Ah! That explains inscruitable VCR menus. -John
=========== > Chinese scopes and menus > > In modern asian culture it's a highly valued skill to be able to memorize > menu selections which are deeply nested And many asian designs actually > increase the number of menus to cater to this > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 11:03 AM, "J. Forster" <j...@quikus.com> wrote: > >> I often smile secretly at those who tout the latest asian stuff. It may >> be >> small, light, and look like a 'puter, but it doesn't compare for bench >> use >> to a Tek 7000 series similar vintage portables. >> >> Going through layer after layer of ever more obtuse menus is just not >> 'user friendly' to me. Maybe it is to the designers, because they are >> used >> to a 10,000+ character alphabet? >> >> -John >> >> ======== >> >> >> >> >>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 09:46:27AM +0200, Attila Kinali wrote: >>> >>>>> Sadly, the last scope I bought was a Chinese Rigol. (I do have "real" >>>>> scopes too.) It is getting to the point where Rigol and Instek will >>>> make >>>>> buying boat anchors a thing of the past. >>>> >>>> What's the quality of those chinese scopes? >>> >>> I never had the opportunity to use good old Tek, HP or Fluke >>> instruments, >>> because I never had access to them, so when I begun to buy instruments >>> for >>> myself, I was completely unbiased and I looked to the price and spec >>> sheets >>> more than the maker. >>> >>> To start, I wanted to replace my very very old (but very good) analog >>> multimeter, so I bought an handheld Metex digital multimer. I choose >>> what >>> was >>> then their top item with thermocouple and PC connectivity. >>> I had soon to give it away for free to a friend (who needed a wire >>> continuity >>> beeper) and I bought a Fluke 177. It costed me even more, it has not PC >>> connectivity and thermocouple, but the Metex was completely unuseable >>> while the >>> Fluke is very good. >>> >>> Then it was the time for a scope, a function generator and a lab power >>> supply. >>> I bought all the three from Instek. The scope was the GDS-820S and as >>> soon >>> as I >>> had the opportunity, I sold it and bought an Agilent DSO3062A. This >>> Agilent too >>> is very entry-level, the plastic case cracks easily, in general the >>> quality is >>> not near the level the other Agilent instruments I late bought (like >>> the >>> 34401A) but the Instek was unuseable while the Agilent is ok. >>> (I still own the function generator and the power supply: being not >>> precision >>> items they are useable... but for precision I bought an used Wavetek >>> generator) >>> >>> To sum it up, my experience is that good instruments are unvaluable, >>> for >>> work >>> as well for hobby.... (for hobby it's even more important, because it's >>> supposed >>> you should enjoy doing it!) >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Andrea Baldoni >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.