which oscilloscope: PHILIPS PM-3543 or GW Instek GOS-6101
Hi,
After a year playing with my GW-INSTEK GOS-620 Dual Channel 20 MHz analog oscilloscope, I believe I need something slightly better but affordable. Since I am just a hobbyist, I cannot afford expensive TEK digital scopes. I also do not like USB scopes. I am looking at the following 2 scopes on eBay Singapore from a seller whom I know personally (I bought my current scope from him and it's working well)
eBay.com.sg: GW GOS-6101 100 MHz OSCILLOSCOPE (item 310304963347 end time Mar 25, 2011 17:19:51 SGT)
eBay.com.sg: PHILIPS PM-3543 LOGIC SCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE (item 310306078195 end time Mar 29, 2011 17:28:38 SGT)
I am able to find some details on the first scope but not much useful information on the second logic analyzer scope. There are some sites offering manual for these scopes at a very high cost.
I am probably going down to the seller's warehouse to test and try out the scopes before buying. However, before I go down or start to bid for the scopes, can anyone share any more information about these scopes? Especially the second one, it's a 200 MHz scope with a built-in logic analyzer. However, from the photos, it doesn't look like it offers a lot of logic analyzer features (mostly manual controls) and the trace seems very thick. I believe it isn't simply just some wrong settings, otherwise the seller would have adjusted it before taking the photo.
Any advice is appreciated.
Hi,
After a year playing with my GW-INSTEK GOS-620 Dual Channel 20 MHz analog oscilloscope, I believe I need something slightly better but affordable. Since I am just a hobbyist, I cannot afford expensive TEK digital scopes. I also do not like USB scopes. I am looking at the following 2 scopes on eBay Singapore from a seller whom I know personally (I bought my current scope from him and it's working well)
eBay.com.sg: GW GOS-6101 100 MHz OSCILLOSCOPE (item 310304963347 end time Mar 25, 2011 17:19:51 SGT)
eBay.com.sg: PHILIPS PM-3543 LOGIC SCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE (item 310306078195 end time Mar 29, 2011 17:28:38 SGT)
I am able to find some details on the first scope but not much useful information on the second logic analyzer scope. There are some sites offering manual for these scopes at a very high cost.
I am probably going down to the seller's warehouse to test and try out the scopes before buying. However, before I go down or start to bid for the scopes, can anyone share any more information about these scopes? Especially the second one, it's a 200 MHz scope with a built-in logic analyzer. However, from the photos, it doesn't look like it offers a lot of logic analyzer features (mostly manual controls) and the trace seems very thick. I believe it isn't simply just some wrong settings, otherwise the seller would have adjusted it before taking the photo.
Any advice is appreciated.
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