The Passport 8500 has been hailed as a revolutionary radar/laser detector. Forbes.com said, "it might be the best radar detector ever made!" Popular Mechanics called it "state of the art." RadarTest.com named it "The Worlds Best!" The Passport 8500 X50s "V-Tuned" radar receiver provides extreme detection range on police radar; conventional and "instant-on" radar, including the POP mode radar threat, X-Band, and up to 50% more range than the original Passport 8500 on the all-important K and Ka bands. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) provides maximum range, with minimum false alarms. This is the high-intensity red display model.