Nobody here owns a whites prism IV ?????????? tyring to see how it stacks up

[bill gent]

like my last post I've scrimped and saved and will buy a whites prism 4 just wondering if that is a good idea instead of the ace 250

[DirtDevil]

Well, check it out at the White's forum http://forum.treasurenet.com/whites/ where you can ask and find lots of information on the Prizm IV.

I have a Prizm IV and am very impressed with it's performance. Never have used an Ace 250 so I cannot give you a fair comparison. But reading the Garrett's forum often, I'm glad I made a good purchase, and seems to compete well with an Ace 250. Each has its own strength and features. The Prizm IV still accompanies my detecting needs even after I purchased a Minelab.

Also, try them out at a local dealer near you.

[U.K. Brian]

Its not a bad machine but its not a good buy. You are paying top dollar for the few extra features over the base model. You an get better performance and value for money by looking at other brands in the same price range or move to the next level of detecting by forgetting the Prizm range and getting a M6 or MXT. So if your thinking of a new Prizm get a nearly new M6 instead.

Brian

[allanw23]

The Prism IV comes with a free pinpointer (a $119.00 value) thru jan 15th and on sale for $400 Whites is a better machine but you pay for it.

[Kas]

I bought the Prizm 5, wish I'd have either gotten the 2 or waited to get the dfx.

why?

Well, there is little difference from the 2 to the 5.

Why?

When you get down to it, you don't get anymore muscle as far as finding coins. You get bells and whistles, nice mind you, like depth reading, oscillation on pin-pointing, Tone ID, smart notch. These things help, but don't do anything more to actually detect a coin.

I'm getting the DFX shortly, and selling the 5 that I've only used one summer.

[Mona Lisa]

Bill, I have a White's prizm IV. It was my first detector...now it's my backup detector.

I found lots of old coins with it. It's a pretty nice detector......But I didn't like that fact that it picked up "hot rocks" all the time. It was frustrating for me.

Now I use a DFX.....and love it. If you're sure that you love detecting....either save your money for a MXT, or DFX.....or buy a used MXT, or DFX.

[lucky1777]

Bill, I have a White's prizm IV. It was my first detector...now it's my backup detector.

I found lots of old coins with it. It's a pretty nice detector......But I didn't like that fact that it picked up "hot rocks" all the time. It was frustrating for me.

Now I use a DFX.....and love it. If you're sure that you love detecting....either save your money for a MXT, or DFX.....or buy a used MXT, or DFX.

I have never used one but have seen one used. It seemed to be doing a pretty good job. WOW I cant believe Lisa said MXT. There still is hope for you after all.

[RonNewbie]

Bill,

I don't know if you're still trying to decide on a detector or not but I can tell you that the local hobby shop owner told me that he's always been a Garrett dealer until he recently bought a DFX for his personal detector. He said once he did, he saw why everyone speaks so highly of the White's detectors...now he's quit carrying the Garretts after carrying them for several years and has just now become a Whites dealer. I purchased my DFX after talking with him but before he actually became a White's dealer...and I couldn't be happier with my purchase.

I wish you luck with your decision...let us know what you decide on and how you like it. Take care.

[mark v]

I have a Prizm V. I like it but, the Prizm's are missing one important feature. That is manual ground balance. If you read and understand what ground balance is and why it's needed you'll understand it's importance. Buy a detector that can be manually ground balanced.

[khouse]

The P2 is the best buy of all Prizms. You don't need all that other stuff to find metal. If your serious about a P4 or P5 then save another hundred or so and buy the M6. The P3,4 and 5 are over priced.

[Delaware_Gopher]

I chose the Prizm V over the other Prizms mainly because of the 950 coil. The added Smart Notch and Tone ID are nice also but I wouldn't justify the added cost of the V over the others. The deepest coin I've dug was a 1935 wheatie at approx 8". It IDed as a copper penny at 6". I was impressed.

Best,
Brian