Ah, yes, that's very true. I have a Saleae LA which I think is fantastic and as helped solve many complex problems.
As also pointed out have a scope decode the signals in a analogue way can also find signal problems that a pure LA would not always be able to see.
All though 4 channels would be nice, I have always had 2 channels scopes and never (So far) needed 4 channels at the same time. But I can of course see that their could be times when that may be needed.
I don't need the scope to be portable and prefer a
'proper' bench unit.
Math functions and the like would also be really good, but I don't need a function generator or DCM built in so just a really good 2 (or 4) channel MSO would be what I am looking for I think??
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with a big clear screen (Phosphor maybe?).
My budget is really not much more than around £1200 + VAT .
The R&S scopes also look really good with software upgrades available for the future maybe.
Would be great to loan one and play with it for a few weeks but I think those days are gone unless you are spending massive amounts of cash on one.
Thanks
John