At 08:51 AM 5/31/2011, Fred Langley wrote: >Are you dead-set on a PC based scope? I looked into getting one earlier in >the year and decided that the Rigol DS1052E as a stand alone digital scope I second the recommendation for the Rigol DS1052E scope. I purchased=20 one last year and am absolutely thrilled with it. Its wonderful when=20 working with digital signals. There is a simple software-only hack that extends the bandwidth to=20 100MHz - I can provide the exact link if anyone wishes it. Note that=20 I haven't applied the hack to my Rigol yet - I just haven't needed=20 the extra bandwidth. I'll do it when I need it. I still prefer an analog scope when working with audio signals or=20 other analog signals. The digital scope just feels 'chunky' when=20 working with audio. Note that this is not confined to the Rigol=20 scope - most every digital scope that I've used feels the same way. But - a digital scope is usually WAY better than an analog scope when=20 working with digital signals. Having instant display of things like=20 pulse-width, amplitude, etc is just too darned useful. Having=20 infinite persistence when capturing infrequent glitches often makes=20 the difference when finding / solving a problem quickly. I purchased my DS1052E from Deal Extreme but I see that other sellers=20 have it for a similar price. All I can say is that I'm darned glad=20 that I purchased mine. dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .