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Best Digital Multimeters of 2023
joeqsmith:
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--- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 01, 2023, 07:27:11 pm ---I would have thought that you would care even less what non-sponsors like myself think, but because you have asked... I most certainly do believe you give a shit! I even believe that saying you don’t in such a manor appeals to some of the sponsors. In my case, I derive no income from anything I do on-line. There are no sponsors and no conflict of interest. That’s the difference of actually working in the industry. It affords me the luxury of being able to offer content for free.
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All my content is free, take it or leave it.
I've proven time and time again that I have the ability to rubbish even PAYING advertisers on my website and forum, let alone companies that just send me a free meter. I've been doing it for 13+ years now.
No company has ever paid me to review a product, I have turned down hundreds, maybe even thousands of paid sponsor requests to do so over the last decade. Some of these requests are up to $5000 for ONE video. I turn them ALL down.
I have a ton of stuff here given to me that I've done nothing with. I even had Tektronix send two top people over to Australia to hand deliver me the new Tek series 2 scope. Have I done a review video of it? Nope. You'd think I would have if I "gave a shit", right?
R&S send me their new MXO scope, gee, what are all these videos of mine showing bugs and lose screws in it. Why would I do that if I "gave a shit" what they thought?
My kids can't eat free multimeters.
I've found a way to make a living making Youtube videos that doesn't compromise my ability to rubish a product if I think it's crap, and I don't appreciate people who say I can't when the evidence is demonstrably says I can.
I know you've got something against me Joe, why I'm not entirely sure, but let it go.
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You asked and I provided my response, and this was what you take away from it. I've never met you. Maybe just your ego talking. I'm pretty blunt. Some people have a hard time with that. The best thing you can do is just not ask me in the first place about things your sensitive about.
Anyone contributing to your making a living, are sponsors. And I'm sure you have to find that right mixture to keep that income stream. Because my income is derived from my working in the industry, I have no sponsors. I'm not concerned with views, ads, followers. The meter testing was for myself, but I made it public.
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 02, 2023, 05:07:04 am ---I know you've got something against me Joe, why I'm not entirely sure, but let it go.
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You asked and I provided my response, and this was what you take away from it
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It's not this interaction and you know it. You've been passive-agressive againt me for years now. Jabs here and there, some subtle, some not so subtle, dozens of them over years.
It's obvious to me because I've seen this behaviour countless time before, I get it all the time.
Let it go Joe.
joeqsmith:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 02, 2023, 05:43:42 am ---
--- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 02, 2023, 05:07:04 am ---
--- Quote ---I know you've got something against me Joe, why I'm not entirely sure, but let it go.
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You asked and I provided my response, and this was what you take away from it
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It's not this interaction and you know it. You've been passive-agressive againt me for years now. Jabs here and there, some subtle, some not so subtle, dozens of them over years.
It's obvious to me because I've seen this behaviour countless time before, I get it all the time.
Let it go Joe.
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Sorry but this is really all in your head as I have nothing against you. I don't follow your social media accounts and haven't subscribed your video channel in years. As I mentioned before, we used to watch them at work after hours before heading out. You took offense to the last time I mentioned this and wanted to know why we stopped watching. I think you were upset that we found some of that early footage comical and very entertaining rather than viewing you as some master in the field.
I've suggested you ban the account if it causes you too much grief. I like using your forum to post about my electronics related hobbies and appreciate you making it available but I'm perfectly fine with you closing it. Another option if you like, just give me a call some time. Maybe a one-on-one conversation would help provide you with some context beyond what you get on the forums.
J-R:
Hmm, is this thread going to be big enough for all of our egos???
Sorry Joe, but your taunting is absolutely on display here. You admit that you found Dave's early content "comical and very entertaining" and then suggest he ban your account "if it causes you too much grief", which is clearly passive-aggressive. You also use the excuse that you are "blunt" and some people's egos have a hard time with it. I say a better way to classify that behavior is rudeness. Maybe it's time for some introspection?
IMHO, shootout comparisons can be helpful for a newbie who just wants someone to offer a reasonable suggestion, but ultimately it's a no-win situation for the content creator and the buyer likely will be unhappy at some point in the future. (I even have this issue with friends/family who ask me for recommendations.) Products can come and go, and there is always the peanut gallery rightly pointing out things. But with that said, the individual content about a product is still there, so if you're window shopping it can be helpful.
As an example, the Kiss Analog best electrician's DMM video takes some heat pretty quickly since he completely leaves out clamp meters and the Flir DM93 has been on sale for months for $149, not $300+. But if I've never seen the Extech EX355 before, it's a great video for that.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: J-R on July 02, 2023, 10:44:23 am ---IMHO, shootout comparisons can be helpful for a newbie who just wants someone to offer a reasonable suggestion, but ultimately it's a no-win situation for the content creator and the buyer likely will be unhappy at some point in the future.
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The newbie "what should I buy?" question is always impossible to answer because the devices don't all cost the exact same amount of money and no general shootout can ever take into account what the newbie will be using it for. Everything device has strengths and weaknesses.
It's much easier to see if I ask you "What car should I buy?" How on earth would anybody tell me that in a Forum? Even if you knew my income, marital status, distance to my work, weekly activities, twice-yearly activities, garage size, latitude, etc., you still don't know how tall I am, what sort of roads I drive on, crime rate in my area, whether I want new or second hand, how handy I am with a spanner, etc., etc.
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