Hello everyone! First Blog!

Hello everyone,

I can't wait to get started on my first blog! I've worked in consumer electronics retail for a long time, now, and there's one thing that's very VERY clear - a lot of you have a lot of questions about electronics starting at the most basic ("What do I need?"), ranging all the way up to more advanced product specific questions ("How do I adjust my receiver to push more volume out of my left front speaker than all of the other speakers in home theater mode?").

Throughout this blog, I'll get my hands on as many consumer electronics (CE) products as I can and put them through some pretty all-inclusive testing. Then I'll review the products in a fashion that allows for many different kinds of users to get a solid glimpse of the products' pros and cons.

I specifically want to mention that I'm not reviewing products on behalf of any manufacturer. If a manufacturer sends me products I will be grateful for their interest in my review but that will not make me more likely to review the product more favorably. If a product is really great, I will post that. If a product is worthless, or if a product is one that's long on concept(s) but short on quality, I'll post that as well. You don't need misinformation these days - you need something you can depend on.

I hope you like this blog. I really am going to be doing my best to make sure this contains a lot of value and is interesting to as many people as possible. If you do appreciate my blog, please let others know about it, link to it, even reference the material in your own blogs (all I ask is a little credit for my time an effort.)

Looking forward to it. Cheers.

Carlton