Whites Prizm IV

Prizm iv

Ken VanSanford in washington state -
I've been metal detecting for 15 years . I own a Whites DFX and a Prizm 4 , Tell you what that prizm 4 can keep with my DFX LOL! Mr.ken White you make the best metal detectors ever. Thank you.

Dec 04, 2011

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Truck Driver

T Yarrison in Mill Hall, Pa. -
Just bought a used prizm iv on ebay work's great went over my back yard found 3 penny's 1 nickel and 1 dime. Been over the same area with bounty hunter 505 4-5 times and this was left. Great machine!

Oct 05, 2011

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Fantastic

MATT in HEBRON , CONNECTICUT -
Watch the video and go. Easy to use, excellent pinpointing feature. Tried a couple others in this price range, garret ace 250 was comparable but did not have the build quality. Easy to read screen. If it says a quarter at 4 inches it is. This is my 2nd detector. If your a 1st time buyer you can't go wrong. A lot of fun. A LOT OF SALES AND DEALS OUT THERE SHOP AROUND.300-400

Dec 02, 2009

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Great!!!!

brian in okc,ok usa -
My first detector, easy to use right out of the box. Feature are easy to use and to understand. Great for beginners and for experts.
Don't pass-up this company or this model(prizm IV). Still getting used to it ,but if its this easy right out of the box I can't wait till I have about a years worth of experience under my belt.

Nov 06, 2009

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Excellant machine!

Erik Davis in United States, Tell City, IN -
I had my prism IV since March of 2009. I had some troubles in the beginning with disc, and picking up accurate signals. What I have learned is it is very touchy and is more accurate when you use slow movements with it, when you pick up a signal with it, retrace every signal slowly and watch what type of metal your arrow is pointing to and repeating, you will get a good idea of what type of object your digging.

Really high signals registering at 50 cent piece are normally iron objects, distorted signals means the objects to close, raise your detector up and over the area in a slow pass. " Slow passes over the signal is the key to this detector!" I have hunted in some really wooded areas and high grass, move very slow and even slower when repassing your hit signals. Use tone ID and only X out the nails. As far as using a pinpointer pro, forget that, this machine is awsome at pinpointing, I have found some of the smallest fragments of civil war bullets and muskette balls. I have found small buckles, buttons, a 1944 class ring, 1926 liberty quarter, 1850's lock, and more. Take my advise, small slow passes and you wont lose.
Good Luck!

Sep 15, 2009

40 Yes
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Excellent overall easy to use detector

Anonymous in Fenton, Michigan -
The Prizm IV detector is a great out of the box easy to use detector. The features on it are superb. The pin point feature is truly remarkable and will pinpoint almost dead on. The Smart Notch system really works great and makes a world of difference in helping with discrimination. The Prism IV also has an excellent Tone I.D. system that I find very helpful in identifing objects. All in all I am extremely satisfied with this acurate light weight unit.

Oct 31, 2008

39 Yes
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3 years just purchased 2nd Prizm IV

Bill in Tampa, Fl. -
I love my Prizm, and I have lots of detectors. Just purchased a new one with the 9" spider coil. These are good, solid, reliable detectors. Easy for a novice to operate. If its not working for you its broke or your not using it correctly. Been detecting since 1968. I think its the best in it's price range.

Sep 10, 2008

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Prizm IV - Negative

casey in Piti, Guam USA -
Not having the same kind of success these other people have been having. For me, I call it my clad machine because that's all I've found. I've never found anything beyond 4 inches except for beer cans that give a false signal of a .50 cents and won't give you a bad tone until you're about a half inch over it. Never got a solid hit on anything beyond 3 inches so I figured uping my coil to a 9.5 was the solution - now I can't get a solid hit on anything beyond 2 inches.
Also, I was curious as to why I wasn't find any nickles so I tested one - the only way my machine will beep at one is if I make a super slow mo pass at it about an inch away. Also, it does give some phantom signals in the ring range on wet sand that will send my wife digging for hours with no result.

Aug 31, 2008

22 Yes
26 No

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prism iv

glenn e in tennessee usa -
To Bill in Tampa Florida. Don't carry your metal detector in a hot car trunk, you will ruin the electronics and void the warranty.

Sep 04, 2007

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Still unsure

Raymond O. in Nashville, TN -
I bought my Prizm IV about 3 weeks ago after having been away from the hobby for several years. My last detector was a Whites Eagle II. I wasn't looking to spend that much money right off the bat this time so I went with the Prizm IV. I have hunted with it and done pretty well in the coin finding arena. Not having the best weather lately I have been limited in my ability to get out and spend a full day hunting. I find the pin pointing ability of this machine to be a bit eratic. In other words for me, it has been hard to find the center point in which to dig my target. I find myself wishing that I had sprung for one of the more expensive Whites models. Something comparible to the Eagle II that I had. I would love to hear some feedback from those of you that have experience with the various Whites machines and tell me your thoughts.

Jan 23, 2007

21 Yes
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