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Video conferencing on the cheap?
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| Topic: | Video conferencing on the cheap? This thread has 9 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 17:28 |
drewski300 Super Member |
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What are some options that work well? We are talking about a small conference room that might get used for VC'ing maybe once a month at the most. I know there are A LOT of variables none of which I know about but they don't want to spend thousands for a Cisco/Tanberg/Plycom type solution. Do you have any recommendations for a system that would have an HD camera for face to face meetings with a dedicated PC near the display.
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 18:12 |
Hasbeen Loyal Member |
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Google Hangout and Facebook Live are about as cheap as you gan get. Take a Camera attach it to the pc, attach a mic if you want, share documents that are on the PC. That's the free categories.
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 19:05 |
Dave in Balto Super Member |
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Logitech has a vtc kit, works really well for what it is. Want to say it was $1500.
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 19:45 |
kwkshift Active Member |
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Depending on where you are, you can rent video conferencing and telepresence facilities for occasional use.
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday November 2, 2016 at 21:52 |
- Entry level " professional " conferencing by Grandstream [Link: grandstream.com]- PTZ USB camera ( SnapAV has one ) + local PC and and a software of your choice i.e Skype for business or one of the cloud based solutions i.e Bluejeans https://bluejeans.com- Lifesize https://www.lifesize.com, more then solutions above but less then Polycom and/or Cisco
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| Post 6 made on Thursday November 3, 2016 at 00:17 |
MikeZTC Senior Member |
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You might be surprised how cost effective the latest Cisco Webex CMR platform is... Sub $100 monthly subscription buys collaborative screen share with room integration. The SX10 endpoint supports rooms up to about 12' deep and can be had for around $2500 and is literally one HDMI cable to the display, complete with iOS app / CEC control of the display. For small businesses you really can't beat the value.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday November 3, 2016 at 00:22 |
ErikU Long Time Member |
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I like zoom.us. I think it works better and is much friendlier to use than webex, also cheaper. Zoom can be used on any device, but for an additional fee you can interface it to a VC room system, or they also have "zoom rooms" which is a lower cost room VC system. My clients and I have been happy with it.
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| OP | Post 8 made on Thursday November 3, 2016 at 10:58 |
drewski300 Super Member |
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Thanks for the responses guys.
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| Post 9 made on Friday November 4, 2016 at 08:46 |
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| Post 10 made on Sunday November 27, 2016 at 18:23 |
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I have the perfect solution for you and for everyone else in this thread. SkyRooms is the coming to crush the status quo and make video conferencing free for EVERYONE. Unlimited connectivity between everyone on the planet and all you need is an internet connect. You want free? New features are being developed moment by moment. We are going to crush those $30 000 a year subscriptions into the ground. Http://SkyRooms.io[Link: news.skyrooms.io]Log in, enter your room(you have unlimited hosts, rooms and participants) then just share the address with whoever you want to come over. Just like inviting someone to your house. If you guys the vision or the bigger picture of this, please, spread the word. Social media Facebook: [Link: facebook.com]Twitter: @SkyRoomsIO
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