For basic specs check the wiki..
BCD396XT - The RadioReference Wiki
PSR-500 - The RadioReference Wiki
Basic highlights I noted..
Nope No radio ID's on the Unidens at the moment. I have said over and over that Uniden needs to add this feature. Hopefully they listen and add it as a surprise to the 396 or a firmware upgrade. They are loosing some customers / purchases over that feature alone (for people who maybe on the fence between the 2 scanners have said its sometimes a deciding factor).
Uniden wont have object oriented trunking (a good or bad depending who you talk to), Uniden wont have LED at the top like the GRE, however it will have a multi-colour screen and keypad to light up / alert. Uniden wont have v-folders, but with the Uniden you have a massive amount of memory. Uniden wont have a CD-rom but all the info is available online). Uniden will have a printed manual (gre does not). Uniden wont have a USB cable included, serial PC cable only (a USB convertor ot usb-1 can be bought separate).
Uniden will have encrypting mute, 7 colour screen + keypad for alerts, GPS compatibility, BANDSCOPE, individual channel volume, IF freq exchange (to avoid interfearance), key safe / private systems mode (so your buddy - or you - doesnt mess up your programming while using your scanner), priority talkgroups in ID scan, quick access keys (to get a single system by hitting a quick key), fire tone out + search, ability to flag a channel as digital or analog.
As for performance nobody knows right now.
I personally expect the 396XT to perform the exact same as the 396T just with more/added features (more memory GPS etc).
If you have a 996T the 396 will be less of a learning curve, and you can probably interchange the programming without too much difficulty.
Nobody has mentioned anything about a 996XT officially so if your waiting for it even if the rumours are true I believe you'll be waiting a year (as thats about how long the 396-996 gap was).
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Originally Posted by JASII
I have read posts in the past on BCD396T vs. GRE PSR-500 and the differences between the current BCD396T and the forthcoming BCD396XT, but nothing, yet anyway, on BCD396XT vs. GRE PSR-500. Even though the BCD396XT isn't available quite yet, I would be interested in comparing the two. I have pretty much decided already that I will get either the BCD396XT or BCD996XT, or possibly both. At one time it seemed as though the GRE PSR-500 had an audio advantage over the Uniden on digtal trunked simulcast systems, but with the latest firmware update on the 396/996, I am not sure that there is that much of a difference. Anyway, is the radio ID feature the only feature that the GREs currently have that the new Unidens won't have or am I missing other GRE features that Uniden isn't going to add?
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