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Turn any room into a conference room for mid-to-large groups.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/article>\n\n <div class=\"onebox-metadata\">\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","upvoteCount":2,"datePublished":"2024-11-19T16:59:53.211Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/advice-on-webcam-gear-for-business-conference-room/1143547/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"alaric2977216","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/alaric2977216"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"<p>We’re using Crestron’s Teams Room package with a Poly Studio cam/mic/sound bar. 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class="crawler-post-infos"> <time datetime='2024-11-19T03:08:34Z' class='post-time'> November 19, 2024, 3:08am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-19T16:45:37Z'> <span itemprop='position'>1</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Hi,</p> <p>I have a business that wants to do Teams meetings from their conference rooms so that all of their remote workers can collaborate. They want a webcam/mic to hook up to a computer that is high quality but not outrageously priced. Can anyone give me some feedback on what they would recommend? I plan on hooking up a computer to the TV in the conference room but I’m not sure what camera/mic would make sense. Thank you!!</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="2" /> <span class='post-likes'>2 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_2' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/spiceuser-q47m'><span itemprop='name'>spiceuser-q47m</span></a> (Luffy) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-19T06:11:18Z' class='post-time'> November 19, 2024, 6:11am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-19T06:11:18Z'> <span itemprop='position'>2</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>Separate the camera and the mic use Anker PowerConf S500</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <span class='post-likes'>1 Spice up</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_3' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/alaric2977216'><span itemprop='name'>alaric2977216</span></a> (alaric297) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-19T16:59:53Z' class='post-time'> November 19, 2024, 4:59pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-19T16:59:53Z'> <span itemprop='position'>3</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>depends on the size of the conference room… for ours (up to 15 people) we’ve put in the Logitech Group systems, (some with extra Mics) which have been pretty good</p><aside class="onebox allowlistedgeneric" data-onebox-src="https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/video-conferencing/conference-cameras/group-conferencecam.html"> <header class="source"> <img src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/spiceworks/original/4X/a/7/9/a794f65bcf572b94574081d72e516e2d65e15335.png" class="site-icon" data-dominant-color="069BCC" width="32" height="32"> <a href="https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/video-conferencing/conference-cameras/group-conferencecam.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">logitech.com</a> </header> <article class="onebox-body"> <div class="aspect-image" style="--aspect-ratio:690/362;"><img src="https://resource.logitech.com/w_1200,h_630,c_limit,q_auto,f_auto,dpr_1.0/d_transparent.gif/content/dam/logitech/en/products/video-conferencing/group-conferencecam/group-og-image.png?v=1" class="thumbnail" width="690" height="362"></div> <h3><a href="https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/products/video-conferencing/conference-cameras/group-conferencecam.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Logitech GROUP Video Conferencing System - Mid to Large Rooms</a></h3> <p>GROUP Video Conferencing System gives you a HD video camera and clear audio speakerphone. Turn any room into a conference room for mid-to-large groups.</p> </article> <div class="onebox-metadata"> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </aside> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="2" /> <span class='post-likes'>2 Spice ups</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_4' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/wduke'><span itemprop='name'>wduke</span></a> (wduke) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-19T20:35:45Z' class='post-time'> November 19, 2024, 8:35pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-19T20:35:45Z'> <span itemprop='position'>4</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>We’re using Crestron’s Teams Room package with a Poly Studio cam/mic/sound bar. The bar’s pretty groovy, giving us decent sound in our 30’ room.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <span class='post-likes'>1 Spice up</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_5' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/robert-zed'><span itemprop='name'>robert-zed</span></a> (Robert Zed) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-19T21:53:04Z' class='post-time'> November 19, 2024, 9:53pm </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-19T21:53:04Z'> <span itemprop='position'>5</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>You start with a conference phone on the table and then the webcam depends on the size of the room. Logitech has a good range of webcams for conference rooms and how wide of an angle do you need. We have a small conference room and we use the Optoma SC26B for its 120 degree viewing angle.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <span class='post-likes'>1 Spice up</span> </div> </div> <div id='post_6' itemprop='comment' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Comment' class='topic-body crawler-post'> <div class='crawler-post-meta'> <span class="creator" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a itemprop="url" href='https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Robins'><span itemprop='name'>Robins</span></a> (Robins) </span> <span class="crawler-post-infos"> <time itemprop='datePublished' datetime='2024-11-20T04:25:21Z' class='post-time'> November 20, 2024, 4:25am </time> <meta itemprop='dateModified' content='2024-11-20T04:25:21Z'> <span itemprop='position'>6</span> </span> </div> <div class='post' itemprop='text'> <p>For the supported conference room devices mentioned in the Teams official documentation, please refer to <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/rooms/certified-hardware?tabs=Devices#tabpanel_1_Devices" class="inline-onebox" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Teams Rooms certified systems and peripherals - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn</a><br> To see peripherals pricing, see the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/across-devices/devices/category/room-systems-accessories/73" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">Rooms systems accessories product showcase</a>.</p> </div> <div itemprop="interactionStatistic" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/InteractionCounter"> <meta itemprop="interactionType" content="http://schema.org/LikeAction"/> <meta itemprop="userInteractionCount" content="1" /> <span class='post-likes'>1 Spice up</span> </div> </div> </div> <div id="related-topics" class="more-topics__list " role="complementary" aria-labelledby="related-topics-title"> <h3 id="related-topics-title" class="more-topics__list-title"> Related topics </h3> <div class="topic-list-container" itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ItemList'> <meta itemprop='itemListOrder' content='http://schema.org/ItemListOrderDescending'> <table class='topic-list'> <thead> <tr> <th>Topic</th> <th></th> <th class="replies">Replies</th> <th class="views">Views</th> <th>Activity</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="topic-list-item" id="topic-list-item-819377"> <td class="main-link" itemprop='itemListElement' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/ListItem'> <meta itemprop='position' content='1'> <span class="link-top-line"> <a itemprop='url' href='https://community.spiceworks.com/t/what-is-the-best-webcam-with-multiple-mics-for-a-conference-room/819377' class='title raw-link raw-topic-link'>What is the best webcam with multiple mics for a conference room?</a> </span> <div class="link-bottom-line"> <a href='/c/collaboration/9' class='badge-wrapper bullet'> <span class='badge-category-bg' style='background-color: #0088CC'></span> <span class='badge-category clear-badge'> <span class='category-name'>Collaboration</span> </span> </a> <div class="discourse-tags"> <a href='https://community.spiceworks.com/tag/video-conferencing' class='discourse-tag'>video-conferencing</a> ,&nbsp; 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