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Originally Posted by chaz
Kind of gross watching all the dick waving going on here... ugh. These threads are going to give everyone chlamydia. Thanks guys.
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I disagree. Some of these guys have put plenty of time into their posts and are more respectfully disagreeeing then arguing. There's tons of good info on here and you should post what you know, especially if experienced. This thread is about NV, so large investment and high-tech-talk is going to happen, but it's better to get these opinions because these guys have used them. No one is going recommend buying shit on ASC, wether it's BBs, NVs, or anything in between. If you're reading this and thinking; "I can't afford this", then this thread isn't for you, but with rise in popularity and usefulness of imaging equipment in airsoft detailed threads are essential to school the laymen. A lot of respect is being paid here by peers.
On another note, quality and availability are important parts of buying gear, especially expensive gear. The purpose of my above post was to show the cost versus functionality of different levels of gear and what will be commonly seen. You can get lower end units and improve the tubes for instance, but seeing gen 2 units with auto-gating or even worthwhile auto-gating isn't common for instance. Plus the cost jump makes it almost worthwhile to go up to Gen 3s. Also, I've seen Gen 3 units that gated so well they could function in daylight. Jumping from Gen 1 to Gen 2 (assuming high quality) is like going from novelty to very reasonable usefulness and you could be happy living there, especially if paired with a solid IR emitter. In fact the only place you'd struggle is against far superior NV units. Then Jumping from Gen 2 to Gen 3 (once again assuming quality) is like going from 780p to 4K, it'll blow your mind. I do like that it's been pointed out that cheap arms and mounts are to looked out for. You wouldn't want to spend thousands and then improperly mounting it making it harder to use, or run the risk of having it break off, same as you don't spend thousands on a gun and protect it with a $20 case...well I don't anyways.
If you're gonna buy, use and/or carry anything in airsoft, you should do it right, not just do it for the sake of doing it. No matter what your budget or play style, NVs and related gear should be one of the last things you will invest in as they won't see much use (night/dark only).