asterisk users - Aug 2003 - Video conference apps/appliances?

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003, John Todd wrote:
> So, I keep seeing references in the codebase to "video
conference"
> uses for Asterisk.  However, I am unaware of what end devices are 
> currently supported by Asterisk.
> 
> Searching through the archives for the term "video", I see a few 
> other people have asked the same question, with no real reply. 
> Nobody, it seems, has actually tested any video phones on Asterisk 
> other than perhaps the folks at Digium.  If I am mistaken in this 
> assertion, please reply to this note with a URL for the equipment or 
> software you're using that is commercially available.
> 
> Messenger XP?  Anyone have instructions? (sorry, I don't have Windows 
> at my location, so I can't test.)
> 
> The 8x8 DV325 phone?  There is no price or "buy this now" button
on
> their site, which points me towards the trail of vaporware.
> 
> Others?
John, I do remember getting gnophone up and running with a webcam using a
standard kernel module ov511, but that was back in elden days and may not
hold true anymore. It did also send the picture through to the farend
gnophone. As far as hardware is concerned, I'd say anything that's
supported by video4linux should be passable through. Ofcourse, this was
with IAX and format_jpeg.so

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So, I keep seeing references in the codebase to "video conference" 
uses for Asterisk.  However, I am unaware of what end devices are 
currently supported by Asterisk.

Searching through the archives for the term "video", I see a few 
other people have asked the same question, with no real reply. 
Nobody, it seems, has actually tested any video phones on Asterisk 
other than perhaps the folks at Digium.  If I am mistaken in this 
assertion, please reply to this note with a URL for the equipment or 
software you're using that is commercially available.

Messenger XP?  Anyone have instructions? (sorry, I don't have Windows 
at my location, so I can't test.)

The 8x8 DV325 phone?  There is no price or "buy this now" button on 
their site, which points me towards the trail of vaporware.

Others?

JT

Network computing did a SIP phone review this month:
http://tinyurl.com/ljtj
Polycom did best followed by:
Mitel
Siemens
Zultys
Snom
& IP Dialog