2. Polycom Competitive Objectives
Polycom Solution vs. LifeSize
Polycom Solution vs. LifeSize Solution
HDX 9000 vs. ??
HDX 8000 vs. LifeSize Room
HDX 7000 vs. LifeSize TeamMP/Express
HDX 4000 vs. ???
Media Center/Exec collection vs. ???
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7. Not Supported
LifeSize Solution Overview Partial Support
Supported
HD Voice, HD Video, HD Content
1 Tips and Traps: LifeSize provides 3 mid to low end HD codecs, No integrator solution, No stereo audio, No
Packet Loss Recovery.
Conference Bridge
2 Tips and Traps: NO MCU bridge only internal MCU of endpoints, partners with Codian before the
Tandberg acquisition
Management & Scheduling Application
3 Tips and Traps: The LifeSize Control is a software based, NO appliance solution, NO IBM Notes
integration
Recording, Streaming and Content Management
4 Tips and Traps: NO recording, streaming and content services
Conferencing Network Security Solutions
5 Tips and Traps: The LifeSize Transit is limited Paradial Firewall / NAT OEM product
Enterprise Collaboration Integration
6 Tips and Traps: No LifeSize collaboration integration
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8. Wainhouse 2007 evaluation of
HD Video Conferencing
Three Leading Contenders Face Off - October 2007
Web Link : http://www.wrplatinum.com/Content.aspx?CID=7951
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9. Polycom HDX 9000
#1 HD Video conferencing codec by Wainhouse Research
Polycom UltimateHD
HD Voice
– Acoustic Clarity
– Wide band High Fidelity
– Polycom 22 kHz StereoSurround™
HD Video
– 720p video
– H.264 Standard-Based
– Multiple HD Sources
– Performance Eagle Eye Camera
– AES Encryption
HD Content
Polycom HDX 9000
– H.239 Standard Based
– Full-Motion HD Dual Streams
– Movies, Pictures, Documents
– People On Content & People + Content IP
Professional IO
– 4 Video Outputs
– 5 Video Inputs
– 4 Digital Mic Array
– 3 In & 2 Out Phoenix Audio
– 1G/100/10 LAN
LifeSize has NO integrator’s solution
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10. Polycom HDX 8000
Polycom UltimateHD
HD Voice
– Acoustic Clarity
– Wide band High Fidelity
– Polycom 22 kHz StereoSurround™
HD Video
– 720p video
– H.264 Standard-Based Polycom HDX 8000
– Multiple HD Sources
– Performance Eagle Eye Camera
– AES Encryption
HD Content
– H.239 Standard Based
– Full-Motion HD Dual Streams
– Movies, Pictures, Documents
– People On Content
Professional IO
– 2 Video Outputs
– 3 Video Inputs
– 4 Digital Mic Array
– 3 In & 2 Out Audio
– 1G/100/10 LAN
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11. Polycom HDX 8000 vs. LifeSize Room
No StereoSurround Audio
Not a full range of Audio’s Highs, Meds &
Lows
Only supports 16:9 format
(No 4:3 support)
No current support for H.261 video
Limited H.263 support
(No 4CIF, 4SIF, SIF, QCIF SQIF or Annexes support)
Camera is slow to focus when moving
and has limited presets Polycom HDX 8000
No Loss Packet Recovery technology
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12. HDX 8004 vs. LifeSize Room / Team / Express
HDX 8002 HDX 8004 Room
Max data rates H.323 2 Mbps (*4Mbps) 4 Mbps 5 Mbps
SIP 2 Mbps (*4Mbps) 4 Mbps 5 Mbps
ISDN 2 Mbps 2 Mbps No
Content sharing H.239 Yes – PC or MAC Yes – PC or MAC Yes
P+C IP Yes Yes No
POC Yes Yes No
Audio 22kHz Yes Yes No
StereoSurround Yes Yes No
Video 1280x720 resolution Yes Yes Yes
