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Hello,<\/p>\n
I need a recommendations for Video Conferencing Hardware/software that won’t break the bank for two conference rooms that fit about 20 people each.<\/p>\n
I am the de facto “IT person” in my office and was put in charge to procure video conferencing hardware. I don’t have any background in this and our MSPs aren’t very reliable. We are still a “startup” so I don’t have a huge budget, however, the hardware/software needs to work globally, since we have offices in Shanghai, NYC, Seattle, California, and Washington DC. CA and the Shanghai are the largest and biggest concern.<\/p>\n
We currently use the Logitech VC Group Hardware with GoToMeeting and it doesn’t work well, is super complicated when trying to help our China team troubleshoot, and I look like an idiot when it doesn’t work. I would love recommendations. Thanks!<\/p>","upvoteCount":6,"answerCount":9,"datePublished":"2018-12-20T17:06:20.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"spiceuser-bbqcp","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/spiceuser-bbqcp"},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Hello,<\/p>\n
I need a recommendations for Video Conferencing Hardware/software that won’t break the bank for two conference rooms that fit about 20 people each.<\/p>\n
I am the de facto “IT person” in my office and was put in charge to procure video conferencing hardware. I don’t have any background in this and our MSPs aren’t very reliable. We are still a “startup” so I don’t have a huge budget, however, the hardware/software needs to work globally, since we have offices in Shanghai, NYC, Seattle, California, and Washington DC. CA and the Shanghai are the largest and biggest concern.<\/p>\n
We currently use the Logitech VC Group Hardware with GoToMeeting and it doesn’t work well, is super complicated when trying to help our China team troubleshoot, and I look like an idiot when it doesn’t work. I would love recommendations. Thanks!<\/p>","upvoteCount":6,"datePublished":"2018-12-20T17:06:20.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/video-conferencing-solutions/689681/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"spiceuser-bbqcp","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/spiceuser-bbqcp"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
We use the Logitech Meetup Camera for ours. They have audio and video built in and provide a great view of the room.<\/p>","upvoteCount":2,"datePublished":"2018-12-20T17:16:08.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/video-conferencing-solutions/689681/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"pbrain","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/pbrain"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
If you want super low budget- we have mini PC ($100ish) hooked up to a TV along with a Logitech Camera (I think the wideangle one was like $70?) and a Cisco conferencing phone. We’ve used all sorts of different software, but particularly we’ve used Zoom for hosting video conferences. Gets the job done!<\/p>","upvoteCount":2,"datePublished":"2018-12-20T17:19:10.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/video-conferencing-solutions/689681/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"rachelburch","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/rachelburch"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
@Logitech<\/a> Video Collaboration has some solid hardware. I’m currently using @Cisco<\/a> MC series hardware and it works well and lasts for quite some time, but it a bit pricey. As for software, we’ve been using @Zoom<\/a> for about a year and have been much happier with that than WebEx (which was causing us all kinds of issues and struggled with support to find a resolution).<\/p>\n As for sizing of hardware, I believe there is a sizing guide that Logitech offers, but I can’t seem to find it. I did find this video that might help.<\/p>\n