First oscilloscope for hobbyist

[Elasia]

I also deal in ERP land... for the most part VAT is suppose to be calculated on the destination country rate and also here is the kicker that trips a lot of people up

the VAT applies to SHIPPING costs as well! It is not possible to pre calculate an exact VAT price without knowing its destination, only a pre estimate can be offered which is what ebay did there after i went back and looked at it

[nctnico]

It would never be outdated if people kept providing opinions and updates on the thread which I have no doubt they would.

The problem is that not everyone has the same requirements. Some oscilloscopes are a better fit to a given set of requirement than others.

[gfmucci]

Just an idea/suggestion:

Would it be a good idea to make a sticky thread for "I'm a hobbyist looking to buy my first scope".
This same question gets asked every week here. The answer always boils down to the same 5 scopes.

Which could be totally different/outdated in just 6 months.
Whoever is the sticky's OP would need to maintain such a thread and we already have the DSO chart as a sticky.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/digital-oscilloscope-comparison-chart/

Bit like watching 3 year old YT vids and making purchase decisions on outdated info. 

It would never be outdated if people kept providing opinions and updates on the thread which I have no doubt they would.