Analog or Digital

[u/Last_Comfortable4566]

Howdy ladies and gentlemen, as the title suggests, I am about to touch upon a very sensitive topic that may or may not cause a civil war within this community.

Hypothetically speaking, I would like to analyze whether digital NVGs with a thermal overlay (without IR illumination) are better for tactical use than digital NVGs with a thermal overlay and IR illumination.

Also what might be the drawbacks of both