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Multimeters with (Color) Graphic Display - Summary & Comparison

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Markus2801A:

--- Quote from: Magnum on April 24, 2019, 06:21:32 am ---But it has a basic accuracy of only 1%. So it might be a good thermal camera, but unfortunately not a high end handheld multimeter.

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You're right! Very sad, they didn't adress this in such a high priced DMM!

mr.fabe:

--- Quote from: Magnum on April 24, 2019, 06:21:32 am ---But it has a basic accuracy of only 1%. So it might be a good thermal camera, but unfortunately not a high end handheld multimeter.

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The accuracy does indeed suck for a overly priced meter and is bulky.  The voltage spec is actually 1000VAC +/- 1% / 1000VDC +/- 0.09%. The market targeted for this meter is for electrical work, not electronics.  It's comparable to my electrician's 117 but offers mV, mA, and uA which the 117 does not offer.  The Flir DM285 is an all in one that does many things but not one thing extremely well.

Magnum:

--- Quote from: mr.fabe on April 24, 2019, 11:54:56 am ---The accuracy does indeed suck for a overly priced meter and is bulky.  The voltage spec is actually 1000VAC +/- 1% / 1000VDC +/- 0.09%. The market targeted for this meter is for electrical work, not electronics.  It's comparable to my electrician's 117 but offers mV, mA, and uA which the 117 does not offer.  The Flir DM285 is an all in one that does many things but not one thing extremely well.

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Oh yes, you are right, I missed the 0.09%.

luma:
Here we are in 2022 and I'm still looking around for something much like the meter described in the OP.  High DPI color screens are now cheap as chips, microcontrollers to run them are even cheaper, and the UI toolsets to develop nice looking solutions have had a few years to bake.

An initial search around the forum and the internet suggests... not much has changed :(  Anyone have any thoughts on the state of the market today?

Here's what I think I'd enjoy in a meter in 2022:


* Bigass display with clear font rendering.  It's not 1986 anymore, we should be able to do something a bit more readable than fixed-digit LCDs.
* Let's have it be color while we're at it.  Why not have a different color scheme when I'm in VDC mode than when I'm in VAC, etc.  Screens are big and high res and color and cheap, let's put them to use!
* I don't have time in my life to wait around for my meter to boot up.  You should be able to fire up a UI and start taking readings in a second.
* Let's throw in USB charge and data in the same port while we're at it.

Fungus:

--- Quote from: luma on January 23, 2022, 02:23:09 pm ---Here's what I think I'd enjoy in a meter in 2022:

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I get the feeling most people would prefer not to have to charge their meter every single day before they can use it.

You're only showing a number on the screen, not pictures of kittens.


--- Quote from: luma on January 23, 2022, 02:23:09 pm ---Let's throw in USB charge while we're at it.

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And ... a battery that won't even hold a charge after three years, amiright?


FWIW: Aneng now sells multimeters that cater to the imagination of the smartphone generation:

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