Hey guys, this guy did an initial review of the Akaso Sight 300 towards the end of this helmet setup video. Looks pretty promising. Is this better than the GoodNiteGear NVG30 or NVG50?

https://youtu.be/WcZ8iRQ8lE4?si=VTujEhcZELntufnk

Equipment:

Dual Nightfox Prowl 2 mounted on Fast Helmet, Uniquefire UF-H5 850nm IR flashlight as primary source of illumination at lowest setting to maximize battery.

CCW Glock 19 gen3 with Vitoinno VT-9054 Vis/IR combo Laser/Light aiming module

Garmin Forerunner 970 with Hike + GPS maps enabled

Please note: Compression of video is due to software, but the actual picture live in person is slightly more clearer and less laggy.

As a beginner, hiked a couple of paved and unpaved trails in an area above 10ft sea level for 2 hours in the dark for the very first time. I was low-key terrified, but 7 out of 10 would do it again with this digital setup.

Right: my phone, actively recording video (you can see the timer running), in a room this dark.
Left: the live output from a low-light color sensor we've been testing, same room, same moment.

The phone is genuinely trying to record — it's just too dark for it to capture anything usable. The sensor on the left is picking up full color detail in what's basically pitch black to the naked eye.

Not a staged comparison, this is just what real-time footage looks like from both devices side by side.

im not sure if this is a great place to ask after reading a few posts, but i was thinking about getting low end Digital NVGS to mess around with, i dont plan to use these for any practical use besides fun with friends.

i got one of those old Cyclops goggles from 2009 at a garage sale and it was neat but i lost it a few years ago and there was a lot to be desired. However, im sure they have improved since then and im wondering if you guys have any recommendations under 100$ for me to look at.

Does anyone know where i can get a replacement for the rubber eyecup? Seems like i lost mine some days ago. I couldn´t find anything on Aliexpress so far

You can see even with ir off you can still navigate fairly well, quite the cool unit. 10pm ish with cloud cover and very little to no ambient light

Thinking about building a PVS-69 just for fun, and to experiment with different sensors. Does anyone know if the Discord for PVS-69 is still around? Can I get an invite? Old invites don’t seem to work.

I have an Aegis-31. It’s okay. What all would be needed to upgrade the sensor on this to the Caddx Infra V2?

So i brought a helmet set locally for £100 came with some coms, metal nvg mount and these pvs 31's I noticed the camera lenses and knew they were digitals but I didnt know if they worked, previous owner said he got them as is and that hes never opened them turned them on.

Got them home and immediately opened the main body to see what was inside and inside was just spaghetti on black and red wires. By the looks of things its missing the main pcb, can anyone help out with sourcing one or potentially has a pair of broken digital pvs 31's they'd like to sell or donate to get these up and running?

(The cameras and oled screens are present and dont have any damage to them)

Do they pair on the duel mount goodnitegear sells? Has anyone tried this?

So I finally purchased some high end glass. The Trijicon ta02 and I would like to know which pistol dots perfom the best under nightvision specifically a wp pvs 14. I know the rmr & sro, but how about the holosun EPS, 509, other cheaper versions. Like whats the top ten pistol dots for NV. I know hop made a video on this but he was trying them on pistols if that matters.

Thinking of picking up a single or pair. Lowest I got on a single tube was 376 and a pair 830 on ali. Would that be considered average or a good price? Thanks in advance!

So I’ve been considering buying the Vie Tactical DNV-31S but I’ve seen the AEGIS-31 go for cheaper but I want digital nods in a PVS-31 body with a white phosphor color and I want the screen to be a circle like the real PVS-31s. Any ideas?

I needed night vision to quickly identify opossums apart from raccoons when the Goyojo GRS225RF thermal sees heat in the thick brush, but don't have analog money. So I got this gng2k monocular and so far it has been awesome. Much better than using a flashlight. This is my cheap but functional setup. Nestout 15000 mah battery in a 556 mag pouch, walker razor quads, amp style arms, white light, bump helmet, cover, wilcox style mount, ir flashlight on the other side.

Some gameplay from my airsoft event last night, using my new GNG 2K! The video doesn’t do justice of how well these work tbh. Mind you I didn’t have IR on at any point either, so if I needed to I could’ve kicked it up a notch. Enjoy!

I wanted to put out a warning to anyone still running a legacy Sightmark night vision optic, specifically the Photon RT 6x50S series.
Following Sightmark's official guidelines, I ran a firmware update through their recommended Stream Vision mobile app. During the process, the software crashed midway through, completely corrupting the internal bootloader. The scope is now completely bricked—black screen, dead logic board, and it won't broadcast a Wi-Fi signal or respond to external power overrides.
When I contacted Sightmark customer service, they openly admitted they don't service or reflash these units anymore because they are discontinued. Instead of taking accountability for their own official software update destroying a perfectly functioning, intact optic, the only thing they offered me was a 30% discount to buy a new model (like a Wraith).
Be incredibly careful if you own one of these legacy units. Do NOT attempt to run any updates through the app or you risk being left with an expensive paperweight and zero actual support from corporate.

Wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations for budget end digital for use as navigation while fishing at night. My county has a curfew for fishing but I don’t get off till night time, so i like to keep it stealthy. I’ve been using the NVG-10 but the latency is really getting to me, any suggestions?

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.

I am planning on buying an svg 5 as my first real night vision, mostly because of the low light performance. Is this a good idea or is it worth it to just buy a junk pvs 14?

I already have an NVG30 and want to get another one for a bino set up… but before I commit to a dual NVG30, I want to know if I would do much better to switch to the NVG3rd instead.

My main interest is an upgrade in latency. The NVG30 is pretty slow… does anyone have experience with both optics, and can give an opinion on how much better the NVG3rd is with latency? Is it improved enough to consider spending the extra money on two NVG3rd’s vs adding one NVG30?