Rembrandt Ii/vp Codec

[volam]

I would like to know more about these systems. Do they have up grades that can be connect over IP? or I have to stick to ISDN? What components are there in the system? I notice there is a catrige pluged in the front of the box, what is it for?
The quality of video and audio of these system on the ISDN lines, is it better than over the WEB?
I am new to these stuff but very curios to learn more. I guess these machines are old but seem they are built for quality, commercial grade. How popular are they now, it seems they are still in use in some universities?
Anyone have use them please teach me something if you have spare time. I am greatly grateful.

[Oliver Black]

The Rembrandt IIVP is an old CODEC, only does H.320 and proprietary CTXPlus. The proprietary mode is actually better video than most h.320 or 323 systems. Alas, no IP. The cartridge is what you used to change out for software upgrades. VTEL bought CLI and you can get information on these old, highly reliable, dinosaurs at http://www.vtel.com/support/CLI_web/

[Entropy3XD]

Volam,

You should really look at a new codec. I am not sure what you wish to do with VTC, but the Rembrandt is extremely outdated, and would probably cause you alot of headaches. Any units from Tandberg, Polycom, Vcon, Sony, etc., are commercial quality and for the ease of setup, use, and maintenance they are worth the price.

The best reason in going with a newer codec is that the video and audio standards have changed. The new units are now able to compress more data, resulting in higher quality video/audio with less bandwidth. You will also find better interoperability between different systems, unless you are just planning a closed network containing only Rembrandts.

Integrating other A/V components with the latest VTC systems is also a breeze. On many of the latest codecs you have many options for plugging in DVD/VCR players and recorders, PCs, Doc Cams, as well as a wide variety of outputs for multiple displays and display types.

Almost all of the the latest codecs come with IP connectivity for H.323 as standard, with options for ISDN or serial interfaces.

I am very interested to know what your VTC needs are, as that is really the way to start. For instance, do you just wish to talk to someone face to face, or are you looking to share information with others while talking to them on video? What kind of systems do the sites you wish to talk with use? What kind of networks are those sites on? I could go on with questions.