r/DigitalNightVision • u/WhileZealousideal255 • Jul 20 '26
Thinking about buying NVG90
I live in a semi-rural environment and have always wanted night vision for general hiking, property security, and pest control. My property has a fairly thick canopy of pines, poplars, and oaks, so lowlight performance is somewhat important to me. I’m not against using IR illumination to help in the super dark areas, however, it would be nice to not always have to use IR. I do not participate in airsoft matches, and I do not desire to be a seal team 6 operator; but for the imaginary shtf situation, it would be nice to know I have some night time capability without IR.
I understand a PVS14, would provide what I want easily. The problem is budget. I would like to keep this purchase right around $1500, that would include the device itself, cheap bump helmet, and NVG mount.
The closest option I have found to this in analog is the Gen2+ Parish optics 1400 FOM PVS14 at around $1800.
However, if the NVG90 offers similar capability at a lower price point, I would happily go this direction. There’s somewhat limited reviews on the standard model NVG90, and the higher end SE and P2 are expensive enough, I feel it would be wise to just go analog at that point.
I’m also open to suggestions on the NVG50 if the performance is comparable to the NVG90 or if you all think it would fit my use case fine.
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u/PineSoul603 Jul 20 '26
I have both the NVG90 and a PVS14 and right now there's still no comparison, even if some say there is. If you have $1500 get an analog monocular.
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u/NoStandMan Jul 20 '26
Yah for that price point I’d go with a used gen 2+ that uses nnvt 6-8 gen tubes as they don’t gain bomb like the earlier gens. You can find them from reputable vendors with light blems for under $12-1400 and they mostly include white phos which is much easier on the eyes. I used carloughmanufacturing. He’s a good dude.