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Best Scope Under US$1000
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Martin72:
So we got Rigol, Siglent, Micsig, GW Instek, Owon, Hantek, Fnirsi and the cheapos from R&S and Keysight.
IMHO:
They should come as they are, so no additional options - what do you get for the money basically.
Then 4-Channels models.
No usb scopes, stand alone models only.
And then the "best" model of every brand up to max 1000 bucks.
Apart from that, in my opinion there are three "magic barriers" under the users(their requests in the forum) here.
Mostly best up to 500, more up to 1000, less up to 1500 and rarely above.
tautech:

--- Quote from: BillyO on September 16, 2022, 03:18:35 pm ---I find that 4 channels is a must so something like the Siglent SDS1204X-E would be my vote.

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Must certainly if you need 4 analogue channels to trace logic paths or such but for decoding no, if you have a Clk Timeout feature you can certainly decode 3 wire busses with a 2ch DSO.
thm_w:
These days 4 channels is the minimum I would recommend for someone getting started, the cost difference is just so small.
Decoding i2c buses can be done easily on a $8 logic analyzer, so that is not a redeeming ability IMO.

Anyway, as for the question, I can't see how a hacked MSO5074 would lose based purely on numbers. Real world use, depends on use case.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: thm_w on September 16, 2022, 09:51:12 pm ---Anyway, as for the question, I can't see how a hacked MSO5074 would lose based purely on numbers. Real world use, depends on use case.

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That is the problem. Lots of features in the lower cost scopes only exist on paper or are implemented in a clumsy way. IOW: In the real world the difference in useability is huge. Sometimes less is more but that is nearly impossible to catch in a datasheet. One of my customers has a Tektronix TBS2000A and even though this is a bare bones DSO (no decoding or anything fancy) it is a joy to use compared to the cheap Rigol they also have.
Martin72:
Or a good old Waverunner from the early 2000s.
As the MSO5000 from rigol came up (and I´ve bought it), they talk about the benefit of having a 5 in 1 instrument - And I was thinking, would it be not better to have one in one...
And doesn´t make it anyone suspicious that the actual expensive scopes do not have all the fancy stuff ?
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