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Joel Koltner wrote:
> "Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> wrote in message 
> news:5JHSj.1843$3O7.934@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>> Some companies do that. Like Instek where I bought a scope a while ago. It 
>> has rather interesting features over and above of what the "big two" offer.
> 
> Yes, I remember you seemed rather happy with that purchase.  Which model did 
> you get again?
> 

It is the GDS-2204. The not so nice thing is a lowish screen resolution 
but OTOH the screen is rather bright. Had to turn it way down. Often I 
use the PC anyway and then you can have all the resolution you want. 
It's amazing how many languages they crammed in, some I don't even know 
(they are only indicated in their native "hyroglyphs"). Also I don't 
like the automatic transition to equivalent time sampling that all those 
DSOs do.


> I like what the cleverscope.com guys have to offer, although I do wish they'd 
> go above 100MHz (but I guess I'm spoiled when 400MHz 2465s have been around 
> forever and it's been more than a decade since I've had anything less than 
> 500MHz digital readily available at work).
> 

Nowadays you really need more than 100MHz.


> That Instek GSP-830 spectrum analyzer is looking nice, although they want 
> $5,400 for it.
> 
>> Also a fast PC connection that really helps guys over 40 like me.
> 
> Hmm... and here I was thinking was a useful and inexpensive display/control 
> something like a Nokia N800 (800x480 4.1" LCD, 
> http://www.mobilegazette.com/nokia-n800-n76-n93i-6161nfc.htm -- runs Linux, 
> dirt cheap at $220) or Windows Mobile-based PDA (the ones with 640x480 LCDs... 
> 320x240 is a little crude, as the Tek TDS2000 series of scopes demonstrates) 
> would be.
> 

Wait until you grow older. Then a 15" laptop screen is really nice :-)


>> Now if they just hadn't picked those bonbon colors as channel identifiers ...
> 
> Yeah, most test equpment sure doesn't "look" like test equipment anymore these 
> days.
> 

I just got used to it and I'd rather accept bonbon colors and 25K 
storage depth than Tek look and 2.5k depth.


> John Larkin's stuff still does. :-)
> 

However, it does carry a different price tag. He's hinted that there 
could be a d.s.e. discount though.

-- 
Regards, Joerg

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