Once you have decided on your setup choice (desktop, etc.) and made some basic hardware and software decisions, you may decide that you wish to improve the quality of your video, or to go with a hands-free speaker/microphone for your audio. The following devices are ones which we have used with satisfactory or better results.
Headset adapter for PolyCom ViaVideo:
| Model |
Inline Adapter - Radio Shack Part # 274-397 |
| Source(s) | Radio Shack |
| Price | Approximately $3.00 |
Microphone Headset for PolyCom ViaVideo:
| Model |
Super Lightweight Headset- Radio Shack Part # 43-1957 |
| Source(s) | Radio Shack |
| Price | Approximately $20.00 |
Headset for use with the VCON Escort 25:
| Model |
Professional Telephone Headset (T-400) |
| Source(s) | Telex Direct estore |
| Price | Approximately $80.00 |
Zoom camera with remote pan and tilt:
| Model |
*Canon VCC3 |
| Source(s) | IP Technologies Inc. , Global Communication Technologies, Inc. |
| Price | Approximately $1,100.00 |
| Model |
*Sony EVI-D30 |
| Source(s) | IP Technologies Inc., Global Communication Technologies, Inc. |
| Price | Approximately $1,000.00 |
"Speakerphone" for hands-free video conferencing:
| Model |
*PolyCom SoundPoint PC |
| Source(s) | Target Distributing, PolyCom, Global Communication Technologies, Inc. |
| Price | Approximately $65.00 |
Cable for the PolyCom SoundPoint PC:
| Model |
VCON PolyCom Audio Cable |
| Source(s) | Global Communication Technologies, Inc. , IP Technologies Inc. |
| Price | Approximately $25.00 |