It has a 5ms response time which isn’t too  bad. The max resloution is 1440×900, and it has a 2000:1 contrast ration.

Everything looks beautiful and for a price of $229.99 I think it does it’s job and more.

I would recommend this to anyone looking for a flat screen LCD display in the 19″ range.

My brother gave me quite the present a couple days ago (we celebrated Christmas a bit early). A Bose Companion 5 Speaker System.

This system blew me away. I have been around Bose products before and I have always been impressed with their systems. This si the most amazing computer speaker setup I have have seen to date. The sheer difference between my past setup and this has a huge gap.

It comes with 2 speakers, an Acoustimass module (subwoofer), and a really sweet volume control module.

That’s right, it only needs 2 speakers and you get full 5.1 surround sound with amazing clarity. Simply put; this system rocks.

Have any thoughts on this system? Think you know a better company that could out-do Bose (that should be quite the debate)? Just a purely innocent comment on this blog? Post them here on this blog or email me at geno421@gmail.com.

How important is audio to you in a video compared to the actual video? I think it is more important when video blogging / podcasting. What is the point of video blogging when people have no clue what you are saying?

I use a Samson C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone. This is an amazing product for such the cheap price. Around $85 is all this item costs.
I had trouble setting it up on my PC though. This is only because I used the SoftPre software that came with it.

The SoftPre software is supposed to help control the gain and has a low cut filter. This works in a terrible fashion. Just stick to the Windows Audio Mixer if using a PC.

I still don’t seem to get the greatest quality I could be getting. I know Chris Pirillo uses this microphone as well and if you check out his videos on youtube the audio is clearly crisper than mine.

Either way I would recommend this to anyone wanting to use a great mic for podcasting. I do not use the optional shock mount you can buy but I probably should.

If you have any tips concerning the C01U or an alternative mic to use please feel free to comment this blog article or email me at  geno421 at gmail.com .

When on a budget what counts more? Video or audio?

In my opinion it depends on what you are doing. If you are Podcasting / Video Blogging I think audio counts more. I will go into the audio in another blog though.
Even though I focus on my audio more than my video I believe you should at least have a camera that runs 30 frames per second (fps). I use a Microsoft Lifecam VX-1000. It serves it’s purpose well. It’s not the best video quality but it only cost $30.

It comes with awful software though. It has effects nobody would ever use seriously. The adjustments you can make to the webcam are nice though. You can get it to look fairly decent in many lighting conditions.

The awful software seen above.

In the end the VX-1000 serves it’s purpose if you are on a budget. If you can afford to spend a little more I would go with the new VX-7000 or the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000.

Have any comments? Comment them on this blog, email me at  geno421 at gmail.com.