Some cosmetic things have been changed but the fundamental problems remain. The new firmware version doesn't show where more than 4 months of work went into. At this rate we'll never see firmware on the SDS2000 which can live up to the promises Siglent made.
That's very disappointing to hear.
It must be even more disappointing to you, after the long wait. I can see how your patience would be exhausted. Thanks a lot for the update though.
All in all I think I can stick with my earlier conclusion: DON'T BUY! My new year's resolution is to get an Agilent/Keysight oscilloscope in 2015!
That seems like sound advice. Once again, an excellent hardware design with lots of potential, let down by an inadequate firmware implementation.
Vendors need to learn that simply shipping a "sort of working" product, and marketing it aggressively, is just
not good enough. The promise that "some day" the firmware and working features will match the hardware potential (maybe) is
not good enough. Being in a hurry to ship an unfinished product, just because you see market-share eroding to sales of competitor's products, is
not good enough.
Frankly, this is unprofessional performance, and should be an embarrassment to Siglent. I feel bad for the hardware team there, who worked hard to get their share of the efforts done well, and provide the foundation for a significant competitive advantage. Only to be let down by the firmware team.