But you can buy 34401A displays fairly readily and for not too much cost, whereas the Keithley ones are like hens teeth and very many show which segments have been lit longer than others.
I have a 3456A, 3465A, 34401A, Datron 1271 and a Keithley 2000 and have to say I prefer the Datron and Keithley displays the best - apart from the 3465A (lower class of DMM) there isn¡¯t much to choose from the others for what I need.
I'm not a big fan of the LCD's HP used for a while. Hard to read at times.
The vacuum florescent displays are nice until they die. I prefer LEDs.
The 34401A looks nice. Beware of failing displays!
Mark