Not all costs are immediately apparent. I like my Tek TDS210 (which has an LCD display, is about the size of small shoebox, and weighs in at maybe 5lbs. It doesn't take up SPACE that is in short supply, and get get tossed in a closet or up on a shelf when I'm not using it... It was not cheap, though... Billw -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body