>From what I've heard, the Spark Board is supposed to supplement a Telepresence room for the most part. So the idea is to still have a codec with 1/2/3 screens and then use this for the wallboard features. Using it as an actual Telepresence endpoint seems to be just for smaller rooms.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Heim, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I am crazy/spoiled, but I refuse to go back to single screen > telepresence. 1 screen for remote video, and 1 screen for content share. > > > > The wide field of view FOV) on the Sparkboard camera is what makes it seem > more real like. I think it is an interesting product, and it will get there > eventually. I’d love to see them come up with a way to integrate multiple > Sparkboards together, to get to a dual screen solution. > > > > I am wondering how much the Sparkboard weighs. I have hung a Smartboard > Kapp IQ 65” and that weights 140lbs, and that was a treat to hang. > > > > I will also say this, wireless content sharing you can say all you want, > but I am going to plug in the cable every time until you can deliver 30FPS > over wireless. > > > > While I am providing input, Cisco should integrate a 4K to 1080P scaler > into the codec’s. More and more people go and buy laptops with 4K screens, > only to discover how much it is not cool when it has to scale that down to > 1080P for content sharing. > > > > *From:* Randall (Randy) Raitz [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 25, 2017 2:10 PM > *To:* 'Anthony Holloway' <[email protected]>; Heim, Dennis < > [email protected]>; Matt Slaga (Americas) <[email protected]>; > Brian Meade <[email protected]>; [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [cisco-voip] Surface Board > > > > Coming from an organization that competes directly against the likes of > Cisco and Microsoft collaboration suites, the Spark Board is very appealing > to me in terms of functionality and capabilities and my understanding is > the price point is far more reasonable than the Microsoft Hub solution. > > > > Our org adopted Slack pretty early on, so Spark has some room to improve > in terms of UI, but the idea of your notes and communication stream > existing into perpetuity without a break in continuity is going to be > pretty valuable in the enterprise for business users, IMO. > > > > *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Anthony Holloway > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 25, 2017 12:05 PM > *To:* Heim, Dennis <[email protected]>; Matt Slaga (Americas) < > [email protected]>; Brian Meade <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] Surface Board > > > > "Everyone wants to say their touch panel is special and is going to change > the world." > > > > In addition to your statement, I also dislike how companies will > manufacture demand out of thin air. > > > > The whole Spark Board event was cringe worthy in my opinion; with their > over-the-top showmanship, and pretend first to market smugness. > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:08 AM Heim, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Everyone wants to say their touch panel is special and is going to change > the world. The fact is touch is quickly becoming a commodity. It is all > about the application that you put on top of it. I am not sure on the > Surface Hub and Spark Board, but I doubt the OEM is actually manufacturing > the touch panel itself. We do know that the Spark board is leveraging a > computer from Nvidia providing the compute and GPU capabilities. > > > > *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *Matt Slaga (Americas) > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 25, 2017 10:44 AM > *To:* Brian Meade <[email protected]>; [email protected] > > > *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] Surface Board > > > > Nice Freudian slip 😊 > > > > Seems it is based on the existing Surface Hub. > > > > *From:* cisco-voip [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Brian Meade > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [cisco-voip] Surface Board > > > > > > Correction, Spark Board! > > Thanks Charles! > > On Jan 24, 2017 5:51 PM, "Brian Meade" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Looks like this thing is finally out- https://www.cisco.com/c/ > en/us/products/collaboration-endpoints/spark-board/index.html > > > > Definitely looks like a game-changer in this space assuming you can get > everyone using Spark. > > > > itevomcid > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-voip mailing list > [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-voip > > > > *Disclaimer* > > The information contained in this communication from the sender is > confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others > authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby > notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in > relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. > > This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been > automatically archived. >
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