Nathan, Yes the LA and the price. Sova found the Rigol for $550 (not sure if that includes shipping) and I found the MSO5074FG for $500 with free shipping. I know that other Hantek scopes are easily hackable and people have fixed menus and corrected poorly translated help screens. I am assuming that this can be done to this one as well.
On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Nathan McCorkle <[email protected]> wrote: > Was asking the non-rigol buyer. So the LA seems to be the only diff then? > Or is the siggen better too? > On Aug 11, 2014 1:33 AM, "Jason Barnett" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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