I don’t know about you, but I am a big video podcast consumer.  I subscribe to a long list of video podcasts, from various publishers, and stream them to my 50″ TV (Apple TV style).  It works great, and I am slowly moving away from viewing “traditional” TV.

I have been doing this for a while, and have noticed some things.

First, I am surprised how few podcasts do HD, or at least higher-than-iPod quality streams.  Second, I am surprised at how few of them are well produced.  Third, very few of them offer an array of options, designed to meet the modern consumer where they are, irrelevant of platform.

What I have also noticed, is how well Revision3 seems to be tackling all of these.  

They offer a wide range of video options, as you can see:

Among those various options, many satisfy higher resolution needs.  Why is this important?  Because the future of this new media is not intended merely for the portable devices.  Rather, it is for those big flat-panel TV’s people are starting to buy.  Providers such as TiVo are even offering means to stream podcasts to your TV.  Why spend my time hunched over a computer screen, when I can kick back in my recliner and enjoy it even more?

The other big hitter is production quality.  HD video is only as good as the set, lighting, cast, and content it is recording.  This is where I have seen Revision3 really put some focus as well.  As I have watched many of their shows over time, there has been a clear and intentional improvement of “how” they do a show.  

They know how to build a set, they know how to light it.  They know how to setup a green screen, and they know how to use video tools to properly take advantage of it.  They also know how to find interesting people that fit the content they want to deliver. They also know how to build a website, that fits well with their purpose.  They continually seem to improve on all of these fronts.

While I don’t like every show they make, I like the focus on quality and content they put into it.  I like that they are willing to try something, and if it doesn’t work, do something else.  I also like that they don’t seem to take themselves too seriously.  Good job Revision3 folks. Keep up the good work, I hope it pays off for you.

P.S. – CrankyGeeks/Geekbrief:  You do many of these things well, too.  CG: Please go widescreen.

P.S.S. – Holy cow CNET, you are a tech media company and it is 2008.  Act like it.  How about some better-than-complete-crap video quality? Toss in widescreen for the fun of it.

P.S.S.S. – Alex A:  Diggnation is a great show, but do you really have to drop the F-bomb so much?  It makes me not want to watch while my kids are around.