Wassup!  I am really wanting to step up my game with analyzing the pixel

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Wassup! I am really wanting to step up my game with analyzing the pixel signals (data, clock, power) in both the analog and digital domains. For years I have used the USB2.0 based Picoscope 2203:

Performance: Fast sampling from 40 MS/s to 200 MS/s, probe-tip bandwidth from 5 MHz to 25 MHz and fast USB 2.0 interface.

I am really questioning the performance when we get into the 24MHz+ range of pushing SPI speeds, etc. Can anyone recommend what they use to analyze such signals? I am really thinking of getting the US$500 Saleae Logic Pro 8, but even that says its analog bandwidth is only 5MHz. It can do up to 100MHz digital though.
https://www.saleae.com/

Any suggestions on tools for being a digital pixel protocol ninja? This could be real nice for triggering on events which cause mysterious flickers AND seeing what the analog power supply is doing at the exact same moment. Thanks for any input!

-frenchy (Steve French)
http://www.voltvision.com
https://www.saleae.com

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I’ve been trying to answer the same question (sorry I don’t have an answer). I’m curious if anyone else has a good tip.

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For obvious (!) reasons I have been doing some research on 'scopes recently. A fellow electronics hobbyist colleague warned me off the iPad hybrid options due to their poor spec (low sample rates, few channels) and recommended the cheap Rigol instead—but they’re so BIG! (Not compared to an old-school CRT model of course, but I live in an apartment and move a lot.)

Interested in seeing the conclusion you come to.