Which Borescope should I buy?

[Speed Merchant]

I need to buy a borescope. There are a ton of them on on Amazon. Anyone have any experience or suggestions on which one to buy?

Thanks

Curt

[Rwsavory]

I bought a Teslong from Amazon about a year ago. It has a very long probe so it can be used for more than just cylinders. The screen is bright and clear. I would buy it again.

[Marc_B]

I think Mike Busch was recommending the Vividia Ablescope when I got mine. Easy to use. Good resolution and great pics. I was able to get better pictures than they gave me on my PPI. I got the bundle with a WiFi box that powers the scope and links to my phone. Super easy to use. 

[Joe Linnebur]

I’ve got a Teslong as well. I too would recommend it. 

[EricJ]

28 minutes ago, Speed Merchant said:

I need to buy a borescope. There are a ton of them on on Amazon. Anyone have any experience or suggestions on which one to buy?

Thanks

Curt

What are you going to be using it for?

There are tons of options these days.   Vividia makes a bunch of different ones, and the one with the rigid rod is good for doing cylinder inspections.    This one:

https://www.amazon.com/Vividia-Ablescope-VA-400-Borescope-Articulating/dp/B00GY7C9ZW

They also make a semi-rigid/flexible that is good for other tasks, including exhaust inspection, etc.

I have the Vividia rigid and flexible scopes and use both of them.   I also have this one, which has been handy when I really needed to maneuver the camera a lot:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B28HRSBP

There are a bunch of variations of that type, some include better articulation or other features.   I also have a bunch of the various inexpensive "endoscope" models that you can get on Amazon for around $20:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PBF6DX5

They're handy for just snaking into oddball places if you don't want to risk one of your more expensive scopes.

You can start on Amazon by just searching on Vividia and you'll get the usual preferred aviation Ablescope VA-400/etc. models as well as a bunch of other stuff.   The good news is they're no longer super expensive and the new ones are much better resolution than even a few years ago.

[201Mooniac]

I listened to Mike Busch and went with the Vividia Ablescope VA-400.  It is very easy to use and produces good pictures even when I completely mess things up.

[Fly Boomer]

1 hour ago, Speed Merchant said:

I need to buy a borescope. There are a ton of them on on Amazon. Anyone have any experience or suggestions on which one to buy?

Thanks

Curt

If you subscribe to Savvy's valve service (not sure of the name) now or think you might, the Vividia scope shown in this video is about the only way to get the required pics.  I have both the Vividia and a $20 endoscope, and there is no way to get the required pics with an endoscope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RioHhoFzLa4

Do what @Marc_B suggested, and get the Wi-Fi box too.

[MikeOH]

I've been very happy with my Vividia VA-400 Ablescope.  Make sure you buy direct so you get the latest version; some resellers are offering older, lower resolution, models.

[Speed Merchant]

Thanks I appreciate your text. I bought one tonight. Hope this gets me to the bottom of my issue.

[Speed Merchant]

4 hours ago, Fly Boomer said:

If you subscribe to Savvy's valve service (not sure of the name) now or think you might, the Vividia scope shown in this video is about the only way to get the required pics.  I have both the Vividia and a $20 endoscope, and there is no way to get the required pics with an endoscope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RioHhoFzLa4

Do what @Marc_B suggested, and get the Wi-Fi box too.

I bought the Vividia tonight. I have not heard about  Savvy's valve service. I will check it out, thanks for your text. 

[Speed Merchant]

4 hours ago, 201Mooniac said:

I listened to Mike Busch and went with the Vividia Ablescope VA-400.  It is very easy to use and produces good pictures even when I completely mess things up.

I bought one tonight . Thanks for your text.

[Speed Merchant]

6 hours ago, Rwsavory said:

I bought a Teslong from Amazon about a year ago. It has a very long probe so it can be used for more than just cylinders. The screen is bright and clear. I would buy it again.

Thanks I appreciate your post.