Looking for oscilloscope recommendations

[kf4rca]

I use a real off brand scope- an Iwatsu 5702. Its not quite as sharp as a Tektronix but for general video use, its fine.
What I like about it it that it uses legacy components- no fancy LSI stuff.
Tektronix is nice but I remember there was a waveform monitor that used a fancy gold-plated LSI that was unobtainium.
Tektronix had a scope that would print out "ouch that hurts" if you input too much voltage.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by kf4rca

Tektronix had a scope that would print out "ouch that hurts" if you input too much voltage.

. My college had agilent digital scopes that had an Easter egg where is you saved a screenshot with the file name rock_on the scope would turn in to an Atari Asteroids knock off called Rocks.

[ppppenguin]

I love my Tek analogue scopes, up to an including the 2465B that's my main instrument. But they are possibly overkill for this sort of work and can be complex to fix if they go wrong.

Have you considered the modern low cost digital scopes? I have a Rigol DS1054Z. Just about in your price range. Compact and reliable. It will do just about everything but when you're familiar with how an analogue scope displays video waveforms it lacks something. I'm not saying it's bad, just very different. Again I wouldn't be without it.

In the UK Hameg was a popular brand and there are loads of used instruments available at low prices. Simple and tough. Don't know if they're around in the US. We don't see many Iwatsu scopes here but they have a similar reputation.