Lyle,

    Don't leave the scope in the car. The LCD screen
will get damaged under the hot sun. Thanks for the
valuable feedback on the TDS 2000 series. From my
understanding the  TDS1000 is around the same. Is your
scope made in China? 

Thanks,
John

--- Hazelwood Lyle <LHazelwood@mfgnc.com> wrote:

> 
> > The TDS1000 series is a monochrome screen version
> of the 
> > TDS2000 series. I
> > think they also have a lower frequency spec on the
> bottom end 
> > model, and
> > cannot remember if they do a 4 channel version.
> 
> Well, the topic has been well covered, but I can
> offer a bit more
> from a less-experienced point of view.
> I own a TDS2002 scope, that's 60Mhz, 2 traces, and a
> color screen.
> Before this I only had "trash" scopes pulled from
> other peoples 
> garbage cans.
> The TDS2002 is a big improvement (I should hope so!)
> from the old
> junk I used to use. Yes, triggereing is "different"
> now. It seems
> to take a fair bit of my time to get the display I
> want to see.
> I never had this trouble with analog scopes.. But
> I'm quite happy
> with the difference.
> Advantages: I really like having different colors
> for the two traces.
> The size and weight of the unit make a HUGE
> difference in usability.
> I just use a padded laptop shoulder-bag as a
> carrying case, it works
> out just fine. I'm not afraid to keep this thing in
> the trunk of my
> car, which makes it a lot more likely to have it
> on-hand when I need 
> it. The supplied probes seem a bit lightweight, but
> they are working 
> fine. I also spent a bit extra for the
> communications module that has
> a Compact Flash slot. Very handy for screen grabs.
> Another big plus over analog: A wide variety of
> measurements can be
> called up from the scope. easily measure pulse
> width, frequency,
> voltage etc from the front panel.
> 
> It will take a bit more practice to get the most
> from this scope, but
> I have no regrets at all. I can't compare it to
> other models available,
> but I'm happy with the choice I made.
> 
> Lyle
> 
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