Digital Night Vision WAR begins watch out ATN and PULSAR

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I have to be honest, neither of those are particularly tempting. The SiOnyx website says 799$, which is an awful lot for a digital NV unit in this day and age. The TacCams look like they're about 200-500$. A bit better, but still quite a bit considering that they don't actually function as a weapon sight. 

I'm mechanically inclined, so I use some version of this, which is about 80$. 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-New-Telescope-night-vision-Outdoor-Hunting-Optics-Sight-Binoculars-with-LCD-and-IR-Flashlight-not/32800066917.html

Mine has a different design mount which I like better, but if you're able to fabricate things yourself, what you're paying for is the convenience of a system which has been built and works. It uses active IR, but that gives you the benefit of eye-shine as BeemanR7 noted, and also means you don't need to re-zero or switch optical systems or anything. All your DOPE and everything remains completely unchanged, and it does work in the daytime if for some reason you wanted to. 

Quite frankly, I've seen ATN and PULSAR as having fallen fairly far behind in the whole digital NV world, and have been for quite some time. Their prices just make them not particularly competitive, the bugs (looking at you ATN) make them undesirable, and its all made in China anyway. *shrug* 
 
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I have to be honest, neither of those are particularly tempting. The SiOnyx website says 799$, which is an awful lot for a digital NV unit in this day and age. The TacCams look like they're about 200-500$. A bit better, but still quite a bit considering that they don't actually function as a weapon sight. 

I'm mechanically inclined, so I use some version of this, which is about 80$. 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-New-Telescope-night-vision-Outdoor-Hunting-Optics-Sight-Binoculars-with-LCD-and-IR-Flashlight-not/32800066917.html

Mine has a different design mount which I like better, but if you're able to fabricate things yourself, what you're paying for is the convenience of a system which has been built and works. It uses active IR, but that gives you the benefit of eye-shine as BeemanR7 noted, and also means you don't need to re-zero or switch optical systems or anything. All your DOPE and everything remains completely unchanged, and it does work in the daytime if for some reason you wanted to. 

Quite frankly, I've seen ATN and PULSAR as having fallen fairly far behind in the whole digital NV world, and have been for quite some time. Their prices just make them not particularly competitive, the bugs (looking at you ATN) make them undesirable, and its all made in China anyway. *shrug*
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LOL... Sorry some folks just make my laugh.

Aurora 1" sensor in theory is 10 times better than ATN, Pulsar and your other nock off Rolaids 1/3 sensor unit. I don't think we will find 1" sensors like the one which is in the Aurora or heck the Sony Alpha series cameras which is around $5000+ in a fully dedicated digital rifle scope under $1000 any time soon.
 
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Again LOL... Just showing what we have to look forward to. Though, by the way a 1" sensors under $1000 is a big deal. So who cares if this post exists... I guess any night hunters that has purchased a ATN sight or PULSAR but then I do not expect average day time folk to understand sensor size matters... I will not hold against you..."Mr Chicken Sanders" 😉




 
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I have to be honest, neither of those are particularly tempting. The SiOnyx website says 799$, which is an awful lot for a digital NV unit in this day and age. The TacCams look like they're about 200-500$. A bit better, but still quite a bit considering that they don't actually function as a weapon sight. 

I'm mechanically inclined, so I use some version of this, which is about 80$. 
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hot-New-Telescope-night-vision-Outdoor-Hunting-Optics-Sight-Binoculars-with-LCD-and-IR-Flashlight-not/32800066917.html

Mine has a different design mount which I like better, but if you're able to fabricate things yourself, what you're paying for is the convenience of a system which has been built and works. It uses active IR, but that gives you the benefit of eye-shine as BeemanR7 noted, and also means you don't need to re-zero or switch optical systems or anything. All your DOPE and everything remains completely unchanged, and it does work in the daytime if for some reason you wanted to. 

Quite frankly, I've seen ATN and PULSAR as having fallen fairly far behind in the whole digital NV world, and have been for quite some time. Their prices just make them not particularly competitive, the bugs (looking at you ATN) make them undesirable, and its all made in China anyway. *shrug*
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LOL... Sorry some folks just make my laugh.

Aurora 1" sensor in theory is 10 times better than ATN, Pulsar and your other nock off Rolaids 1/3 sensor unit. I don't think we will find 1" sensors like the one which is in the Aurora or heck the Sony Alpha series cameras which is around $5000+ in a fully dedicated digital rifle scope under $1000 any time soon.
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Yes, but at those prices, they won't get my business. On the other hand, I can afford to blow $100 on the chance it just might work well enough. Further, If I am ratting at night. my range will be well short of 20 meters. I think the $100 solution would be just fine.
 
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