[AusNOG] Katter backs Coalition - Windsor backs Gillard

[Greg M]

We use Tandberg Edge 95 MXP devices at work, and they are marketed as "HD" -
over a 1.5Mbps SHDSL connection we are able to stream very decent video
quality to a 55" Plasma screen.

 

With a 5Mbps stream (500KB/s) from a VPLS link between Sydney & Perth, we
can get incredibly sharp picture quality.

 

I agree that pushing NBN as a solution for Video conferencing is rubbish,
because in reality you can get the bandwidth to run that now over Copper
(Annex M, Bonded DSL, SHDSL, even possible over 3G with a good signal).

 

As far as price goes though, even the Edge 95 MXP devices are hideously
expensive - Tandberg/Cisco have a long way to go before these solutions are
at a price point for small businesses before they would even consider a VC
solution.

 

Greg

 

From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Grahame Lynch
Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2010 5:12 PM
To: Lincoln Dale
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net; Bevan Slattery
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Katter backs Coalition - Windsor backs Gillard

 

Honest question here Lincoln.

 

Why does it have to be HD?

 

Ive done alot of work in television broadcasting and have some firm views
about this (and have seen first hand the difficulties going HD creates for
professional TV productions in terms of production design, costuming,
lighting and make up). It adds complexity, and certainly isnt necessary for
personal communications. 

 

CNN now happily puts to air footage from Skype videocasts and satphones that
work on 500k or less. It's not great and obviously broadcast quality video
is desirable. But if CNN can rough it why is HD videoconferencing so
essential for normal people?

On 7 September 2010 16:06, Lincoln Dale <ltd at cisco.com> wrote:

On 07/09/2010, at 6:53 PM, Paseka, Tomas wrote:
> So when is Telepresense gonna be at a price point that the average
> business can afford to buy it?

certainly Cisco has "high end" with a range of products - and certainly it
has a "high end" price to go with it.

but its not to say that there aren't alternate offerings - either from the
company i work for (who relatively recently also owns Tandberg) or others.

likely that your next phone handset will have semi-decent video if it does
not already.



>
> Or any other video conferencing solution for that point.

little more than a couple of years ago, "HD video cameras" used to be
incredibly expensive.  so did "prosumer" digital cameras.
i'd expect the same to happen with any electronic goods as they become
commodity goods due to increased demand driving increased supply.

a lot of the 'enablers' for this are already happening - be it the CMOS
video sensors in volume or the DSPs to process HD video in system-on-chip at
low power levels.

you can thank multiple reasons for this.  the automobile industry is a huge
reason.  so is security/surveilance industry.  and of course
Apple/Android/(insert_handset_manufacturer_here).


cheers,

lincoln.

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