Lifesize new 220 series, the next generation of Video Communication

 Lifesize Communications recently launched the next generation of video communications with the 220 Series, that gives customers the very best quality video, 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second (fps), and 720p resolution at 60 fps. The 220 Series is available on the market today across al the three major Lifesize products: Express, Team, and Room.. The 220 Series also allows you to connect in 720p 30fps at as low bandwidth as 768 kbps. Probably the biggest surprise is that Lifesize kept these units at the same price as their 200 series, thus making Lifesize Series 220 products the clear price/performance leaders.

 Lifesize Room 220 comes standard with a full HD 8-way Continuous Presence multipoint bridge, with up to four visible participants. The embedded MCU supports up to eight way 720p60/720p30 or six way 1080p30 continuous presence or voice activation mode. Simply put Lifesize has made great strides in the advancement of the capacity of the internal MCU on the Room 220. For ad-hoc calls or for occasional multipoint calling this is a great benefit. A customer that has many multipoint calls should still consider a hardware MCU or a Multipoint bridging service such as OmniPresence Video One solutions. The 220 series also has some other benefits. The Room 220 has increased the maximum point-to-point bandwidth to 8Mbps. You can connect a 2nd display on all 220 series systems. You have the ability to connect Lifesize conference phone. And the Room 220 includes H.239 People+Content support, allowing you to send high resolution PC graphics to all participants in the video call.

 If you are still curious on what the right system is for you here is a good outline of how to determine this. LifeSize Express 220 is meant for the smaller conference rooms or branch offices. It is both affordable and scalable. It does not have a built in MCU. The LifeSize Team 220 is ideal for medium sized meeting rooms. It has a full HD Continuous Presence MCU for 4 participants (3 sites +yours). The Lifesize Room 220 is positioned for the Large Conference Room/Boardroom with full HD MCU up to 8 participants. It also will do a 8 Mbps point to point call.

Lifesize has done a nice job in keeping the product line simple while providing many advancements without an increase in cost.

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