HD Monitors in Video Conferencing

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HD Monitors in Video Conferencing
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HD Monitors

• In order to view video conferencing in HD, users
  must connect their HD video solution to an HD
  monitor
• Most users know and are aware of this
• When a system is being set up and connected to a
  monitor, users should look at on-screen
  statistics to ensure they are properly
  configuring the solution
• The statistics from the HD video system should
  accurately reflect what is being sent to the
  monitor

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TANDBERG MXP and Edge send VGA not HD

• When asked, TANDBERG claims that most users do
  not have HD monitors and that VGA is preferable
• Polycom has not found this to be the case
• Regardless, TANDBERG should display accurate call
  statistics of what is actually being sent to the
  monitor
• Currently they do not they default and
  auto-configure to VGA (1024 x 768)
• There is no option in the user interface to
  choose 720p
• There are no notices in release notes or
  marketing collateral to warn users of this

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API / Telnet Command Needed

• TANDBERG F5.3 and F6.0 video output defaults to
  VGA and can not be configured to output 1280x720
  resolution without the use of a special API /
  telnet command
• Users should not have to telnet into video
  system to display HD on their HD monitors

Statistics from HD monitor show VGA
Statistics on TANDBERG GUI claim 720p
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Summary

• Why would TANDBERG do this? Maybe.
• Because 1024 x 768 is 14.7 fewer pixels than
  1280 x 720 and therefore easier to encode and
  decode
• Because at 1280 x 720 their image is blurry
• To allow them to get closer to 30fps
• Regardless, TANDBERG users are not getting what
  they are paying for true 30fps HD
• Polycom HDX 9000 delivers true HD directly out
  of the box and can connect easily to any HD
  monitor
• If a user does prefer VGA, they can easily select
  that in the HDX user interface or web UI