Gallery: Polycom's video conferencing

This is the Polycom TPX tele-presence solution which costs $200K for the three screen 6 person version. It is essentially 3 HDX9000 series systems and 3 large Plasma displays plus the wood furniture. While the individual HDX9000 systems are compatible with other video conferencing solutions, there are no standards for merging the three screens and tele-presence solutions are all proprietary today. The system that was demonstrated to me at Polycom's office used ceiling microphones so that the desk could be wide open and not susceptible to noise generated from tapping the desk. However, I found this Mic arrangement less than ideal because the people on the other side had too much of a hall-way sound.