Reviews & Ratings for Pulsar Quantum HD19A 30Hz 640x480 Thermal Imaging Monocular w/ 2x Digital Zoom — 12 reviews — Page 1

I recently purchased the Pulsar Quantum HD19A 1-2X for glassing fields at night when I pig hunt. I was a little worried that I would not be able to see and ID targets with it since it has such a small objective however, I was shocked at how well I could see pigs, deer, and coyotes out to 300 yards and could make them out. I had used other thermals in the past both in civilian and military application and always liked them for making positive ID of my targets. I would suggest this light compact unit to anyone who is getting into night hunting where a lot of walking is required. I have used it in the last week in heavy fog and could still make out my targets. Battery life is good and I like the idea of AA batteries over the internal battery in some of the other models offered. AA batteries are not expensive and I can load the extra holder drop it in my pocket and hunt all night on 8 batteries. I will be buying more Pulsar products in the very near future.

For what you get this is the best thermal monocular money can buy. I only give it 4 stars because it is only 2x zoom. this is an "entry level monocular", but compared to the Flir it is clearer and less money.

I'm very impressed by this product for coyote hunting. I use it to scan for targets and ID with my nightvision scope. Only complaint is it eats batteries like I eat Chips Ahoy cookies! Animals cannot be ID'ed using this device unless rather close but heat signatures can be seen on coyote at approx 600 yards!

This is a great thermal imager. It has a good feature set for the price, including manual contrast and brightness controls. The images it produces are super. It would definitely recommend this thermal imager to anyone looking to get into thermal imagining.

I was very happy to see that I could locate hogs way farther than this was rated for. The clarity was better than I expected. The only thing I would change is to have a neck strap added to make it more convenient to switch to my rifle.

Works just as well in day as it does at night.

Great entry to the Thermal optics!

A nice little thermal viewer. The ergonomics are well done. It comes with a nice pouch and a spare battery holder (which is good since it's a unique removable style). The only things I don't like are the narrow 20 degree field of view and the screen leaving a lot of black space in the eyepiece. An eyepiece that seals around the eye a little better would be nice. I have another thermal viewer that has a 36 degree field of view that seems much more natural. Outside, 20 degrees would not be too bad, but inside, there is no peripheral vision. The screen looks like you are viewing a 2x3 inch screen 3-4 inches in front of your eye, rather than filling the field of view (admittedly, with the narrow field, you wouldn't want it to fill your eye's field of view). Like all thermal devices, there is a warm-up and calibrations. Scanning (more necessary with the narrow field of view) freezes when it re-calibrates, but you can change when it does that. For those not familiar with thermal, it can be used day or night, but is best when the surroundings are a significantly different temperature than the target. Obviously, it's more fantastic to be able to see at night.

I bought this thing in order to find critters on the hunting lease. I have had a major problem with Coons, but sitting in your stand waiting for coons to show up, just to shoot them was starting to be a waste of time. Sometimes they'd come in, sometimes they wouldn't. So I bought this thing. WOW !!!! Forget waiting for critters to show up now....you take the war to the critters. I can spot coons 50 feet up in heavily thick trees at 80 yards. Things you would NEVER be able to see in the daytime, now I can see at midnight. You can see coons and squirrels INSIDE the tree in their burrows.

You can spot hummingbird sized birds, laying in their nests, at 70 yards. I decided to do some rabbit hunting......it was so easy, I gave up. It just wasn't any fun anymore. When you can spot a bunny at 200 yards, walk right up to him and shoot him, it just lost the appeal to me. Same with a few of my buddies who I let use it. After the first 3-4 bunnies....you just sort of lose interest because of just how easy they are to spot.

Most incredible thing I've ever used in the field. You will be amazed at whats really out there in the woods next to you, that you'd never know was there without this device.

I debated between this unit and flir but decided to try pulsar, I'm very glad I did. This unit for that price is incredible I live close to the Rocky's and in pitch black night I could see them with detail at 15 miles away! I'm very happy with my decision.

So many thermal devices out there, from a couple grand to super-costly. The Pulsars had good reviews everywhere, so I thought "well, if it stinks, I can return it". Wow - was I surprised! Seriously, this thing totally ROCKS! Great price, fast shipping, and it is definitely worth (more than) the money!