I see where skander36 is coming from. It's not just about the UI design and which is "better" (entirely subjective). It's about the available pixels you have to work with, and arguably the most important aspect of any scope is the waveform display. It's what you're ultimately using a scope to get. Higher resolution and pixel density means sharper and more accurate waveform display, not to mention the improved UX from having more flexibility with menus and other features shown alongside the waveform. In this age of HD scopes, why saddle one with a non-HD display that's going to suppress the finer details of a waveform?
I've long been a Siglent fan and have a lot of Siglent gear. I really want the SDS1000X HD (not so much the SDS800X, since I have the DHO1074->DHO1204). Had the SDS1000X HD been released I'd have never succumbed to BF pressure to buy the DHO. However I have to say that Siglent could have done better than a 1024x600 resolution on a 10.1" screen. The Rigol DHO1000 series in the same size screen has 1280x800 resolution. That's 67% more pixels in the same space. 1024x600 is perhaps forgivable in a 7" screen, but not in a 10". Even
cheap 10" $50 Chinese Android tablets are coming with 1280x800 screens -- that's about the *minimum* resolution for that size of screen IMO. So it's not like the old days where an HD screen would cost as much as the rest of the scope. My point is, screens are cheap these days and I'm disappointed Siglent chose the lower resolution route here. It's the only thing in my eyes (no pun intended) where Siglent has dropped the ball.
I've spent my entire career working in front of computer displays, and a good part of that career creating software user interfaces. I have always favored high resolution and high pixel density -- it's just the way I'm wired or conditioned. I run 4K monitors with no scaling because of the density of information it brings. Even as I get older and my vision wanes, I prefer smaller fonts with more information on screen. I prefer AA fonts, but I'm less concerned with that. Using 1024x600 on a 10.1" screen just hurts my heart, even though I'd expect the Siglent to be the better overall scope in terms of functionality and performance.
I still imagine I'll trade in the DHO1000 for the SDS1000X HD if the price is favorable, just because it's shaping up to be better in almost every way, but I'll definitely miss the beautiful display of the DHO. Had I never seen the DHO1000's screen, it wouldn't hurt as bad.