There will be no Point of Purchase this week as I'm taking the week off to focus on a few other things.  There's not much coming out this week with the exception of Silent Hill: Homecoming and Sonic: The Dark Brotherhood.  Instead I'll be working on a few overdue reviews, finishing a few interviews, and tweaking the Point of Purchase formula.  If you've got suggestions or improvements to the format feel free to leave them in the comments.

Anyone that is into PC gaming knows that today's games demand the best quality monitor you can get your hands on.  Unfortunately, our budget often times limits us to something below what we would like to have.  Well, Westinghouse has an affordable 19" monitor that should work for most anyone looking for a good monitor at a great price.  The L1916HW is a 19" high-resolution LCD monitor that sports 3,000:1 contrast, 1680x1050 resolution and 2 ms response, all for a MSRP of $199.

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Here's this week's Point of Purchase.  This week we talk about Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Pure, Rock Band 2, and a few other new titles.

This week's edition of Point of Purchase is now available below.  This week I cover Mercenaries 2, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Facebreaker, and a few other games.   Update (Chuck): New version with improved audio

Due to some computer problems Point of Purchase this week will be delayed.  I'm hoping to be up and running tomorrow but it might not be until Friday. Apologies for the delay.

JVC announced today the latest product to be added to the Gumy line of ear bud headphones. The JVC Gumy Air ear buds feature a 11mm driver, reduced friction noise and come in seven colors. In addition, the buds use a silicon rubber air cushion to maximize comfort. They also come in seven different colors (including the cord) that are a match to iPods and a close match to many other portable gaming devices. These includes third generation iPod Nano, the Sony PSP (including Special Edition Star Wars white and God of War red) and many DS colors. The Gumy Air ear buds are available now for $14.99. [READ MORE]

OK so E3 08 wasn't that great from what a lot of the media is saying. E3 07 wasn't that much fun either. Third time's a charm for a format change right? Well Gamespot has word that another E3 is planned for next year but the specifics aren't known yet of course. For a little bit before the show I was sad I missing out but as the show went on and I read some of the people's experiences I felt a lot better for missing out. While I'm sure everyone has their opinion on how they want E3 here's my quick take. Go to a show the size between the original and this years. Double the width of the aisles between each booth. This will fill up the halls a little more with the decreased amount of vendors showing. For the first three days, only let press through. The final two days let anyone in. Or, limit the number of public in the first few days in. That's a few of my suggestions, what's yours?