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Some discussion and recommendations on ocsilloscopes...

http://ask.slashdot.org/story/10/08/03/ ... -Engineers

I still like my old Tek 465. I can make that thing dance. No menus. Of course the new stuff has its points.

Here is a comment I liked:

The 547 is the Barry White of bench top instruments. Its muscular aluminum frame is massive, yet understated. Dual independent time bases tells the ladies you've got a light but agile touch on the trigger circuits.

Truly, this is a scope for a discerning bachelor geek. When you meet an interesting woman, casually mention you've got a type 547 back in your apartment and she's bound to fish for an invitation. Then if later she cannot, in an intimate moment, resist playing with the plug-in unit, propose marriage on the spot.

My mate accuses me of having sex on the brain all the time. Guilty as charged.

Here is a 547 in operation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBKHo5aYEQ8

I have actually used one of those. Quite often back in day. Nice but they are boat anchors. Strictly lab instruments. The 465 was a big improvement. And the 475 with digital multimeter option? Heaven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tektr ... oscope.jpg

Plus you can turn the lights off in the lab (or use a hood if you must) and find glitches invisible to them new fangled digital jobs. OTOH for debugging things with long delays between cause and effect the digital jobs are quite handy.