New cheap 12bit scopes from Rigol

[mrclunk]

https://www.rigol.eu/products/oscillosopes/112.html
https://tw.rigol.com/tw/Images/DHO800_DataSheet_EN_tcm17-5746.pdf
https://int.rigol.com/products/detail/DHO900

 

[ruffrecords]

Nice prices.

Cheers

Ian

 

[pinebox]

Looks pretty nice, but those models are not listed on the US site and they have not returned any emails about availability.

 

[mrclunk]

I think they’re shipping mid October.
Hopefully this means Siglent will also release a budget 12bit scope soon…

 

[Gus]

Have you checked the eevblog youtubes

 

[Whoops]

Rigol makes great stuff

 

[iomegaman]

Holy crap I paid $800 for my Rigol MSO 5074 less than a year ago...and its not 12 bit...

I'm not complaining...apparently I'm just impatient.

 

[Rolfdegen]

I have been using the Rigol MSO5104 for several years and am very satisfied with it

 

[Rob Flinn]

I bought one of these a few months back for field work. i.e when visiting clients by train or air.

https://www.owon.co.uk/product-page/hds272s-70mhz-handheld-oscilloscope-with-signal-generator
Whilst it may not be the ideal scope for bench work in my workshop, it is brilliant for on site work being dual trace & having a signal generator. I was travelling up to London etc on public transport & trying to fix stuff on site with no scope at all & this has just made things a lot easier. I got it in a deal from Allied Express for something like £130 U.K. In reality for most jobs in the workshop it would be adequate too.

 

[ruffrecords]

I bought one of these a few months back for field work. i.e when visiting clients by train or air.

https://www.owon.co.uk/product-page/hds272s-70mhz-handheld-oscilloscope-with-signal-generator
Whilst it may not be the ideal scope for bench work in my workshop, it is brilliant for on site work being dual trace & having a signal generator. I was travelling up to London etc on public transport & trying to fix stuff on site with no scope at all & this has just made things a lot easier. I got it in a deal from Allied Express for something like £130 U.K. In reality for most jobs in the workshop it would be adequate too.

One particular advantage is that being battery operated you can strap it straight across a balanced line without having to warry if you are accidentally grounding one output.

Nice find.

Cheers

Ian

 

[Ike Zimbel]

I bought one of these a few months back for field work. i.e when visiting clients by train or air.

https://www.owon.co.uk/product-page/hds272s-70mhz-handheld-oscilloscope-with-signal-generator
Whilst it may not be the ideal scope for bench work in my workshop, it is brilliant for on site work being dual trace & having a signal generator. I was travelling up to London etc on public transport & trying to fix stuff on site with no scope at all & this has just made things a lot easier. I got it in a deal from Allied Express for something like £130 U.K. In reality for most jobs in the workshop it would be adequate too.

That looks pretty cool. How's the build quality?

 

[Rob Flinn]

That looks pretty cool. How's the build quality?

yes, it's good. No issues so far. I have had it about 3 months.

 

[Clbraddock]

This is definitely a newbie question, since I've only been using a scope for a year or two, but what is the practical advantage of 12 bit when using a scope for audio circuits? Does it let you use the scope in a different/better way than a lower bit scope? I've been using a GDS-1054B but I probably only really use like 5% of its abilities. Anyways, just genuinely curious.

 

[mikeyB]

I think I have seen similar looking scopes on AliExpress with much lower pricing, i may be mistaken! I'll be looking again!!

 

[ccaudle]

what is the practical advantage of 12 bit when using a scope for audio circuits?

Not a huge practical advantage. The noise floor should be lower, so you might be able to see a small signal superimposed on a larger signal which would be difficult to see with an 8-bit scope, or the noise floor of an FFT of a signal should be lower.
You should be able to live with an 8-bit scope just fine if that is all that fits your budget.