Night Vision Guide TB 630 LRF Clip on vs Athlon Cronus 35CL-640

[Waddles0931]

Good afternoon fellas! I've been eyeballing the Guide TB630 LRF and Athlon Cronus 35CL-640 for Coyote hunting and shooting heat treated steel for night shoots. Just by looking at them I can tell they are both very similarly manufactured but the specs vary a bit. It looks like the Guide TB630 has a 1920x1080 pixel display while the Athlon Cronus has a 1280x960 resolution. Now with the sensor resolution being equal (640x512 @ 12 microns) am I right in assuming that the 1920x1080 screen will be a lot better when optically zooming in? I'm still fairly new to thermal, I have a BAE UTM that I love and works great but I want to buy another clip on. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

[smarcus]

Also interested in hearing about screen resolution from someone who was seen or used both.

 

[Waddles0931]

I'm hoping someone might have an answer lol

 

[5RWill]

Guide is the OEM for Athlon. Only difference seems to be screen resolution. If you google for the TB630LRF it can be had for like $2000 right now.

 

[Waddles0931]

They both appear to be decent options, I just wonder would the screen resolution on the Guide being 1920x1080 if it would be better in front of my Trijicon Credo 1-10 or would the Athlon with its 1280x960

 

[smarcus]

2k for that unit is just crazy cheap.

 

[cake5150]

I'm only seeing the version with no Pic rail mount for $2k at Bobleisure. If someone found the rail mount version, where at are you guys seeing them for that price? I don't need another thermal, but that would be a fantastic deal.

 

[smarcus]

I only saw the Bob Leisure one. Everywhere else is 3K which is still a deal for that kind of performance.

 

[5RWill]

Looks like they make a $180 picatinny adapter with ADM but i seriously hate the way it interfaces. Then the one they sell with the 1.5" ADM mount is attached via screws in a recess on the ADM mount which is like every other one.

 

[5RWill]

Got a good deal on the ADM integrated tb630lrf. So i'll get to see how it compares to the DNT. I expect it to be much better the DNT suffers a little in clip on mode. Looking forward to it.

 

[Waddles0931]

The DNT is a 1.5x base magnification right? So your mil holds, bdc, etc aren't gonna be correct?

 

[5RWill]

The DNT is a 1.5x base magnification right? So your mil holds, bdc, etc aren't gonna be correct?

Correct idk honestly i think if it’s collimated it’s fine. I’m running 223 so right now it’s either a 50/200yd zero or 33/300 to alleviate that issue

 

[Screach]

Got a good deal on the ADM integrated tb630lrf. So I'll get to see how it compares to the DNT. I expect it to be much better the DNT suffers a little in clip on mode. Looking forward to it.

Any update on how the TB630lrf does compared to the Hydra? I'm particularly interested to hear how it handles the higher magnifications. I'm about to pull the trigger on a TB650LRF. Crazy how affordable they are with the Mil/LE discount.

 

[5RWill]

Any update on how the TB630lrf does compared to the Hydra? I'm particularly interested to hear how it handles the higher magnifications. I'm about to pull the trigger on a TB650LRF. Crazy how affordable they are with the Mil/LE discount.

It’s considerably better than the hydra in regards to a clip on. You can easily use 6x and go as far as 8x-10x.

 

[Screach]

That’s good to hear. I’m hoping I’ll get a bit more going with the 50mm lense. My previous thermals were the Steiner Gen I’s.

I’m running a 2.5-20 and a 4-16. Does it just get too pixilated with the higher mags? I’m just hoping to be able to use the higher mags for holdovers and more precise shots. Not necessarily to ID at further ranges.

 

[TicTacTex]

It’s considerably better than the hydra in regards to a clip on. You can easily use 6x and go as far as 8x-10x.

Check out that dude in the YouTube comments bashing him….. That’s gotta be deathbeforedismount. lol

 

[5RWill]

That’s good to hear. I’m hoping I’ll get a bit more going with the 50mm lense. My previous thermals were the Steiner Gen I’s.

I’m running a 2.5-20 and a 4-16. Does it just get too pixilated with the higher mags? I’m just hoping to be able to use the higher mags for holdovers and more precise shots. Not necessarily to ID at further ranges.

I think past 6x on my Steiner H6Xi it gets a little pixelated. But useable.