16:10 Will the HaasoScope 4CH 60MHz 200MS/s change Dave's mind on USB oscilloscopes:
My two cents on Mailbag Monday:
I do like to see a regular mailbag segment return more often. I have traditionally found them interesting to see what goodies you've been sent. I don't mind if they are shorter or a longer 30-45 minutes or even an hour per video.
What I have found, though, is that over time you have tended to increasingly go into far more depth on each item, on average. For this episode, for example, rather than go on for more than 15 minutes about the screwdriver, I would prefer to have seen you open more mailbag items and save more in-depth teardowns or first looks / reviews for a separate video. For this episode, you could easily have opened three or four packages and explored what was inside in the time it took you to go on for 15 minutes about the silly screwdriver.
My preference would be for items that take are going to take more than about 5 minutes to be split into a separate video. You could easily combine several teardowns or more in depth looks if they aren't extensive enough to warrant a separate video.
For a mailbag episode the length of today's video I don't see why you couldn't have opened more like 10 items. I think the screwdriver tryout should be its own video. Ditto for the tangent about the crazy schematic of the Hassoscope and trying it out. Why are you going into all the detail of setting up the unit and testing it out, looking at the project itself and the schematic during a mailbag episode? i would think that deserves a separate video for several reasons. For example, I think separate videos would make them easier to refer to later and doesn't clog up the mailbag episode and may be of interest to people who didn't watch that particular mailbag episode.
I have a feeling that many people end up fast forwarding some of those things and even though they might be interested in some of the more in-depth stuff, may never go back and watch some of those bits. I know I have done that. A separate video would make it much easier to pick and choose those things to go back and watch in more depth when you're interested in a certain item rather than having to go back and find the mailbag episode.
I would think a typical mailbag item should be 3-5 minutes per item. If a "two minute teardown" isn't appropriate, save the teardown for another video and get on with more of everyone's favorite segment, MAILBAG!
I actually like the Mailbag for the tangents. I've learnt so much through the variety offered and Dave pointing out various things. Just opening the packages is of little interest to me.
Ahh, but that's not what I'm saying. I like the tangents too, but I think they should more often be in a Tuesday Teardown video or videos. 15-30 minutes for each mailbag item seems more like something that should have its own video or a segment of a video like "Let's try screwdrivers!" or "Schematic Shortcomings" or "Project Pitfalls" or whatever, where a few items should be grouped logically or have their own separate video, like one on the various aspects of the Hassoscope project.
Yes, yes, I know... I should hush up or start my own channel.
I would think a typical mailbag item should be 3-5 minutes per item. If a "two minute teardown" isn't appropriate, save the teardown for another video and get on with more of everyone's favorite segment, MAILBAG!
Right 100%. This was product review, not mailbag video. Good idea to limit 5 minutes per item max (with countdown timer)
Most likely poll is needed so we don't have to waste internet ink by typing "yes I agree" forum posts.
A poll should be fine, but people should remember that the EEVblog isn't a democracy.
Right. It's capitalism Anyway manufacturer shall get feedback from potential customers about desired qualities of product. So everything is fine
If Dave went for the popular vote, he'd be running The King of Random's channel by now.
The format of this mailbag video is just fine for me. Yes, it ended up like a review of the screwdriver, but what's wrong with that?
If that were my "scope", I would want to kill you. Poor guy. Surely there are many good things that can be said about it. But no. Not a single one!
16:10 Will the HaasoScope 4CH 60MHz 200MS/s change Dave's mind on USB oscilloscopes
If that were my "scope", I would want to kill you. Poor guy. Surely there are many good things that can be said about it. But no. Not a single one!
If that scope guy is smart, he should take this review as the raw, non sugar-coated, unadulterated truth, and fix the issues.
He shouldn't have expected reassurance and back patting from Dave. That's where the girlfriend of the wife comes in
That's where the girlfriend of the wife comes in