New To Podcasting. What Equipment do I need?

[jamesdelfresco]

So I have decided to start doing a podcast. I have been a fan of it for some time now. What kind of equipment can I buy. And how much should I look to spend. I would like to do Video also

[jamesdelfresco]

anyone????

[andrewzarian]

Hi James,

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It depends on how much money you want to spend. The best advice I can give you is to start small. there are some great affordable Mixers, Mics and Webcams you can start with.

BSW Has some really cool Podcasting Kits. Everything you need is included

http://www.bswusa.com/SearchResults....=0&FieldValue=

Also Currently the best Webcam on the market is the Logitech C920

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wides...2855343&sr=8-1

[Denzel]

I don't know if the sale is still going on but Office Depot had (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en...nema/H5D-00001) the Microsoft LifeCam for sale for 19.99 (original price 79.99). It is an in store deal only. I bought mine two days ago. If you are reading this call them and check if it's still on sale.

As far as the rest of the equipment, personally, I wouldn't be super concerned with it. You can podcast with anything really. You just have to make sure you have content that people are willing to listen to and want to hear. Your podcast can't sound like crap but you don't want to go out and buy the most expensive things just to have no one listen to you. I would say look to spend less than $100 on your set up. That includes a decent mic and a camera. Definitely check out USB mics on Amazon.

[andrewzarian]

thats great deal on the camera. I would pick one up asap

[joedemax]

I would disagree about the C920 being the best on the market, the older C910 to me has much better image quality.