Before thinking about resolution in an oscilloscope it is important to understand what resolution really means. The dictionary definition of resolution is "the ability of a device to reproduce fine detail”. Resolution specifications can be found in a wide variety of consumer electronics, remember the first time watching a sporting event or a movie on a high definition TV? The amount of detail users could see was amazing, the people, scenery and colors were crisp and like nothing anyone had ever seen before. This beautiful display on a full HD 1080p television comes from a 6x improvement in resolution over standard television.