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Rigol MSO5074 vs DHO914s

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franciscoPT:
Hi, i want to buy a new scope, the one i have right now is a 2ch Hantek, i was looking the models MSO5074 and the new DHO914s, both from rigol, and for me it seems that the only advantages in the DHO914s are the 12bit resolution and the price of course, i need some advices to make my choice, is the 12bit so much better that is worth to give up in other features?

Fungus:
That depends on what you're going to use it for.

Martin72:

--- Quote --- is the 12bit so much better that is worth to give up in other features?
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This question in itself is worth becoming a topic of its own.
Currently there is a lot of hype about the 12 bit, especially with cheap scopes.
Fungus has already said it, it depends on what you want to measure, where your focus is.
To your actual question...
I had the MSO5074 over a year in use, also I had a DHO4204 to test here.
I assume that the software is the same for all Rigol 12 bit scopes, at least it would be strange if not.
Therefore, I dare to say that if you do not need 12 bit (native, because the MSO5074 has 12 bit as Hi-Res mode) and if you do not mind a somewhat dusty UI, the MSO5074 offers div. advantages.
Larger screen, larger bandwidth, more memory, max. 8GSa/s, 2-channel AWG, better FFT, etc., etc....
The biggest disadvantage is the front end noise of the MSO5074, but that only plays a role if you want to evaluate very small signals.
However, I don't think the scope will be really taken care of now that the new 12 bit models are out..

moffy:
Two advantages for the DHO914 that I like are:
1. Built in battery support with USB-C power port, making it very portable.
2. If you want to do PC logging and maybe FFTs on the PC the 12 bit is going to help.

mwb1100:

--- Quote from: Martin72 on September 09, 2023, 08:24:02 pm ---However, I don't think the scope [MSO5000?] will be really taken care of now that the new 12 bit models are out..

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You mean they won't be updating firmware or something else?  Is there still much that needs fixed in the MSO5000 firmware?

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