Submission + - Video Conferencing with the Parents
renzema writes: I'm looking for suggestions on a point-to-point video conference system to connect the kids to their grandparents. I've been spoiled at work with super high quality cisco systems and am looking to improve the connection between us and my parents. We live in Europe and they in the US, but we both have gigabit internet and can sustain upwards of 100mb between our houses.
Currently, we have Amazon Echos, but the video quality on these (at least for Sweden/US calls) is really lacking. We've tried facetime as well, and while the video quality is much better, the inconvenience of needing to use it on an ipad or phone is quite high (or starting a call with them, then them needing to move to the computer.. Ideally I would love facetime on an apple TV with a camera that follows us. We have played a bit with the phone as a camera thing with facetime and apply tv, but the sound was not great and they end up picking up the calls when they are out and not able to talk.
- When a call is received, it would power on the TV and "ring".
- Works on a TV for video
- Can "ring" when someone is calling
- Would really prefer no monthly fees
- High quality picture
- No echo in large rooms. Handles people sitting a few meters away from the TV.
I'm willing to invest in hardware, up to a few hundred dollars per site, if this can really be bulletproof and give a consistently high quality video connection. Ideally it would be standalone hardware that does not need a computer to be running all the time.
Currently, we have Amazon Echos, but the video quality on these (at least for Sweden/US calls) is really lacking. We've tried facetime as well, and while the video quality is much better, the inconvenience of needing to use it on an ipad or phone is quite high (or starting a call with them, then them needing to move to the computer.. Ideally I would love facetime on an apple TV with a camera that follows us. We have played a bit with the phone as a camera thing with facetime and apply tv, but the sound was not great and they end up picking up the calls when they are out and not able to talk.
- When a call is received, it would power on the TV and "ring".
- Works on a TV for video
- Can "ring" when someone is calling
- Would really prefer no monthly fees
- High quality picture
- No echo in large rooms. Handles people sitting a few meters away from the TV.
I'm willing to invest in hardware, up to a few hundred dollars per site, if this can really be bulletproof and give a consistently high quality video connection. Ideally it would be standalone hardware that does not need a computer to be running all the time.
