Interesting that you should post this, Brooke. The local guy who was going to sell me the TDS1012 got in touch and asked if I had looked at the Rigol DS1052E. He's a buddy and was selling me the Tek at his cost so no skin off his nose if I buy a Rigol--which he does not sell. I've spent the last hour or so reading reviews and they are uniformly excellent. So I think I'm going that way. The low screen resolution will annoy me for a week and then I'll forget it. My needs are not demanding and it should do just fine.
As to all the folks advocating 7xxx, 2xxx, etc. Tek scopes, I am neither an EE or a technician and trying to keep a 20+ year old scope running offers no allure for me. I don't like troubleshooting and I don't do it efficiently, so... Anyway, if you have time, give me a more detailed review of the Rigol from your own experience. Thanks, Bill On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Brooke Clarke <brooke95...@att.net> wrote: > Hi Bill: > > I too looked at the BitScope but went with the Rigol. It turns out that > Rigol DS1052E makes the low end HP scopes, i.e. they are very high quality > and fantastic value for the money. There's a software hack to upgrade them > from 50 to 100 Mhz. See: > http://www.prc68.com/I/RigolDS1052E.shtml > Also check out the EEVB blog videos on this scope linked on the above web > page. > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > > > > William H. Fite wrote: > >> 'morning, folks, >> >> I was just on a verge of purchasing a Tek TDS1012 scope when a friend >> suggested that I could save a chunk of change by buying a BitScope. >> Although >> I've been aware of PC scopes, I never really looked into them. The specs >> look pretty good (the fact that I was looking at an entry-level Tek will >> give you some idea of my needs). >> >> Anyone have any experience with BitScope or other of the low-end PC >> scopes? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >>> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> >> > > -- > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.