Please help choosing which FPV system

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I'm a RC tank hobbyist.  

I need help choosing which FPV capable of going around my neighborhood block about 1/4 mile range.  Of course, there are a lot of obstacles such as houses, bushes, trees, cars, ect.

Which one of these would be sufficient without spending more than I need to?

1. 900MHZ 200mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC 
$55.02

2. 900MHZ 800mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC 
$77.23

3. 900MHZ 1500mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC
$105.50

Thank you for your input!

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alphaomega Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 679896 Newbie Joined: 13/Nov/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Please help choosing which FPV system Posted: 09/May/2011 at 2:18pm
	I'm a RC tank hobbyist. I need help choosing which FPV capable of going around my neighborhood block about 1/4 mile range. Of course, there are a lot of obstacles such as houses, bushes, trees, cars, ect. Which one of these would be sufficient without spending more than I need to? 1. 900MHZ 200mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC $55.02 2. 900MHZ 800mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC $77.23 3. 900MHZ 1500mW Tx/Rx & 1/3-inch CCD Camera NTSC $105.50 Thank you for your input!

swordfish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (BE) USERID: 188394 Newbie Joined: 14/May/2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Quote Reply Posted: 21/May/2011 at 8:01pm
	1500 mW if allowed in your country the best of 3 (the most power) 900MHZ 1500mW

rcmodelreviews. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum (NZ) USERID: 4042 HobbyKing aficionado Joined: 06/Mar/2009 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1978	Quote Reply Posted: 22/May/2011 at 12:36pm
	There are reviews on the RCModelReviews website and YouTube channel which provide some of the info you may find handy.
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bosunflite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 11076 Bargain Addict! Joined: 15/Mar/2009 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Quote Reply Posted: 29/May/2011 at 2:02am
	Coild you please give pros and cons of PAL and NTSL systems, is it just that one system is not compatible wih our countries' TV sets? Regards Grahame

rcmodelreviews. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum (NZ) USERID: 4042 HobbyKing aficionado Joined: 06/Mar/2009 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1978	Quote Reply Posted: 29/May/2011 at 4:14am
	Choose whatever is the standard system in your region -- ie: PAL in the UK/Australiasia, NTSC in USA. From a technical perspective, PAL is superior to NTSC -- providing less color distortion and slightly higher vertical resolution. When switching between NTSC and PAL using the same (900mW) video system, PAL was clearly superior in terms of the picture quality at the fringes of reception. If you want to record the signal from your onboard video system then you will have to use whatever format is compatible with your video recording equipment.
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bosunflite Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 11076 Bargain Addict! Joined: 15/Mar/2009 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 41	Quote Reply Posted: 30/May/2011 at 3:52am
	Thanx for info,Im building a Quad,HK platform and power system,Foxtech board and nav system,but looking for HD camera,Magnus is getting excellent results from GOPRO which is pricey and heavy,prefer to keep with HK but what are your thoughts? Cheers Grahame

rcmodelreviews. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Platinum (NZ) USERID: 4042 HobbyKing aficionado Joined: 06/Mar/2009 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1978	Quote Reply Posted: 30/May/2011 at 6:03am
	There are lots of HD cameras on the market but most are either not cheap or an awkward shape for RC model use. I use one of the HD keychain cameras and although it's excellent value ($40 for a 720p camera), HK don't sell them and they're still not as good as the GoProHD. You need to define more accurately what you're looking for in a camera: Video out so it can be used as your FPV wireless camera? Small and light? Price? Toughness?
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