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Is Rigol DS1054Z still a good option in 2019?
baldurn:
One axis is time, the other voltage. Completely unrelated, hence the need for the grid to have same distance does not exist. I agree that it is prettier.
Also cursors exist and therefore the grid isn't very important for actual measurements.
KungFuJosh:
--- Quote from: Fungus on January 22, 2024, 09:27:04 am ---The Rigol's grid uses a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio while the others are still using a "last-century" 4:3 aspect ratio.
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Geez, man. Get it right! 16:9 was set in 1984 = last century (20th). 4:3 standard for film was 2 centuries ago (19th). 😉
themadhippy:
--- Quote ---4:3 standard for film was 2 centuries ago (19th).
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and heres me thinking 1.85:1 was the standard aspect ratio for "widescreen" film or 2.35:1 for cinescope.
DaneLaw:
--- Quote from: Fungus on January 22, 2024, 09:27:04 am ---The Rigol's grid uses a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio while the others are still using a "last-century" 4:3 aspect ratio.
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Give me 4:3 any day of the week on a scope (if everything else is equal) or a minimum of 16:10 as the Cinematic TV aspect of 16:9 makes very little sense on a scope.
You can counter it by making the 16:9 screen extra big, but the differences are significant when I compare the screen on these latest 7" 16:9 Rigol products to an 8" screen in 4:3
It's a tad over 8cm vertical on these 7" 16:9 (83mm) and around 12cm on 8" 4:3. The horizontal gain is obviously less, and around 1 to ½ cm in the 8" 4:3 favor.
Even though it's just a 1" inch difference, the vertical gain is almost +50% bigger on the 8" in 4:3 vs 7" in 16:9.. That's quite a bit on that precious vertical axis, not least with Rigol's scope UI that seems to be eating more than 33% of the vertical ratio in UI secondaries, and not valid for waveform display - most other scopes seem to be between 15 to 20%.
Martin72:
The "more" on the screen is only noticeable in direct comparison, otherwise not, it never bothered me, on the contrary.
As already mentioned, it makes counting the capture time easier, even if only marginally.
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