COD MW2 Night-Vision Goggles
 

I know these aren't a very professional or gameable set of NVGs but someone is going to ask about these things so I might as well do a review on them.



So how do you get these "Limited Edition" NVGs?
- Purchase a PRESTIGE EDITION copy of Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for the Xbox 360 or PS3.





Features of the NVGs:

-On/Off switch

-Options for a Daytime or Night time setting

-On or Off Options for a light up LED Ring around the main lense

-Adjustable straps

-Modified Sam Fisher type of NVG look

-Has a handful of Infinity Ward and MW2 decals on it

-A scrollable knob on the lense




Other Features:

-There is a smaller ring of LEDs beside the main lense (to the left of it) but they do nothing from what I can tell, sadly.

-Uses 5 AA batteries oddly. Don't know why its an odd number of batteries the thing uses, and not an even number of batteries like everythinf else uses, but it is so complain to IW if really feel the need too.







Final Thoughts:
Overall a decent pair of NVGs.


I suggest you this if you are a huge COD fan like I am, but if you are looking to get it just for the NVGs, I would recommend you look at something of more higher quality.

These NVGs are very comfy and have a pretty light weight to it, BUT they have only one setting per option, and is very hard to use (walk around with them off). The depth perception when you wear them is very ackward. Don't do something like me an try walking around my house with them on (up and down a stair well); I nearly feel face first down the stairs and nearly walked into the wall going up, not fun.

With that said I don't suggest these for airsofting or atleast serious airsofting games, as they aren't very useful (you wil look "different" when you wear then lets just say).

And the Prestige Edition to get these are atleast $200, atleast thats how much it costed me so I pretty spend $120 or so on these, and $80 for the game itself, the art book, and tank of a box it came in.

Pretty much these are for show and display purposes only, they are too cheap and pricey for airsofting I REPEAT THEY ARE TOO CHEAP AND PRICEY FOR AIRSOFTING!!!!!!!!






I'll post more photos of them later





PS Yes I took the photos in my washroom as the lighting is perfect for photo taking (atleast when I use my phone's camera which in this case I did). And If it looks like my NVGs are positioned ackwardly to my balaclava, note that I havent adjusted the NVGs so my balaclava twisted after taking them on and off my head.

The illuminator to the right of the googles is a "always-on" IR iluminator.

This means that if you play with people that have a real NV set, your will show like a Christmas tree in the woods.

Theses are unfortunately not real NV. It is only a camera that has the IR filter removed/modified, with a small LCD display and lenses to adjust focus on the display. It needs the illuminator otherwise the camera will be blind.

Take a camera and take a picture of what you can see in the dark ... Some people has done it on youtube and its quite interested, good review. Unfornatenately , these are for collection and for fun only ... You can't play airsoft with it because it forces you to focus into 1 eye (the lens) and the distance is barely 2 meters.

ya if I missed anything feel free to post it or inform others about these. thanks.

Real Canadian Superstore is selling a different version of these for $49.99. I tried them out and they seemed to work rather well for being a cheap version. Got a good 30+ feet of vision.

I will use these when i go camping or random activies (going outside randomly, while I eat rice in the dark, looking unde my bed, creeping the neighbour's daugther across the street, wear them while I work, etc.) probably

Looks like you have a Gatling gun mounted on your face. :D

Fixed for truth lol (Joking)

On topic: I got to try these out when I was at midnight release with some of Team GHOST and was unimpressed, I mean I expected FAR FAR less from them but was still unimpressed, that whole prestige copy is an overpriced fucking joke and the only people I imagined would ever buy it were people 13 and under, Rich parents looking to buy timmy's love and people who breath and live COD

I have a lot of money I throw around of this kind of stuff and such (I'm the guy in the bar who usually yells out 'drinks are on me' and the funny thing is that I don't even drink haha, but I like the feeling of giving stuff away) because I save a crapload of money, which most people I find are unable to do.

Frozentex, never thought of it like that but now that you bring it up, I like what you think, gatling guns to me are like a shiny stuff to a asian

I remember someone saying these were gen 0

And they shall call him... Gatling Face.

Given how huge they are I can't help but wonder what's inside.

