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[thewalkindude666]

Was looking around for night vision after i played in a night skirmish and i found this: http://www.gearlog.com/2008/06/night_visio...ur_kids_com.php

I know its kinda goofy looking and will probably break if it gets hit but it sure beats the crude out of buying a 300 dollar gen 1 nvg. i'll put a review if you guys want when i get them because i ordered it.

[thewalkindude666]

heres the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Eyeclops-60860-EyeCl...n/dp/B00153F5QA

[toska]

if these dont have any light source visable to normal sight, im going to get a pair.

[Crimson]

How will your airsoft goggles work with this? Looks interesting, but I would want to protect my eyes.

[NegativeCambre]

how will your airsoft googles work with this looks interesting but i would want to protect my eyes

QFT!!

[Burke]

A review i read on amazon says it has IR Leds, which i assume means it would put out a ton of IR light, anouncing your position to anybody else lol..

[NegativeCambre]

A review i read on amazon says it has IR Leds, which i assume means it would put out a ton of IR light, anouncing your position to anybody else lol..

Yeah, from what I can tell its an active night vision system, like a security camera or a "night shot" system (a la Paris Hilton.).

Unless you were the only one on the field with one of these bad boy toys, it would be like having a flashlight on for an entire night game.

The passive systems are still expensive and I don't really see that changing in the near future... but it is still neat to have a product like this out there.

The advertisement is hilarious: the 11 year olds with rich parents basically stalk the 11 year old with poor parents at night. Effective advertising, if I've ever seen it.

Steve

Edited by NegativeCambre, 20 August 2008 - 11:20 PM.

[thewalkindude666]

from the picture it looks as if the led's light up red just like the types in tv remote controls but thoses ones are very dim so i hope the ones on the nvg will be the same way. also if it is too bright you can also get a infrared flashlight for around $100 from a sporting goods store and use that to light up the nvg.

[DarkLite]

Not sure if these'd be bb safe.

[thewalkindude666]

from the pictures on amazon it looks as though the two side viewfinders are flat so you could slap some plexiglass or something over them and for the large viewfinder it seems a bit recessed so you could place a piece of plexiglass in there too if being bb safe is a concern.

[Victory]

There's another thread about these in the Gear section, FYI.

Again, these'd be kinda' cool...don't know if I'd drop dolla's on them, though.

-Vic

[Crimson]

QFT!!

whats that ?

[Weirdguy]

whats that ?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=QFT

QFT:
QUOTED FOR TRUTH

Used on internet forums when quoting someone with similar views as yours.

[Victory]

I've also heard it used in place of "Quite *fruitcage* True"...

Anyhoo, that's not the matter, here.

Back to 1337 Nightvision.

-Vic

[babuka]

I know its kinda goofy looking and will probably break if it gets hit but it sure beats the crude out of buying a 300 dollar gen 1 nvg. i'll put a review if you guys want when i get them because i ordered it.

This is a toy for kids, to see in dark corridor
Yes, kind of night vision, similar to a flashlight, but this one - just red flashlight, nothing else.
You can get a box of this NV devices from Toysrus.co.uk

[Pariah_WP]

+ Very inexpensive
+ Lightweight
+ Colored feedback as opposed to some other cheapo NVGs that use black+light (eye strain)
+ From the few that have mentioned it they say it feels quite durable (Feels? Feels or IS...not sure there)

- Not passive (IR LED beams from your face...your tender tender face)
- Fugly as sin...sin with a bloated donkey even
- Not a helmet friendly setup
- 50ft operational limit is actually pretty low
- Some people have stated that they have trouble with them shifting on smaller heads
- Some people have reported that if you have a larger melon this is not for you (So both big heads and real small heads have issues? Does this only work for Goldylocks?)

Edited by Pariah_WP, 21 August 2008 - 01:22 AM.

[Victory]

We need a proper review...ASAP.

Quick, to the Batmobile!

-Vic

[renegadecow]

buying a 300 dollar gen 1 nvg

I don't think anyone in his right mind would pay 300 for a gen1 device. The cheapest I know is by Bushnell and costs something like 69.99, but image quality is poor at best. Not to mention a suckier than suck IR illuminator.

edit:
I didn't realize the potential this has for a Splinter Cell cosplay.

Edited by renegadecow, 21 August 2008 - 02:31 AM.

[Munitions Man]

I was hoping for more splinter cell looking ones but if it really does work then I may get a pair.

[Supernaut]

Since milspec Gen1 is almost unusable I'd wager these are utter ######. Don't be a cheapo, dole out the cash for proper milspec Gen2+ or Gen3, you'll be glad you did.

EDIT: What's with the censorship, are we in China?

Edited by Supernaut, 21 August 2008 - 06:18 AM.