Comments on: Tandberg T3 Telepresence System

By: John-Erik Horn

John-Erik Horn — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:19:58 +0000

iPhone-like Drag & Drop seems nice.
Too many buttons to push though.
Not exec-proof (think: user-friendly).
That room has echo, anybody else hear it?
Not sure if I want all participants visible on all screens at all times. Feels cluttered.
Good job. Considering they are two years later than the competition though.

By: John-Erik Horn

John-Erik Horn — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:09:22 +0000

Nice shadow on Richard’s face.
Wondering if Tandberg knows how to deal with lighting issues.

By: Chuckg1

Chuckg1 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:31:42 +0000

Just a note: There is a difference between video conference and telepresence. In my case, Lifesize doesn’t play well with my current and legacy Tandberg endpoints. Suitability will depend on your particular application…due diligence is needed before major investment.

My $.02

By: admin

admin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:10:47 +0000

That’s OK, at least you got to see what’s on the immediate horizon for video conferencing!

By: Bjorn2

Bjorn2 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:01:31 +0000

Ok. I take that back. Sounds like “Telepresence” has nothing to do with “presence” in SIP terms.

By: Bjorn2

Bjorn2 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:57:14 +0000

What does this have to do with “Presence” ? Maybe I’m missing the point but I was looking for “presence” a – la yahoo IM where people can set their “availability” and be on-hand for a call. I don’t see any of the folks “setting” their presence information.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:18:21 +0000

Bjorn, appreciate the input. I’ve been working on getting a Telepresence system at the house and all roads seem to lead to Lifesize and specifically their “Lifesize Focus” product. My home cable provider (Comcast) told me that they have these units online already and that they are working well.

By: Bjorn Heisterkamp

Bjorn Heisterkamp — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:12:47 +0000

This indeed is a very nice solution, it looks stunning, but in terms of price/performance I doubt if the market is looking for these kind of exclusive solutions. LifeSize offers a system at a fraction of the price and on top of that it consumes 1/3 of the required bandwidth.