it says in the product's info: *"Proprietary iGEN technology is the future of night vision; surpasses Gen 2 and Gen 3 *Light amplification adjustable from 300x to 10,000x" i'm sure it surpases gen 1 but that's not saying much. can anybody who used gen...
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I haven't used the Gen 2 or Gen 3 products, but did a lot of research before buying the Night Owl iGEN 20/20, so was still frankly a little worried about what I was getting for the money. After opening it up and trying it out I have to say I was blown away with it I was so impressed. I love it! The range is good out to 80 to 100 yards and probably a lot further but at only 3 power magnification you are limited anyway. I use it in thick trees and brush and interference is not a problem. Everything is still quite clear. The whole area lights up so much you have to decrease gain. The infrared is excellent and automatic but can quickly be turned off and is not really needed except in near to total darkness. All button switches and adjustments are easy to use and it comes with an excellent user manual and nice carrying case. It's a great product!
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I am using the Xpand x102 glasses and they work great without an IR emitter. I also have the Nvidia setup with IR emitter and the results are indistinguishable. I have also found the Viewsonic glasses which appear to be the same build and look of the x102 glasses for $89.00 at Amazon. Should be here in a couple of days. I'll let you know.Contact me for any info that I may be able to help you. auskmd@yahoo.com
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Hi Night vision is great. I had sensors issues with the first one I lost sound and grid lines after one month.Amazone replaced it no charge .Have this one for 3 months and it's perfect.
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Beware if you are purchasing this for the night vision. I did a little research and in the picture of the product at amazon it has a button with nv on it, for night vision. It is the wrong picture they are showing a Holographic Hybrid Sight I™ EXPS3-4 with G33.STS Magnifier which does have night vision, the Eotech HHS ll (EXPS2-2 with G33 3x Magnifier) does not.
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I just bought and returned mine. I got a 350 dollar ticket here in the US with it operating! I wouldn't trust this "new" model ANYWHERE. People may lie the new look or fancy lights, but until you have actually SEEN it protect you, or fail, it is all speculation. It failed.
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Jerry, I'm not entirely sure? I don't think you can really go wrong with the Philips 9006 X-treme Power though and I highly recommend them. My night vision is horrid and these definitely help tremendously with my night visibility. You could easily go with the cheaper of the two and still get great bulbs in my opinion.
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They're no longer being made so some 3rd party sellers are presumably trying to sell them as collectibles? Or they're just trying to rip people off. For $300+ you can get vastly superior night vision products. This one was pretty cool for $80 but I hope too many people are getting tricked by unscrupulous sellers. Incidentally, this IS basically the same technology that goes into the $300 IR night vision units, but the legitimately more expensive ones have vastly superior optics and more powerful IR projectors.
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I have not used it at night but it works well at dusk. Cant beat it for the price. You want something that works at night go gen 3 night vision or thermal, but $$$
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I'd pass on this unit, mine works quite well however my brother in law bought one as well as a neighbor & both of them are soo poor you honestly can't make out anything, just general shapes. However on a daytime scope, an ATN or equiv. Gen. 2 monocule works quite nicely, the problem is by the time you add the scope swing arm & Ir light you right at the price of a PS22 which is far & beyond any duel purpose monocule. If a Gen. 2 is out your budget, I'd consider a high focus spot LED gun mount with a pressure switch, it's on&off instantly. You can train & make your shot in less than 3-4 secs. Just some options....
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I ran into the same problem as far as the generation question. I also bought mine in 2013. To answer your question; I don't know. I took a leap of faith and it worked out for me. I watched a YouTube video and jumped in. Wear safety goggles. The LCD is very brittle and is extremely hard to remove, use a hair dryer to loosen it up. It works like new. FYI It took about 30 days to get here.
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I have the same unit and the night vision is simply worthless. I RMA'ed my unit with Motorola, thinking it was defective, and the replacement I received equally sucked.
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I don't know about other people. my Crystal Vision Ultra work perfectly fine with low and high beam. super bright compare to the original factory light.Dan Trinh
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Alien Bees are far the best lights in their category. Apparently it annoys Elinchrom users ( see above )who paid much more for their lights, which in many aspects are inferior to Alien Bees. I originally used Alien Bees than moved to different lights, that to different ones again. But ABs spoil their users, You would have to move way far in the price in order to get the same level of satisfaction. The lights in the price range and even more expensive look and feel and work much worse. The Elinchrom DLites, even their BX series feel so cheap in comparison, and they do break often. Recycle time is longer, flash duration is way longer and you pay premium for this. Oh by the way Elinchrom DLites show the color shift too. Most lights tend to show more warm colors when powering down. How much is the color shift of ABs ? If you measure the color at 1/2 of the power than at the full power it would be about 150K colder and at 1/16 about 200K warmer. What is 200K ? For your information a human eye cannot distinguish 200K difference when looking at one photo then another. So do not be fooled by Elinchrom fans. Check eBay. Used Alien Bees go as much as 90% of their full price, no other brand including Elinchroms can brag by that. Thousand of users cannot be wrong.
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It is compatible with night vision hardware. Either sight (NV or not) should be functional at night, in that the reticle is visible to the naked eye at night. There are brightness settings to help with certain lighting environments.
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Close to a mirror image for day. By night the IR really is not effective. My brake & backup lights help augment a little for darkness. The IR Blasters that come on the unit just create optical distortion. Good unit for the price I guess, I've seen better ones go for $150 and upwards. Good luck.
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It has good range, easily out to 100 yds or more. On Gen 1 night optics you won't find good ones with high powers so you're limited to the range by the fact that low power doesn't increase view target sizes much. Otherwise, you can't beat this one, I love it for the price.
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Affirmative, I confirmed this by checking it out with a Bushnell Gen 01 NV Monocular. You can clearly see the Red Dot illuminated with andwithout the IR illuminator switched on. Take into account that this is through observation only. I have not tried to test the accuracy or determinePoint Of Impact in a night time scenario. I'm sure that a Gen 3 or Better N.O.D. would have better results than a Gen 01 tube device.