[sdiy] Best scopes for the money, 2020?

[Veronica Merryfield]

My tpw…

I have a Siglent SDS1204-E with logic pod on my desk, which is a heck of a lot of scope but it comes at a price tag, but a tag that was worth paying given it is a work horse for my day job. I also have an old Hitachi V1050F that I have had since my older teens that I have to pull apart occasionally to fix (currently the trigger selector is in need of cleaning I suspect). Prior to that I had use of a Tek and Hitachi. The Hitachi’s have a couple of trigger modes that I found worked well for audio work and I like having an all analog scope around. That said, where the older digital scopes use to fail me with the poor triggering I have pleasantly surprised a this Siglents triggering across multiple channels. Where the older digital would miss glitches or nuances that the Hitachi would catch, this Siglent has been up to the task.  

> On Dec 2, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Erik Dower <electronicpresskit at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have an SDS1104X-E. I certainly haven’t explored all it’s features but the ones I have used have been fine.
> 
> epk
> 
>> On Dec 1, 2020, at 10:00 PM, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Good and eternal question. Both vintage Tek and modern scopes are always "best" in different ways, but it's useful to hear people's recommendations. A colleague of mine found the Siglent SDS1104X-E 100MHz four-channel oscilloscope interesting (in the 500ish price range), and it would be nice to hear if people say yay or nay before we order a couple of them - and before this is seen as some kind of recommendation.
>> 
>> Personally I've almost never needed more than my analog Tektronix 2236 and 2247A (both with built-in multimeters) give me (in addition to a really high quality audio interface and computer) and it's a joy using them. But I'm sure you know that already. :-)
>> 
>> /mr
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>> Den tis 1 dec. 2020 20:47Amos <controlvoltage at gmail.com> skrev:
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I suspect this is a group that includes folks who keep up with things like, what low-end scopes have custom firmware in circulation that unlocks advanced features, or what chinese off-brand DSO gives you the performance of X at a cost of <<X, etc...
>> 
>> I'm more looking for cheap and cheerful than highest-end, but Very Nice scopes for merely Nice prices are relevant too.
>> 
>> Do you have a favorite budget scope, or one you'd recommend for equipping a low end lab / repair bench?  Thanks!
>> 
>> -Amos
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