Decent Oscilloscope with VGA/HDMI out?

[KungFuJosh]

I wonder if a crossover ethernet cable would work directly from the PC to the scope?

If you need a crossover cable to connect a PC to your scope, you need either a new PC or a new scope

Almost all modern Ethernet interfaces support auto MDI-X, which allows most pairs of devices to communicate without needing a crossover cable.

I worked on Ethernet when Token Ring and FDDI were "competitors" to it, and I certainly don't miss having to color-code my cables so I could visually determine which ones were crossover cables (red seems to have been the convention).  One of my first troubleshooting steps when nodes wouldn't link up was to hold both plugs next to each other and check the order of the colors attached to the pins.

(sigh)  Good times

I know I'm dating myself with the crossover comment, but also, it's been noted that ethernet configurations on some of these scopes have been not always so modern. 😉

[tv84]

I know I'm dating myself with the crossover comment, but also, it's been noted that ethernet configurations on some of these scopes have been not always so modern. 😉

Sure, but usually what happens in these one-to-one connections is people continuing to have one of the endpoints with DHCP and expect it all to work... 

[switchabl]

I know I'm dating myself with the crossover comment, but also, it's been noted that ethernet configurations on some of these scopes have been not always so modern. 😉

I think the point is that it is enough to have one interface with Auto MDI-X. So unless you are into retro-computing, the scope side doesn't matter. And technically, I guess the answer is yes, since a crossover cable would still work (but isn't necessary).

[KungFuJosh]

Yeah, both good points. But you never know how old the computer in their lab is. 😉

[LinuxHata]

As I find out, there's a small "upgrade" board for Hantek DSO2xx scopes, which adds HDMI output functionality. It costs about $40 in china. Already ordered, delivery in about 1 month, will keep you informed how it goes.