True Low-end, Digital Storage Oscilloscopes (DSO) started about 15 years ago with the introduction of the TEK TDS 200 series. Based on proprietary IC technology for storing charge from sampled waveforms then converting to Digital at slower speeds, the TDS 200 series dramatically reduced the cost of low end digitizing and created the 1st 1 GSa/s DSO for under $2,000.

Over the past 15 years a great deal of progress has been made in terms of electronic components performance and cost such that today it is possible to create outstanding DSO's with superior performance at lower prices than ever.

While TEK has increased pricing in 2008 of their low end DSO's (TDS 1000 and TDS 2000 series), RIGOL Technologies has leveraged our buying power (RIGOL is the #1 purchaser of commercial A/D's in this world), advances in pricing of A/D converters, displays and other components with our modern and efficient manufacturing operation to deliver a breakthrough product in terms of price performance.

Here's a video to explain more about the DS1000E: