What types of equipment are required for group video conferencing?
The great majority of video conferencing systems today are a dedicated appliance, meaning that they are not PC based. These systems, however, enable a PC to be connected to them to transmit any image on the PC in a live or still format. This has become the most successful type of video conferencing equipment due to the inherent instability of PC’s and the rapid obsolescence of PC technology. Appliance type video conferencing systems are available and will operate on 128k of bandwidth for as little as 2,000 Euro for the basic systems. Systems delivering “business quality” video typically operate at 384k start at about 3,000 Euro and can go as high as 40,000 Euro depending on the manufacturer and features.
