Rigol DS2072A vs Owon SmartDS8202V - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 18, 2016, 07:58:05 pm
content: Yes, i'm shure you will very disappointed with me but i need to decideIn my country I've found a good seller who keeps both models..Rigol ds2072a costs 850€ and with a good discount i could grab the Owon at only 550€ ( vat included..)I'm very hesitantDoes Rigol worth 300€ more than owon?Is Owon really so crappy?It has a bigger screen, is very smaller and quiet..i know, it lacks any SPI option and memory vs rigol..but.. are these features so much useful in every day use?helpppp!!! if they were 750 vs 850 i would no thinking ..but 300 bucks are a lot !!!

author: tsaG
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2016, 08:47:35 pm
content: Well, you can hack the Rigol to get 300Mhz and all decoding/trigger modes, so......

author: markone
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 12:53:24 am
content: Quote from: Emi on February 18, 2016, 07:58:05 pmIMHO Yes, without any doubt, i assume you missed this, otherwise i cannot explain your indecision.If you forget for a moment the creepy plastic build quality and the overall UI screen ugliness, it would be enough to consider it's ridiculous capture rate to pass over it (jump to point 37.20 of Dave's review, you can see the much older DS1052E putting it in shame).I tinkered a bit with it at an electronic fair, i think that every current Rigol's scope is a much better instrument and putting it against a DS2072A does not make any sense.Save the money for Rigol DS2072A or go for something else.

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 08:10:00 am
content: They are surely totally different dso'sbut...does rigol worth 300€ bucks more ?

author: wraper
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 08:29:22 am
content: Quote from: Emi on February 20, 2016, 08:10:00 amQuote

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 09:22:17 am
content: Stupid question .... worth 500 € over at leastthank you guys!

author: markone
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 01:53:29 pm
content: Quote from: Emi on February 20, 2016, 08:10:00 amWould worth even if it cost 600 Euro more, a creaky plastic toy with awful UI and cold war graphic screen against a real modern instrument, built like a tank in comparison.I still wonder if you have actually seen Dave's review, one of the worst scope passed under his hands, it' enough to watch a third of the video to put it under the blacklist.

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 20, 2016, 02:08:08 pm
content: OH yes...i've just watched itDave is a bit exagerate in the video but i think after all he's right...

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2016, 08:33:06 am
content: Hi, i've been testing this owon for some days and then i gave it back to the shop. ..(luckly i was in agree with him before. .)I grab rigol without thinking anymore. ..Really another planet!Im amazed by the skill to catch Very fast glitches vs owon blindness...thanks to this forum...

author: hibone
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2016, 03:40:07 pm
content: Is there any need to address an o'scope as "smart"?As if a manufacturer whatsoever would call its own product "dumb" or "useless"?

author: Performa01
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2016, 04:51:17 pm
content: Quote from: hibone on February 25, 2016, 03:40:07 pmYes, of course, since a 'Cleverscope' already exists.http://www.cleverscope.com/This would make for the perfect pair then ... Clever & Smart.

author: Emi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2016, 06:49:00 pm
content: Just hacked. ..At first attemptfull options + 300mhz bw. ..You are great