If you’ve been wanting to produce a video or two, but you’ve been stuck on the technology issues, things could get a bit easier if you use a Flip Video, for a number of reasons:

• You don’t have to have a big budget to acquire a device to shoot a video.  The Flip Videos range in price from $120 to $179.
• It’s small – 4″x2″ and only 1″ thick.
• It only has 8 buttons.  I haven’t used one, but I don’t think I could get too messed up with only 8 buttons.
• According to one reviewer, Flip Video produces “startingly good footage”.
• There is built-in software that lets you edit the video and add music
• You can transfer the video to your computer with a USB connection that flips up.

I’m not sure if the resolution would be good enough to fill a large-screen TV, but for posting videos on the Internet, it sounds to me like this would be a great way to go.