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Our shop is looking at purchasing new wireless mic sets for every photographer. We're replacing 15+ year old Lectrosonics. We have $1500 to spend on each and are considering Lectrosonic, Sennheiser, and Sony. We of course love the durability of the Lectros but the price point prevents us from...

After six weeks of testing a LiveU unit a while back we are now about to test the Dejero Live+ device. Seems like the same basic cellular bonding idea but in a much more robust case (built into a small pelican style case) and more straight forward menu...

I'm looking for input on the pluses and minuses of tablet use in the field. Our ND has agreed to buy one as an experiment and see how useful it is. We currently have 2 reporters who use their personal iPads in the field and love them. One has 3G unlimited on his and uses it for web browsing...

Has anyone out there other than KXAN used or tried this new transfer tool? It seems promising with a fairly low price point. I'd love to hear more about it!

Are any of you seeing this trend first-hand?http://www.b-roll.net/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif For example, just early this morning our 27-year-old ND e-mailed the newsroom staff to tell them "be sure to watch TMZ to keep up on the latest on Tiger Woods". Yes, he REALLY said that! And this guy...

To all out there in "TV News Land" (or what's left of it). I've been reading b-roll.net for several years and am posting for the first time because I'm curious to know how many other newsrooms out there are adopting some form of the dreaded "VJ" model and how it's being implemented in your...