' seeing the source. Note that it doesn't miss Laser... it just pretends there is more around than there is. The display is far too dim at its max setting. The display has a very narrow effective viewing angle. Many times (especially local PD) the device will not audibly alert even though the SCREEN is lit up with signal (K band). I think this has to do with the GPS learning function (which I keep clearing) but actual police radar should never be ignored just because they use a similar location somewhat often. The good news: The device has definitely saved me some grief. I love what it does well, it virtually NEVER falses on Ka band and pretty rarely on K. It seems to have enough range...I've never been surprised by k-band (except the silent situation above) of course Ka can be in instant mode and provide a surprise. But if they fire it even briefly, I will get a blip as far as three-quarters of a mile. We have one agency locally that leaves their Ka in ON mode all the time. I know about them as much as a mile-and-a-half away and I live in a hilly, heavily wooded area. I have turned off X as it isn't used by any agencies around here... probably any*where and that removes MOST of the door openers, parking sensors, etc. If I could have Escort ADD a feature, I would have the directional arrow that was most recently lit... either flash or stay lit for a while after the signal is gone so that if I was *NOT looking at the display when the audible occurred, I could at least look a moment later and still know what direction that last alert had come from. Also know that I travel the country often and have used various RDs all over the country and this particular unit has 'Escorted" me across forty states in the last three years or so. Point being that I've used it in all terrains and it is a consistent performer. Out in the desert or mountains of the West the detector's range can actually seem too much, picking up a blip that is from a source miles away. It's a GREAT machine for Ka, a good machine for K. Useless for Laser and X.
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