DeltaVictor75 in NC from United States, NC Public Profile

I use two monoculars set up with a dual bridge and find them very capable under moonless nights, capable of IDing targets out to 50 yards with no ambient light. Under ideal conditions, you can easily ID anything at 200+ yards. I see very little difference in image quality between SD and IM units. I accidentally bought the different units. The only downside to using them as a pair is the weight. The pair bridged, weighs twice as much as a PVS15. These are best utilized as a monocular if you'd like to save weight.

The capability of this unit is only limited to the size of the screen. I have been able to detect livestock in my open pastures at distances exceeding one hundred seventy five yards. You will also be able to detect the heat signature if an animal has been resting or stationary in a location for a period of time. Overall, it works great, I do wish the screen were a little larger, but if the display were any bigger, it would also give off quite a bit of visible light as well.

I recently upgraded from an Armasight Gen 1 unit, so my civilian experience was limited to that unit. I did have experience with Gen 3 units in the Army and will say that this unit is not far off. I have 9 dogs of varying sizes, live on 60 acres of heavily wooded land with overgrown pastures interspersed and am able to identify my dogs from as far out as 100 yards on moonless nights without the aid of any additional IR ilum; meaning even my smallest dog at 30 lbs, or roughly the size of a coyote or hog in open fields with heavily wooded areas as a backdrop. Mounted on a helmet and using IR illum at close distances(50-60 yds), this unit functions as good as any Gen 3 I've used. I haven't had the opportunity to run these on a night with a full moon, but will assume that it will can only function better, considering the conditions i first tested it in. The display is free of any grainy images and didn't experience any significant "fish-eye" effect either at close distances (50 yes and closer). Keep in mind the only things that separate the NYX-7 from PVS-7s is the size of the unit, (its about 3/4 the size of a PVS-7, which means it's also lighter) and waterproofing, (the NYX-7 is weatherproof, but not waterproof). Unless, you plan on getting really wet, save yourself the $6-700 and get this unit.
The only draw back I have experienced is not with the unit itself, but with Armasight's descriptions of transfer arms so you can properly mount this on a Rhino mount. On the website t