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RE: [Megacon] Videoconferencing "Soft Client" vs Codec Hardware


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  • From: Rusty Presley <>
  • To: "Leonard, Mark" <>, "" <>
  • Subject: RE: [Megacon] Videoconferencing "Soft Client" vs Codec Hardware
  • Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:42 +0000
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We run Radvision's Scopiadesktop using a Microsoft lifecam studio webcam in some of our class/conference rooms.  Works well for us.  Not sure if pic specs from webcam would meet your needs. 
Rusty




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-------- Original message --------
From: "Leonard, Mark" <>
Date: 05/24/2013 1:26 PM (GMT-06:00)
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Subject: [Megacon] Videoconferencing "Soft Client" vs Codec Hardware


Hello Megalister's--

I'm curious if anyone out there has run a side by side comparison of say a Cisco C-20 against a 'soft client' like this--
Sure…in a perfect world we would always buy the dedicated codec for video collaboration-- right?   —  but I'm really starting to wonder about reasons not to run  the $1000 set up above in non mission critical events—

How about it?
Anyone out there running a H.323 soft client  in a classroom set up? 

And yes— to make it a little tougher… I must have 30fps, 1080, and connection speeds around 1000kbs  :>)

And no— I'm not so interested in the 101 web based videoconferencing services that have popped up as this is really a 'hardware' discussion. In my eyes— the weakest link in the soft client is the camera. Buying a $3K+ USB camera to compete with the Cisco HD camera kind of defeats the purpose of looking at workarounds to a dedicated VC codec.

Thanks for looking at this-
Have a great long weekend-

~Mark

Mark Leonard
Media and Collaboration, UNH IT




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