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Considering a new Rigol DHO924 vs. Siglent SDS120X-E model - Any Bug stoppers?
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DaneLaw:

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--- Quote from: eTobey on March 15, 2024, 05:59:31 pm ---You better go with the higher prised ones.

Today i could not activate Ultraacquire, because some other function blocked it. Could not find which one. You need quite a checklist to figure out. Or restart and wait 53 seconds. Maybe it was a bug.

On another occasion, it just froze up. Thats about 1-2 crashes a day...

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There is no UltraAcquire as that is a Rigol thing. I am thinking we are a bit confused about which device we are talking about here? radiohomebrewer2000 is looking for the Siglent SDS804X HD not the Rigol DHO924.

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The emphasize on almost a minute in bootup time, do sound like a Rigol thing.
shapirus:

--- Quote from: DaneLaw on March 15, 2024, 11:27:56 pm ---The emphasize on almost a minute in bootup time, do sound like a Rigol thing.

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Sometimes more. I notice that when it boots longer than normal, it also boots up being not connected to wifi.
There are apparently good hardware designers and FPGA programmers at Rigol, but they can't (or don't care to) find decent UI designers and userspace software developers.
radiohomebrewer2000:
Is there a way to mark a topic as resolved? 

I ordered the Siglent SDS814X HD from Saelig since the lower priced scopes were out of stock.  And I got notification it has been shipped and expect it next week.   

Sorry for posting double-posting this in another topic.  But I thought I would clear things up here.   This scope should work fine for me.  And if I need 200 MHz, I can "upgrade" it to 200 MHz and buy the 200 MHz scope probes I need - I do not have to get 4 probes at once.  Based on the feeling of confidence of others about this scope on these EEVBlog forums, I think I made the right choice.

The FFT Math feature with its peaks and table look really cool.   And I like how sharp it looks.  But like how another person on this site said - the scope is the main tool to get frequency and voltage for audio and RF - the multimeter is to be mainly used for DC, continuity, and resistance.  I agree with that.  Not the exact words the person used.

Does the SDS800X HD series have a built-in frequency counter so it can display a stable frequency measurement? 

I am referring to the numbers - not waveform displayed - example:  2.345 MHz.  And does it have a stable voltage measurement as well - example: 850mVp-p?  Again, only talking about the numbers - not waveform.    I ask because my old HP digital scope bounces around - the numbers - not waveform displayed.  I have recently been told ways to make it stable on my old scope - like turn average on.   Please do not reply here about this old HP scope - I created a topic for that on another EEVBlog forum at the suggestion of another person on here.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/rf-microwave/how-to-get-a-stable-measure-of-v-and-freq-using-an-oscilloscope-on-a-vfo/

Oh by the way, I have been eyeing Siglent scopes since 2022, but I decided to buy an old used HP digital scope for $55 to break myself into learning it at the time.  And if I did not really get into, I only wasted $55.  But I have really jumped into this now...  So, time to move up to a nicer scope as a reward to myself.  :) 

Thank you everyone for your replies.
KungFuJosh:
Edit the subject of your first post and it will show whatever you add for the thread title. People will still respond anyway though. 😉
mawyatt:
The spec sheet should tell you the worst case "numbers" wrt accuracy.

With a 100KHz Sinewave @-20dBm from a SDG6022X our 814 shows 100.0011KHz on the counter and -19.965dBm with a cheap 50 ohm terminator, so good enough for our needs at the moment.

Best,
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