So this has been on my list for a while. I think a scope would really help me with troubleshooting/R&D, but there are just a fuckton of options.
I bought a $30 DIY kit off Amazon, but it didn't work and when I went to troubleshoot it with their guide it turned out to be the most complicated possible problem I could have with that kit. Anyways I'd rather just have something with more function & durability than the exposed PCB of the DIY kit. However, I also don't want to break the bank.
Any good options for under $100 these days? Or, how much should I expect to spend to get something that will be accessible to me as a beginner but also will not become obsolete as soon as I have an idea what I'm doing? Or do y'all even 'scope? I have a hard time imagining how waveform visualization *wouldn't* be a worthwhile investment, but if electronics has taught me anything it's that I have some totally backwards/incorrect innate ideas about how things should work in the electronics realm.
When it comes to specific scopes, smartphone sync is something I am not opposed to at all (as long as the app side of things isn't shit - I'm on iOS fwiw), and might even be stoked on if it adds utility. I would hate to have my screen be too small for proper use though (iPhone 6 here)