I have no issue with you voicing your opinion, but found the "pedant" label quite unnecessary. I don't call you a "fanboy" either.
Because I am not a fanboy. And you are a bit "detail oriented"....
And that is not meant as an insult by no means.
If you were my neurosurgeon I would really appreciate you to be VERY pedantic....
I also do appreciate that it bothers you. I get that. But you should accept that it does not bother me. Not because I'm a fanboy, because when I use the scope I think about other things and don't analyse rendering quality. I accept there is some "stepping" as pixelation is a thing. And as I said, when working on real time signals there is enough noise so it all "blends" enough I don't notice.
Would I mind it to be same as on 2000xHD? No of course not, better is better.
But it is barely noticeable and I can use this very powerful little scope to do some really fancy work.
And so you don't "fanboy" me again, I do have a critique of SDS800xHD. For me screen is small, my eyesight is not good,...
Not resolution, but physical size of screen, and scaling that goes with it.
But if kept on a desk close to me it is OK. Although that is class of scope problem, not Siglent specific.
In fact it boots so fast it would be my first scope to boot and for 80% of quick checkups it would do the job.
It is so small it is like a multimeter on your desk that you keep handy.
But I don't do it. I find it acoustically loud. Not crazy loud, but I got spoiled by 2000xHD that is whisper quiet.
I guess my ears are not much better than my eyes...
If I wanted for Siglent to redesign something on that scope that would be airflow/acoustic design.
I don't have SDS1000xHD and didn't try it, but if that one is 2000xHD quiet that would be awesome.
Maybe Skander36 could give a comment on acoustic signature...