I agree, to get a good deal on e-bay takes quite a lot of work. When I bought mine I spent about a month just watching to get a feel for prices. I bid on at least 20 of them (not all at the same time) got one for ~$45 usd, hated it, resold it for $25 usd, and bid on a dozen more before I got one I liked. Sometimes you can find a deal on e-bay, but if it's not a hobby, the value of time spent in the pursuit can easily exceed what is saved. BTW there are other sellers of use equipment out there. You can avoid the complications of e-bay and still save a few bucks. -Denny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Pawlowsky" To: Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [EE:] choosing a scope > I also looked on E-Bay for a while, but anything decent always went past my budget. > I ended up buying a very inexpensive software scope called the OPTAScope http://www.optascope.com > > At times it can be a bit frustrating since it only has 200khz of bandwidth, however it has also been extremely useful very often and I can't imagine NOT having any scope any more. I can also carry it around in my laptop case with me, which has been useful when installing a project in a remote location. > > It's under $200. > > There are also all kinds of tutorials etc for it from different companies (i.e. Decoding IR from a Sony remote control) > > I know this sounds like a toy almost, but for someone who had never touches a scope in his life, > I found it to be pretty good and at least did not break the bank. > > > Mike > > -- > 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.