AFLM,
For me, those were great links. For once, you have probably saved me money. That should help make up for the vast amounts spent on LED lights you suggested at Deal Extreme.

I found the resolution much better than I expected when looking at the raccoon in the Sasquatch video. But with the IR spot turned off or rendered ineffective by distance, I was disappointed. The video of the cars in the distance seemed to show much less than I would think I could see with some 7x50s -- even with eyes that are only moderately adapted to the darkness.

The image of the Orion Nebula -- while clearly showing where the nebulosity was located -- was far inferior to views I've seen through binoculars that are less than ideally suited to night viewing (like 8x42s).

For me, the usefulness of full color (natural) vision -- even at night -- along with higher detail available from binoculars (vs. NV's 500x580 pixels) makes the NV seem like a weak second choice.