I'd also caution anyone thinking of trying these on an airsoft field, there doesn't seem to be a way to wear these with any real eye protection and without knowing what's inside (probably pretty hollow) I'd worry about a high power shot going through the front lens, shattering the LCD display and sending fragments flying into your eyes.

Given how cheap real Gen1s are now, and/or how expensive these come out to (if you're buying it mostly for the NVGs), doesn't seem like its worth it.

Was my thought too. Lol, I'll stick with my Gen 1 Russian made NV rifle scope for now.

The internals are the same as an EyeClops so... that's probably pretty empty, yes. What gives it that huge frontal area are the IR LEDs, otherwise if you slim it down to the camera and screen, there's not much (considering the batteries are external).

Actually, I was considering putting the internals of an EyeClops (so the same as that) into a PVS-14 dummy. That wouldn't be really expensive (EyeClops can be found at ~40$ and the dummy at 32$ shipped). That wouldn't be a real NVG, but could still be some use and would be better than an empty dummy.

And... I wouldn't have the guts to try that with a real NVG, even if it's a 150$ Gen1^^

If one was planning to game these, I think the biggest problem you'll face is having them broken by either bumping them on something, or taking some high-powered BB hits (even from the side). They aren't particularly tough, and I'd suspect that even hits to the plastic housing could cause damage to the internals, not to mention wanging them on a tree or a wall by mistake.

well my hardened edition cost me almost 100 bucks with taxes (the prestige comes with this edition inside, not the regular one) so you actualy got your goggles for 100. :)

see you in xbox live

just tell people : no heads please ;)

Well I got myself a set of these but I did something fun with them...I ripped them apart and modified them. Still the monocule cyclopes look but it is now housed in a waterproof Metal casing with 2 (1 removable, 1 fixed) Polycarbinate lense for damage protection. I also have modified the power supply to run a NiMH pack instead of AA's. Also I fooled around with the IR illuminators and made them on a seperate switch allowing me to turn them on or off so I don't stand out. I also changed the main focusing lense with a slightly convex lense to enhance the Depth Perception so now, with a little practice, I am able to manuver just as well with them on. All in all, cost me about an extra $100 plus some tinker time, but they are much better then what came with the Game. They have been field tested and work a hell of a lot better too. I get about 75 feet of sight with them. and yes they have been shot and droped and stepped on and still work :)

So if you have the time, the knowledge, and the patience then it is well worth doing. Great for airsoft gaming and recon.

You look like a unicorn with that on.

HAHAHA WTF? Does that make coffee?

HAHAHA best comment yet!

HAHAHA! this thread is gold. i got my prestige edition too. yes, im a COD fanatic. can you tell? lol unicorn gattling coffee machine face...pretty good description id say lol. i did the whole running around the house with them on too and it didnt work out too well, went outside and couldnt see well past 3 feet...its heavy as hell and wobbles on your head like no tomorow....just a horrible idea...now im not talking for Wolver!ne, kos he tinkered with them....but generally...these arent NVGs. period. just camera with IR pick-up and IR bulbs and fancy housing too look pretty....sort of.

I had Clueless pick up for me the Eyeclops V2 NV and plan on doing some mods (first off gutting the fugly casing of the actual electronics package). I had thought of doing something similar to what Conker planned with his (I'll have to PM him to see how successful he was).

Currently it is ziptied to an old pair of PB goggles I have floating around and it isnt horrible running on passive illumination but the 5 AAs add a tonne of weight.

Almost bought the game along with the goggles, but i waited for the review and thankfully i didn't buy it cause the game is full of bugs and glitches. Can't play for 6 months because of the election period (gunban) so i'm stuck inside playing console games and collecting more weapons and gear.

I gamed these goggles a couple of weeks back at a CQB game, wore them over my paintball goggles, I have to say that they were decently useful, i got a few kills with them on, using a pistol in one hand, and my other hand out so i dont run into walls. Its damn near impossible to aim down rifle sights or a RDS with these on however.
On a semi-related note, I was thinking of making a Heartbeat sensor style setup out of these with a foldaway screen. I think you could probably mod a mag light to take a IR LED, so that you can focus the IR light farther, to get more range out of it.

If you want to be a ninja, dress all in black, use these goggles and only a knife. That would be l33tness.

no need to modify a flashlight, just buy an IR filter for one. Surefire makes them.