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| tautech:
Yup. My 4.5 GHz 4 port SNA5004A (now 8.5 GHz) was bad enough at nearly $14k and its big bro $24 so that beast will certainly be a good deal more plus the darn test set more still. :o Even for a little guy like me it starts getting outta reach. :scared: |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: james_s on February 06, 2023, 01:50:27 am --- --- Quote from: Ground_Loop on February 06, 2023, 12:26:25 am ---Old Iron is hard to beat. And from what I've seen, no one has come close to the display quality of the TDS 5xx/7xx color shutter display. --- End quote --- The NuColor displays are fantastic, that was a significant part of the reason I bought my scope that has one. Nice sharp colorful display with no shadow mask. --- End quote --- Unles you can't stand the flickering of the display... The image is sharp with super contrast but I can't work with the NuColor displays. Always swapped them for TFT. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: mendip_discovery on February 05, 2023, 06:13:00 pm ---added issue of sales droids who ask for daft stuff like touch screens --- End quote --- Spoken like a true curmudgeon. Do you own a smart phone? Do you find the user interface "too modern"? What do you suggest as input instead of a touch screen? |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: Fungus on February 06, 2023, 10:46:42 am ---Do you own a smart phone? Do you find the user interface "too modern"? What do you suggest as input instead of a touch screen? --- End quote --- No; a smart phone would be useless as I am deaf. As for GUIs, I do hate the "modern" flat GUIs since they give * no indication of what is a clickable link and what is a graphics designer's idea of "pretty" * no indication of state. For example, if you see a black rectangle with white characters "ON", is that an indication that it is already on and/or that you can click it to turn something on? Answer: it varies depending on the GUI designerAll of those problems were solved in the late 80s by, of all companies, HP with the Motif "3D" widgets. They were a significant improvement over the earlier "flat" GUIs, and were rapidly and universally adopted. Shame web weenies have forgotten history. |
| Ground_Loop:
--- Quote from: nctnico on February 06, 2023, 10:21:45 am --- --- Quote from: james_s on February 06, 2023, 01:50:27 am --- The NuColor displays are fantastic, that was a significant part of the reason I bought my scope that has one. Nice sharp colorful display with no shadow mask. --- End quote --- Unles you can't stand the flickering of the display... The image is sharp with super contrast but I can't work with the NuColor displays. Always swapped them for TFT. --- End quote --- I have a 584D (upgraded to 784D) with a TFT. I don't even turn it on any more. It's been relegated to parts mule if ever needed. |
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