Frequent meetings held in all sorts of unusual places by businessmen from all over the global were part of the habits most of the companies had in the past couple of years, right before the economy went to the low level we all know so well right now. More than that, companies accustomed to send its employees at miles and miles away in order to attend these so very important meetings.

I don’t know if it was a vital thing to do, but it’s useless to discuss this right now. So let’s better focus on what companies have learned after the crisis has began. They are aware, for example, of the existence of another alternative: the video conference room.

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Believe it or not, and I’m sure you all believe, video conferences are precisely what the doctor ordered when it comes to reducing costs nowadays. And the Samsung VC240 is perfect if you take this option into consideration. Ok, maybe it’s not like you, the jet set type of person, to give up on the business trips you used to make on a regular basis, but you have to spare your money, remember?

The VC240 is a 24 inches LCD monitor equipped with a 5 megapixel camera, a noise-cancelling microphone, and V2oIP, which is compatible with a wide variety of VoIP systems, on one hand, and SIP control units, on the other hand. As for the video, you should know that you will have it compressed with the H.264 codec.

The monitor will surely be an improvement for you video conference room, but you’ll have to be willing to spend $1,999 on it.

(Source: Coolest-Gadgets)

By Shane McGlaun

Before the global economy went into the crapper, many businesses held quarterly or more frequent meetings to talk strategy and other items. Many firms flew employees in from all around the country to attend these meetings. With the poor economy today, flying people in has become too expensive and many businesses are going to video conferencing instead.

Samsung has announced a new video conferencing LCD called the VC240 that integrates all of the components needed for HD desktop video conferencing into a 24-inch LCD that works as a computer monitor as well.

The VC240 uses V2oIP for communications and is compatible with all other VoIP systems and SIP control units. Video is compressed with the H.264 codec and the camera is a 5-megapixel unit with a noise-canceling microphone. Contrast ratio on the LCD is 1000:1 and the VC240 will ship this fall for $1,999.

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