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	Name:	Webmaster -
	Subject:	night vision
	Date:	6/15/2009 2:28:41 AM

I never knew that there was such an interest in night vision. People on this forum surprise me in their technical intellectualism.

It depends on how much money you want to spend but Generation 2 is the biggest bang for the buck. Twice as good as Gen 1 for a few hundred dollars more. Generation 3 is marginally better than Generation 2 at a couple of thousand dollars more. I've never used Generation 4 but have talked to a military helicopter pilot who says Gen 4 is the bomb.

If you are using them for boating, I'd recommend the model PVS-7 (Gen 2 or Gen 3) with head mountable harness for hands-free operation. It's a military version and has waterproof specifications. They can be submerge them to a certain extent, so boating in the rain is no problem.

Prices vary greatly but there are a couple of things to be aware of. First, each amplification tube is rated in resolution and this usually ranges from 24 to 64 line-pairs per millimeter. The higher the resolution, the greater the cost, but greater the detail of course. Second, you can save money if you buy one sold with a blimished tube. It may have a permanent dark spot on it in one place, but if you can live with that, you can save $1,000 or so buying one of those.

Read the operators manual before use because you can damage your tube in bright light and lessen its useful life.

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