pbraatelien
02-08-2005, 10:02 AM
I have not done a review in awhile so I thought I would give it a go.
I recently acquired a copy of the PVX software and have used it for about a month now. I decided that since it was going to be used on a laptop that the Logitech Notebook Pro would go good with it (turned out to be an excellent choice).
The software from Polycom loaded without a problem. It is interesting to note a couple of things.
1. It requires a keycode that is derived off of their website. (The new Polycom model for software distribution)
2. If you try and reuse the software on another machine and call from one to the other you will blow up the original site (not literally). Thanks to Gary Miyakawa for that info. So no pirating!!
The user interface is clean and as easy to manage as any I have used previously (VCON, ViaVideo).
The video and audio are very good-I have even gotten compliments on the audio and that is using the Logitech cameras dinky little mic. The software supports H.264 and when I connect at the lower data rates (192K) the video is excellent.
The system supports nating (?-not sure if that is a word), VPN, secondary network, and all the H323 variables (gatekeeper, alias, etc).
I generally use the system without a headset although I have used one (for privacy) and the audio is very good.
As a side note-we will be deploying 10 of these units out to the field in the coming month and will have more experience at that point.
I should also note that Logitech has just released a new product called the ViewPort AV 100
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/about/pressroom/information/US/EN,crid=2039,contentID=10099
that incorporates the PVX software from Polycom and a camera/bluetooth headset combo from Logitech.
Pros
Easy user interface
High quality video/audio
Pricing less than $250
Cons
Need a minimum of a 2.4 Ghz PC to run H264... see specs here:
http://www.polycom.com/products_services/1,1443,pw-35-4367-7953,00.html
If you have any questions or would like a demo, let me know-I would have to dial you however since I am on Glowpoint (that means outy but no inny---unless you dial me from ISDN)
Paul
I recently acquired a copy of the PVX software and have used it for about a month now. I decided that since it was going to be used on a laptop that the Logitech Notebook Pro would go good with it (turned out to be an excellent choice).
The software from Polycom loaded without a problem. It is interesting to note a couple of things.
1. It requires a keycode that is derived off of their website. (The new Polycom model for software distribution)
2. If you try and reuse the software on another machine and call from one to the other you will blow up the original site (not literally). Thanks to Gary Miyakawa for that info. So no pirating!!
The user interface is clean and as easy to manage as any I have used previously (VCON, ViaVideo).
The video and audio are very good-I have even gotten compliments on the audio and that is using the Logitech cameras dinky little mic. The software supports H.264 and when I connect at the lower data rates (192K) the video is excellent.
The system supports nating (?-not sure if that is a word), VPN, secondary network, and all the H323 variables (gatekeeper, alias, etc).
I generally use the system without a headset although I have used one (for privacy) and the audio is very good.
As a side note-we will be deploying 10 of these units out to the field in the coming month and will have more experience at that point.
I should also note that Logitech has just released a new product called the ViewPort AV 100
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/about/pressroom/information/US/EN,crid=2039,contentID=10099
that incorporates the PVX software from Polycom and a camera/bluetooth headset combo from Logitech.
Pros
Easy user interface
High quality video/audio
Pricing less than $250
Cons
Need a minimum of a 2.4 Ghz PC to run H264... see specs here:
http://www.polycom.com/products_services/1,1443,pw-35-4367-7953,00.html
If you have any questions or would like a demo, let me know-I would have to dial you however since I am on Glowpoint (that means outy but no inny---unless you dial me from ISDN)
Paul