Hi All:
I am newbie to these forms and I am aware of the heated discussions between Rigol and Siglent. I am planning on buying an oscilloscope soon and I am totally at loss in deciding which one to buy
While i like lower cost or the Rigol and its 4 channels, all the new bells and whistles of the Siglent are tempting.
While I am not a newbie to Electronics(I am a digital engineer), I am sorta new to Oscilloscopes.
I would really like to hear what you think would be the better equipment to put hard earned money into
Thanks !
I've left this thread unanswered for 12+ hrs thinking you'd be recommended the 1054Z as seems to be commonly done here but it seems maybe some are having second thoughts.
So to offer some info may help:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/siglent-sds1000x-series-oscilloscopes/I'm aware of further reviews coming soon, so if you can hold off for a bit there should be further info to help you choose.
The Siglent has a better front end, that is capable of higher BW to the -3dB point where signals suffer attenuation making measurements inaccurate.
While many hack the 1054Z, the 500uV range is not recommended, yet the SDS1000X series come with that range as standard and it is much lower noise than the 1054Z.
The other UI concern for some is the channel controls, be it one for each channel or one control shared between all channels, each of us prefer one or the other, this is another choice you'll need to make.
All this aside, you've not given us much to go on relating to your intended use and the features that are important to you.
There
will be replies warning you of bugs, and this applies to most DSO's in this price range that are of recent release, albeit a shame this is the case. But you've seen all the threads haven't you?