Photonis does not use "better parts selection" in its 4g vs. echo line tubes. This is incorrect. All photonis tubes are made with the exact same components. It falls out simply when certain check mark criteria isnt met.

@PhotonisDefenseInc.

10 ай бұрын

Viewer @PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc is correct. With that said, we can adjust tubes during manufacture to result in an ECHO tube vice a 4G (4g+, we don't use the plus designation in the US). The reason we may purposely make ECHO tubes is to meet export (ITAR) restrictions (from the US), however, generally speaking ECHO's are from the 4G line that don't meet a certain performance benchmark for 4G.

Ok, from what I'm seeing, at least for a pre-first time monocular buyer, the the 4G is only slightly sharper, but to me (not knowing any better) it's not $3500 better. Thank you for the comparison.

Finally someone uploads a comparison! I've noticed you guys said that the usual Photonis Echo Plus tubes don't have such good specs, what are the average specs that I should expect? I'm contemplating between choosing the Echo Plus and the 4G+, but the latter is much more expensive so it's a problem.

@opfornightsolutionscorp

Жыл бұрын

It's less to do with specs, these specs are right around average for ECHO+. It is more to do with overall image quality, contract, screen quality, etc. There are many tangible differences that affect performance but are not reflected on a spec sheet.

@DjAlonDevil

Жыл бұрын

@@opfornightsolutionscorp Okay, I read the article on the website and I got my conclusion from there...

Wait how did you see in real color through an IIT?

@PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc

Жыл бұрын

They used a Hoffman test machine.

@revvyishonisd5027

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc Oh is that one of those things that filters light from the front and then again out the back of the device in some sort of black magic that turns it back into color again? Lol

@PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc

Жыл бұрын

LOL, Your snarky sarcasm made me chuckle. You reminded me of me, when years ago i was feeling unfulfilled and miserable. There is hope, dont despair. So, Thing is, your just ill-informed. The only colour seen, was from the Hoffman LED light, which was a reflection on the screen. Everything thing else was white phosphor.

@revvyishonisd5027

Жыл бұрын

@@PaulMcDonagh-rv6vc lol oh yeah I have no idea what a Hoffman test machine is lol I’m genuinely curious. But I remember a number of years ago seeing a “color night vision” attachment for goggles on TNVC’s website that did some type of light refracting around your goggles to make them appear to be colorized. I don’t remember anything about it other than that and thought maybe this was that

@aesthetic8780

10 ай бұрын

Where do you see color?