not a gamechanger
The DHO800 is a massive step. It defines what every manufacturer needs to do if they want to sell oscilloscopes in the future.
How is that not a game changer?
Massive step in what?
Owon makes 14 bit scope for years, but limited software made it nobody cares scope...
It is a big step for Rigol but will it change lives of users?
How many new, life changing things you will be able to do with it compared to DS1000Z, SDS1000X-E, MSO5000?
As you kept trumpeting for years up until now (in discussions about other Rigol, MSO5000), 12 bit and low noise is not important unless you explicitly need it. Which most of the people apparently don't, also adamantly repeated by you.
And if compromises in design (to keep price low) mean you will miss out on something else you need, that it is not a game changer, but something not for you at all.
To put it simply: is DHO900S better than MSO5000 for a person doing robotics, or microcontroller stuff....? It is cheaper but has less sample rate, les memory, one siggen ch less etc..
Is it good enough for some (many?) people? We'll see.
I stand by it and will wait for history to correct me: not a game changer, but another model in Rigol offer, a 12bit offering that they didn't have. What is new (and awesome!) is that they are very aggressive with a pricing so some people will be able to afford it that otherwise would not be able to. It is great and all because more choice...
Game changer... not really. Good news and kudos to Rigol? Yes absolutely.
Although I see more people confused by choices in future....