I've been keeping an eye on ebay for a few weeks now. There really aren't that many scopes on there, and they often tend to go above my budget. Has anyone got any comments on the gameboy scope? I have 3 gameboys at home, so I could potentially put one to good use. Jon > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominic Stratten [mailto:dominic.stratten@NTLWORLD.COM] > Sent: 31 October 2003 11:37 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE]: choosing a scope > > > I'd agree with Peter - you'll get double the scope for your > money going second hand than you would with buying a new scope. > > I picked up a virtually unused 20mhz dual trace scope off > ebay for around #60 - boxed and in near immaculate condition. > > If I was to buy another one, I'd probably go for a DSO - much > better when trying to work out what is going on in digital circuits. > > Dom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Moreton" > To: > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 11:32 AM > Subject: Re: ] choosing a scope > > > Jon, > > I recently purchased a new 20Mhz dual trace scope for #200. > (Maplin had them on offer.) It's OK, but I wish now I'd spent > a bit more, and perhaps acquired a secondhand Tektronix or > similar professional scope. I'd take a look on eBay if I were you. > > Peter Moreton > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three > different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.