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Video Conferencing Products Range
Video Conferencing Products
There are several categories of Video Conferencing products that 21st Century Video supplies, installs, trains and supports. In order to help you select which are applicable, they are listed in various ways according to Network Connectivity (IP or ISDN), Size (Personal or Group) and System Type (PC, Set-top or Videophones). Furthermore, for large installations, some form a centralised management maybe considered necessary, so Network Management and Services products such as Gatekeepers, Gateways and Multipoint are included. They are all H.323 and/or H.320 standards compliant, with most also supporting SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). To complete the listing, complimentary products such as Pan, Tilt and Zoom cameras, wireless microphones, Interactive Whiteboards and Tablets have been included.
Network Protocol (H.323, SIP or H.320), Connectivity (IP or ISDN), Management and Services:
H.323 compliant Systems
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Lists H.323 standards compliant products for Video Conferencing over IP networks. Products include Emblaze-VCON's vPoint HD and Polycom's PVX, the only two software clients that support H.264 video. Polycom's VSX 7000s that delivers television-like video with crisp and clear audio, Sony's PCS-G50P group system and their PCS-TL50P executive desktop that doubles as a PC monitor. |
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SIP compliant Systems
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Lists SIP compliant products for Video Conferencing over IP networks. Polycom's products include the Windows® based PVX software client, the entry level settop V500 and the VSX 5000 group system. Sony's products include the PCS-1P and PCS-G50P group systems and their PCS-TL30P executive desktop that doubles as a PC monitor. There is also the AuPix AP-100 VideoPhone. |
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H.320 compliant Systems
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Lists H.320 standards compliant products for Video Conferencing over ISDN. Most also adhere to the H.323 standard for Video Conferencing over IP. Products include Polycom's VSX 7000s and VSX 8000 as well as Sony's PCS-1P and PCS-G50P. All of which support mixed mode IP and ISDN Multipoint calls as well as H.239 data showing. |
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Network Management and Services
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Lists Video Conferencing Network Management and Services products. These include VCON's MXM and Radvision's ECS Gatekeepers with centralised management, configuration, conference scheduling and administrative options. Gateways between IP, ISDN and 3G networks, Multipoint Control Units (MCU) and Firewall Traversal solutions. |
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Size (Personal or Group):
Personal Systems
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Lists VideoConferencing products classed as being Personal systems. They are intended to be used as single user systems. All adhere to the H.323 standard for IP conferencing and most have optional ISDN connectivity for H.320 compliance. Products include Emblaze-VCON's vPoint HD and Polycom's PVX, the only software clients that support H.264 video; the Sony PCS-TL30P and Polycom V700, both of which double as a PC monitor. |
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Group Systems
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Lists VideoConferencing products classed as being Group systems. They are all capable of including several participants and have remote controlled Pan, Tilt and Zoom, (PTZ), cameras and table-top microphones. All adhere to the H.323 standard for IP conferencing and most have optional ISDN connectivity for H.320 compliance.Products include Polycom's VSX 5000 set-top, Sony's High-End PCS-G70P and Polycom's High-Definition HDX 9000 series. |
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System Type (PC, Set-top or VideoPhones):
PC based Systems
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Lists PC-based VideoConferencing products. They are mainly intended to be used as single user systems. All adhere to the H.323 standard and some also support SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) for conferencing over IP Networks. Products include Emblaze-VCON's vPoint HD and Polycom's PVX, the only two software clients that support H.264 video. |
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Set-top based Systems
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Lists Set-top based VideoConferencing products. These are non-PC systems and most are capable of including several participants in a session. All adhere to the H.323 standard for IP conferencing and most have optional ISDN connectivity for H.320 standards compliance. Products include the Polycom V500 that's suitable for the home office user and Sony's PCS-G50P group system. |
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VoIP Video Phones
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Lists a range of VoIP (Voice over IP) Video Phones from AuPix. The AP-100 is designed to be compatible with other H.323 and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) based videoconferencing equipment, multi-point conferencing systems and network hardware such as Gateways and Gatekeepers. This allows easy integration for incorporating video into both existing and new networks. |
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Microphones, Cameras, Interactive Whiteboards and Tablets:
Microphones and Mixers
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Lists audio-technica® range of Microphones and Mixers suitable for use with Video Conferencing systems such as Polycom's PVX or Emblaze-VCON's vPoint HD software clients. Products include the ATW-701 and ATW-702 wireless microphone kits and the U841A, U851R and AT854R wired microphones for use either the AT-MX341a or AT-MX351 SmartMixer®. There's also wireless microphone options. |
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Colour Cameras
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Lists a range of PAL colour cameras from Sony, Canon and Logitech. Ideal for use with PC based Video Conferencing applications such as vPoint HD, or as a second camera input for Set-top systems such as the Polycom VSX 7000s. Most have a Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) capability and include a handheld Infrared controller. They can also be controlled from the application using a VISCA cable. |
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