5 July 2004. Polycom caught the market a little by surprise with the release of a low cost, small group set top called the V500, alongside the release of the VSX 3000. This nifty little unit measures 29cm x 8cm x 17cm, a pretty small footprint by any set top standards and integrates both camera and microphone into the box as well. It is positioned by Polycom for small offices or home use with 1...   (read article)

With LCD (or TFT) prices plummeting, LCD screens have been available for some time as a replacement for the bulky CRT monitor on the desktop. Now Polycom has used a LCD screen in its VSX3000 system, designed for the executive desk where it can also act as a computer monit...   (read article)

0 May 2004. ClearOne Communications, formally Gentner, have a long history in high quality audio integration in conference rooms and a reported 50% of the high-end market. They have now turned their attention to the conference room table phone and produced both a wired and a wireless version.  ClearOne has dropped its videoconferencing line and is now focussing on what it does best, which,...   (read article)

To write a technical review of the TANDBERG 990, really means to review the TANDBERG set tops 770, 880 and 990 as the features, software and technical specifications are much the same between them. The only difference is in the maximum network bandwidth they can use either on ISDN or IP.

The TANDBERG 880 videoconferencing set top system has been around for a while. I still remember unpa...   (read article)