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Owon 12and 14 bit scopes vs. new Rigol and Siglent lines?
Antonio90:
--- Quote from: capslock on March 07, 2024, 01:07:44 pm ---
Thanks, found it. That's exactly what my question was about. I only wish there was a test of the newer models.
But by now, I am pretty convinced to stay away from Owon. Just one more Siglent / Rigol question: why do people keep saying the Rigols have nicer screens? I get that for the 10" models, where Rigol offers 1280x800 vs. 1024x600, but for the small ones, Siglent offers a wider screen and more horizontal pixels. Does it have poor viewing angles, is that the issue? Or is this about the two pixel height thing in the Siglents?
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The small Rigol ones also have 1280x800 resolution. The main complaint is about the DPI on the 2000 and 3000 HD series I think. And also the absence of video-out, which, when relevant, can negate the drawbacks of low size/DPI.
I don't think it's a big deal, but I don't think it is irrelevant either. I work with a lot of text, and, for me, high DPI eases eye fatigue substantialy. In a scope, probably not that important.
Some also think that the cost savings are not justified, as FHD screens cost peanuts (which is true). I don't know honestly.
I see it as perfectly justifiable on the SDS800X-HD, but less and less so as you go up in price. Not a big deal in any case, but easily solved by Rigol.
capslock:
Well, I just checked at various dealers including the rigol.eu official store on Amazon: The DHO800 series has 1024x600 just as the small Siglent series. Not sure where else to go?
Edit: even Rigol of North America says 1024x600; https://www.rigolna.com/products/rigol-digital-oscilloscopes/dho800/
Antonio90:
You are right, don't know why I thought all the Rigol DHO were the same resolution. Maybe the talking was about the single vs double pixel rendering, or some font smoothing on the Rigol.
In any case, the problem (if there is any to begin with) persists with the higher end and bigger screen models, and the DHO800 has, AFAIK, proper scaling via HDMI for bigger screens.
2N3055:
--- Quote from: capslock on March 07, 2024, 02:38:10 pm ---Well, I just checked at various dealers including the rigol.eu official store on Amazon: The DHO800 series has 1024x600 just as the small Siglent series. Not sure where else to go?
Edit: even Rigol of North America says 1024x600; https://www.rigolna.com/products/rigol-digital-oscilloscopes/dho800/
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My advice is if you can afford it, go with SDS800xHD from Siglent.
It is a very good quality product.
Just 10 years ago a scope with similar capabilites cost more than 20000 USD..
Aldo22:
--- Quote from: Antonio90 on March 07, 2024, 12:01:46 pm ---I think Eddie, from the Kiss analog YouTube channel has one, there are a couple videos in which he uses it. Maybe you can have a look there.
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To add to the confusion, Kiss Analog's latest video compares the Uni-T UPO1204 to the Rigol DHO814:
https://youtu.be/0V7cvx5kRBk
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