Nathan, If you were asking me, then it was because I like the all-in-one aspect of having an oscope/LA/SG all in a small package. I usually prefer dedicated tools, but space is limited and my requirements are low. Well, that and I like having unique toys. If it works well then I will be happy, but if it ends up being a pain to use, then I will document how well it works and then throw it on ebay then order the DS1047Z-S.
Jason On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 12:56 AM, Sova <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if you are asking me, or Jason? > > > > Jason is buying the Hantek MSO5074FG off AliExpress after explaining that > he was comfortable with the risk and that $500 was an amount he was > comfortable playing with… > > > > I bought the Rigol DS1074-S and UPS shows it will be delivered tomorrow. > I’m not comfortable playing with $500 and felt much better about Rigol’s > build quality considering they have pretty much been confirmed as the > manufacturer of the hardware for Agilent’s lower end scopes. [ Rigol > found in Agilent’s latest Firmware updates à > http://mightyohm.com/blog/2009/11/agilent-dso1000-firmware-update-confirms-rigol-connection/ > ] > > > > If the Rigol software unlock trick works then I’ll be really happy with > having all the additional options and 100MHz bandwidth for only $550. [ > Rigol unlock key generator à http://rigol.avotronics.co.uk/mirrors/riglol/ > ] > > > > Sova > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Nathan McCorkle > *Sent:* Monday, August 11, 2014 12:46 AM > > *To:* A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or) > *Subject:* Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Looking for input on oscilloscope > > > > So why did you end up choosing that over the aforementioned Rigol? > > On Aug 10, 2014 4:48 PM, "Sova" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe someone could bring a function generator to the next meeting and we > can bring our new scopes and test them out? It would be nice to have > someone familiar with digital scopes give me a quick primer on their use > and functions as well as to compare the various models. > > > > Sova > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason Barnett > *Sent:* Sunday, August 10, 2014 4:46 PM > *To:* A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or) > *Subject:* Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] Looking for input on oscilloscope > > > > Jerry, Sova and Paul, > > thank you for your input on Aliexpress and the MSO5074FG. > > > > Paul, I had not seen that thread on eevblog. He posted an update the day > after you gave me the link, saying his unit was replaced and he has been > quite happy with it since. While $500 is not cheap, it is within my "toy" > budget, so while I would not be happy if it turned out to be a complete > dud, it isn't going to break me either. > > > > After all of my research and weighing the risks, I think I will go ahead > and order this scope, albeit using a creditcard with buyer protection and a > bit of nail biting. I was able to find it for $500 and free shipping, so if > there is a problem and I get a refund it should be the full $500 instead of > $430 + $80 for shipping. This unit is a bit of an unknown, so it will be > exciting to see if I end up with a dud, a gem or something in-between. > > > > Thanks again for everyone's help. > > > > On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 2:30 PM, Paul Stoffregen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 08/08/2014 12:52 PM, Jason Barnett wrote: > > > > Here is the scope I am looking at buying if anyone has input on why I > should or shouldn't buy it, I'd like to hear it > http://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/1928114166.html > > > > You've read this, right? > > http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hantek-mso5074fg/ > > If you get one, I hope you'll bring it by a Monday meetup. I'm really > curious to see it. There's so little info about this scope, like whether > it does intensity grading and how many waveforms/sec it captures, if it > does. Reply #8 on that thread claims to have more info, but I can't see > where he got it, and it doesn't make much sense to me either. He believes > it captures 2000 waveforms/sec, but the he says there's no intensity > grading, which doesn't make much sense to me. I do not believe any TFT LCD > is that fast, so how could 2000 waveform/sec work without rendering to > intensity grading? But this page has a number of screenshots that look > like they might be intensity graded? > > > http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/High-quality-Hantek-MSO5074FG-70Mhz-4-Channel-Oscilloscope-8-Channel-Logic-Analyzer-25MHz-Arb-Waveform-Generator/100653_1596199238.html > > But those screenshots look nothing like the images on the product photos, > which look less like photos and more like illustrations (gray in the > illustration/photo, bright blue in the screenshot). I couldn't find > anything that looks like a real photo of this scope actually in operation, > other than a splash screen, not the 'scope's actual waveform display. So > much mystery! > > If $500 is a lot of money for you, I'd recommend waiting. Early adopters > can really suffer, especially with brands like Hantek. > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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