Here are my observations (overlooking the Windows-only thing): 1. ConfXP is more "user-friendly" - you don't need a node operator, unix expert, a magic wand, or need to wave a dead chicken & chant to make it work.
2. The video is much better - ConfXP takes advantage of the Windows Media API's and does a very nice job rendering the video & audio - lipsynch has not been a problem for me in my test sessions with folks in Europe. 3. A "bridge" is provided for multicast-challenged users and to use it, the user simply uses a pull-down menu item on their ConfXP. 4. the integration of the client with the TabletPC is compelling (at least to me). It allows the instructor/presenter to face the "audience" instead of pointing at a screen and allows interactive mark-ups on the presentation. 5. you can specify point-to-point connections for two sites, and it seems to work well for the bandwidth challenged locations. Thats my $.02 Cindy Sievers wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I was just wondering if anyone has had a chance to test Microsoft > Conference XP? What are the major differences between AG and > Conference XP? (aside from the fact that Conference XP only runs on a > windows macine) I was looking at their documentation, and they use the > exact terminology that AG does, almost the same equipment list, and > seem to have the same results.....but I just wanted to hear from folks > who have actually used it.... > We are going to do a collaborative education project with a remote > site who is leaning toward Conference XP and they want to know what > the differences are and what the compelling arguments are for either.... > > Thanks > Cindy > > > > ============================================ > Cindy Sievers Los Alamos National Laboratory > siev...@lanl.gov Group CCS-1 MS B287 > tel:505.665.6602 Advanced Computing > fax:505.665.4939 Los Alamos, NM 87544 > ============================================ > > -- Bob Riddle (b...@internet2.edu) Technologist,Internet2 1000 Oakbrook, Suite 300 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Business Phone: 734.913.4257 Fax Number: 734.913.4255 "An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." Niels Bohr
