Escort Solo S2 Radar Detector

Pros: Cordless, Better than older Solos, Nice performance for cordless
Cons: Expensive

I have previously written a review on the Escort Solo S2 and it got moved to a different category, plus I was less experienced then so found my review to be very unsatisfactory. Times have changed, and I've decided to try this incredibly popular and ...

Pros: Cordless (no cords); Visual layout
Cons: Cordless (batt life); night operations; price

Escort, after years of trying to get a Cordless model to operate efficiently, finally aspired to having a Highly workable Cordless unit. Since the Technology merger with Beltronics years ago, Escort has been producing Top contending models (8500 & ...

Pros: Small, sleek styling, above average performance with conventional radar.
Cons: Does not detect photo radar effectively.

The Solo S2 is a good, tough, reliable radar detector which keeps false alarms to a minimum and provides good versatility and performance on X, K and Ka radar bands. Distance seems to be equal to or better than a corded Bel model with fewer false alarms. ...

Pros: Cordless which makes it easy to move from car to car, includes nice carrying case.
Cons: Poor display, poor placement of mute button, shorter detection range than Valentine One.

Over the past 18 years, I've always driven with whatever the "best" detector was at the time. For the past 12 years, I've used nothing but a Valentine One. And while I love the V1, I really wanted something that I could easily install in my new car ...

Pros: Confident detection range; large, clear LCD display; ease of use; smart design; programmability; Escort pedigree
Cons: Pricey; audio alert volume could be louder. Not much to complain about here...

I’ll admit it...I’m often guilty of coveting thy electronic store’s new things. Even if I already have a fairly new gadget I like and use, I’m green with envy about a new product I wasn’t warned about that’s much cooler and much ...

Pros: EXCELLENT detection range, good control & display layout, cordless, beautiful.
Cons: Eats batteries fast (about 25 hours of operation per pair of AA)

My last radar detector was an X-Band only Uniden about 15 years ago. I'm impressed with how far they've come since then. We just got back from a 3,000 mile road trip through Oregon, California and Nevada including several major cities. The Solo S2 was ...

Pros: Excellent range and good sensitivity. Attractive appearance and display. Easy to mount anywhere
Cons: Less range than the Escort 8500.

I recently purchased this detector after extensively researching it's abilities and weaknesses. Here's my opinion: - I already own an Escort 8500, so I have an excellent detector benchmark to compare it to. I purchased the S2 because I was reluctant ...

Pros: Nice design, ease of use, somewhat small could be smaller, great battery life.
Cons: WAY TOO many false alarms, VG-2 Radar Detector Detector Immunity is the WORST!! Expensive.

I purchased the S2 Cordless because of its convenience and supposed features. Well, I live in Canada and I get tons of false alarms in city mode all the time to the point where I just turn it off it is that annoying...worse than a wife!! Secondly, it ...

Pros: Cordless, fewer false alerts than others, has earphone jack built in
Cons: Low volume(not an issue with earphone)hard to see display sometimes No POP alert

So, having used a V1 for some time and acknowledging it is an excellent detector, I felt the need to go cordless mostly for use on my motorcycle. I had a Beltronics 945 once (not a good radar detector at all!!)and for bike use it was handy. I had used ...

Pros: Great range, portable
Cons: Expensive, alerts could be louder

For a cordless (even for a corded model), this Escort satisfies even the most daring of speeders and car enthusiasts.  The selectable alerting capability (Highway, City, Auto) allows the user to avoid many of X band's alerts caused so often by ...

Pros: Good detection range and the back light and programmable features are convienent.
Cons: The controls are too small and no detection arrows like the Valentine 1.

I purchased a radar detector from Radio Shack about 6 months ago for about 100 dollars. I thought that it was a decent radar detector at that time. But after using it for a couple of week i began see that the detection range was horrible. When i ...

Pros: Superior detection capabilities. Loaded with customizable features. Nice design.
Cons: None

Basically the Escort S2 is the best cordless detector you can buy. I've owned the Escort S2 for a few weeks now and I must say I am quiet impressed. The unit gives LONG range warning so that it does what its designed to do, eliminate speeding tickets. The unit has tons of features overall and I am happy to say its well worth the money, you will not be sorry you purchased this product.

Pros: Cordless, Good range on fresh batteries, Upgradable
Cons: Week signal with week battery, display hard to see, easy to steal, Useless laser detector

I bought this radar detector from Sharper Image, and it works great. I was not to crazy about the fact that it is cordless. Being cordless the signal gets week with the battery life. Also the LCD screen makes the Escort Solo hard to see. It lights up at night, but not very well. I do reccomend this product, but only if you want a week signal with battery life. The laser defense is also useless, unless you add the optional Escort Shifter to it. All in all it works great, but sadly I traded it in for the corded version after about fifteen days of ownership.

Pros: its cordless.
Cons: Can't read the display..

Not knowing which one would be best for me . And reading all the reviews don't help a whole lot I purchased both,put them side by side in my truck window.. and after about three weeks i put the solo S2 back in its case and back in the box and hardwired the V1 Anybody wanna buy a slightly used Solo s2??

Pros: Cordless, many functions, detects all bands/laser.
Cons: Can be a little too sensitive for door sensors. Pricey.

The Solo S2 is very easy to use. At first, I was worried about learning to use all the different functions, but I have found that the factory settings are the best so I didn't need to change anything. The range is very good for a cordless but works even better with optional power cord. It has detected every speed trap I have come across. The only problem I see is that it will detect the occasional automatic doors at gas stations or walmart. Other than that I should have got one long time ago and saved myself some tkts.