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Originally Posted by BenG
actually it is correct information, zims info is also correct but not in context
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I really respect Zim's and Steve's input. While we can always find points to disagree on and target opinions of others, they tend to get most of the info correct - at that point we are just discussing either minor details or semantics. The meat and potatoes is there and that is what count, and the extra discussion adds to it and provides context.
Some of your advice is spot on and tends to come from numerous sources on the internet... But some of it doesn't, and it's stuff like this that concerns me.
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Originally Posted by BenG
-omni I, II, III tubes are hard if not impossible to find and are not worth your time and money if you manage to find one, modern day gen 2 is superior in almost every aspect (except photosensitivity)
-omni VII tubes may also be referred to as "pinnical" or "filmless"
-omni VIII tubes may be referred to as filmless or pinnical and are often incorrectly reffered to as "gen 4"
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Not only is the information for the OMNI VII / VIII just flat out incorrect, the first line is what concerns me most. Yeah OMNI 1 and 2 are not great, but you've lumped OMNI 3 in there. Those tubes are actually alright. I've used them, I've killed dudes in Airsoft with them. They are alright. They can be quite functional.
Yet you've just said they are not worth their time and money, and instead to buy "modern gen 2" since it's better in almost every aspect... Except it's actual sensitivity...? Well, hold on, which is it? I personally prefer a noisier tube that is more sensitive in lower light - but I know other people have a different opinion. For me I'd rather see
something than a really crisp, black circle because my tube isn't sensitive enough to get a picture. But this is my opinion and others can argue. It's great and informative to those reading.
And I can tell you
for a fact "modern gen 2" - you know, like the stuff you buy commercially from any number of retailers - will actually under perform compared to an OMNI 3 tube and is priced significantly higher to boot.
Your advice is now in the realm of being dangerous, as you are advising people to spend more money on what could be significantly less performance. The good Gen 2 that is dope and performs on par with Gen 3? You have to know where to get it, know where to buy it, and be ready for it costing a bunch of money, cause it's definitely not in the realm of OMNI 3 hand me downs.
I think people are coming in and trying to provide advice. There is absolutely 0 reason to get defensive over it. You wrote this guide to help people, and what everyone is doing by adding to this thread is also trying to help people. It's a collaborative effort. Everyone is free to contribute, thus why it's called a discussion forum and why you posted it on one. It all provides information to potential buyers which is the
entire point of making a buyers guide.
Unless of course you wrote this guide just to sound smart, and even then Zim's comments about the writing & grammar are still accurate.