DSO Oscilloscope vs Analog - When I use which one and why 

Im glad you enjoyed the video and found it informative. Its worth noting though not mentioned that when purchasing an analoge scope, you might be in for a restoration, repair or calibration.

I lean towards the analogue when I don't need the digital, because i'm used to it. When I need the digital I have no apprehension about using it however which is quite often.

I try to keep things interesting , thanx!

Thanks for answering. Hope that I may use a bit more of your time. It looks like you are using a 100% analog but would a digital scope with CRT screen not be equally good if you let it show live info?

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Most welcome

But audio (tubes/vinyl) is a question of taste and feeling.....Measurement equipment is an exact question.

Same reason I use my Heathkit VTVM for Analogue measurements and POT sweeps

@@muppetpaster Measurement of anything is never an exact proposition, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle will see to that, there will always be noise and some uncertainty. Analog and digital processing presents this margin of error in different ways, trying to show the reality as truthfully as possible. In the end, all that counts is whether our human brain gets the information it needs and can process in it's own way.

It was.....

There is a persistence setting on the modern DSO's that does this, and as it stands much easier than the Fstop settings with film cameras back in the day, setting persistence to indefinite accomplishes this.

Yeah true, Even 5K, but to what end. Goes towards the argument of 50$ to get in the game with infinite sample rate.

You about right as had both but decide to get a keysight 3000 series and does great in RF, but also cost 8k when it was new. Yes tried even the 3k Rigol which returned as was completely unusable and finally found a deal on a DSO x 3000 for around 4k and scope is about as good as my Tektronix analog scope when looking at modulated signals. Do understand why people prefer analog scopes as not everyone can afford a expensive DSO especially for hobby use. Old DSO even one that cost 15k back in the day are pretty much worthless for looking at a modulated signal. So a good analog Tektronix 2200, or 2400 series scope is best way to go for most. A refurbish good condition Tektronix 2400 series analog scope can be had for $400 to $600 bucks, vs the 4k you have to send on a good newer model DSO, if you want one that 300mhz and higher.

Its possible.... but not automatic.

Thanks. What about accuracy of mesurment of voltage & frequancy. Acceptible by analog or not?

Aaaahh ,I wondered where he was, the conspirasist...........Don not believe what you are programmed to see.

There are clear shortcomings regarding an analogue scope. Maybe also some advantages. It all depends for what purpose are they used. What I would add on the beginning of the manual would be the intended use (as all medical device mandatory have) 🙂 If you for example want to troubleshoot some spurious glitches it is probably almost impossible with a pure analogue scope. Horses for courses as they say.

Does it run on plutonium?

It’s true, you can’t compare it against a 1000$ dso in function and quality.

@@retrotechandelectronics I no longer work in electronics but got a DSO for around the house. It serves that purpose well and It seems like that's what it was intended for. It's nice to have it doing calculations and to have something more than a multi-meter to work with. Your advice will be handy if I ever get into more advanced projects. It seems like having both is a cost effective way to go in that case.

I have some directional mics ive added since then

@@retrotechandelectronics Also consider lapel/wireless. I see the guy at EEVblog uses one. Great channel, rock on.

If i did that then I would not be able to illustrate the price comparison point of the video, which was a main basis of the argument. Judging by your 3 responses, you seem triggered by this video, so ill just leave this here.

Lissajous curves don't look good in my DSO but look gorgeous in my CRO. Same with my transistor curve tracer.

Correct , but, the cost of which was accounted for in the analysis.

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Deleting what responses? I just work up to read this, but feel free, there's the door......

I was there, the video proves it

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