30fps (108k macroblocks/sec) Yes Yes Yes
Camera Video Quality Full Motion Full Motion Tiling Motion,
True colors True colors Focus Issues,
Reddish colors,
Zoom 12x 12x 4x
Int. Multipoint @ 4 x 1,288 kbps 4 x 1,288 kbps 6 x 833 kbps
4 X 1,250 KBPS
Bandwidth 4CIF (SD) Up to 960Kbps Up to 960Kbps Up to 960Kbps
HD 1 – 2 or 4Mbps 1 – 4Mbps 1 – 5Mbps
Lost Packet Recovery Yes Yes No
IO/Backpanel In 3 (2HD, 1SD) 4 (3HD, 1SD) 5 (3HD, 2SD)
Out 2 (1HD, 1SD) 3 (2HD, 1SD) 3 (2HD, 1SD)
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13. HDX 8000 vs. LifeSize Room / Team
Input is standards based DVI-I output capable of
capable of YPbPr, DVI HDMI, DVI, VGA & YPbPr
Composite S-Video (digital and analog signal)
Input is a proprietary VGA output capable of
connection only the VGA & YPbPr
LifeSize Camera (NO digital signal)
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14. Polycom HDX 7000
Polycom UltimateHD
HD Voice
– Acoustic Clarity
– Wide band High Fidelity
– Polycom 22 kHz StereoSurround™
HD Video
– 720p video
– H.264 Standard-Based
– Multiple HD Sources
– Performance Eagle Eye Camera
Polycom HDX 7000
– AES Encryption
HD Content
– H.239 Standard Based
– Full-Motion HD Dual Streams
– Movies, Pictures, Documents
– People On Content
Professional IO
– 2 Video Outputs
– 3 Video Inputs
– 4 Digital Mic Array
– 3 In & 2 Out Audio
– 1G/100/10 LAN
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15. Polycom HDX 7000 vs. LifeSize Team/Express
No StereoSurround Audio
Not a full range of Audio’s Highs, Meds &
Lows
LifeSize
Only supports 16:9 format
Team/Express
(No 4:3 support)
No current support for H.261 video
Limited H.263 support
(No 4CIF, 4SIF, SIF, QCIF SQIF or Annexes support)
Camera is slow to focus when moving
and has limited presets
Polycom HDX 7000
No Loss Packet Recovery technology
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16. HDX 7000 vs. LifeSize Room / Team / Express
HDX 7002 HDX 7001 Team Express
Max data rates H.323 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 2.5 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
SIP 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 2.5 Mbps 1.5 Mbps
ISDN 2 Mbps 2 Mbps No No
Content sharing H.239 Yes – PC or MAC Yes – PC or MAC Yes Yes
P+C IP Yes Yes No No
Audio 22kHz Yes Yes No No
StereoSurround Yes Yes No No
Video 1280x720 resolution Yes Yes Yes Yes
30fps (108k macroblocks/sec) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Camera Video Quality Full Motion Full Motion Tiling Motion, Tiling Motion,
True colors True colors Focus Issues, Focus Issues,
Reddish colors, Reddish colors,
Zoom 12x 12x 4x 4x
Int. Multipoint @ 4 x 1,288 kbps 4 x 1,288 kbps No & Yes with MP No
Bandwidth 4CIF (SD) Up to 960Kbps Up to 2 Mbps Up to 960Kbps Up to 960Kbps
HD 1 – 2Mbps 1 – 2.5Mbps 1 – 1.5Mbps
Lost Packet Recovery Yes Yes No No
IO/Back panel In 3 (2HD, 1SD) 3 (2HD, 1SD) 3 (2HD, 1SD) 1 (1HD)
Out 3 (2HD, 1SD) 3 (2HD, 1SD) 1 (1HD) 1 (1HD)
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17. HDX 7000 vs. LifeSize Express
Input is standards based
capable of YPbPr, DVI 1 PC input &
2 Monitor output
Composite S-Video 1 VCR/DVD input &output
Input is a proprietary
1 Monitor output
connection only the 1 PC input
LifeSize Camera
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18. Polycom HDX 4000
Polycom UltimateHD
HD Voice
– Acoustic Clarity
– Wide band High Fidelity
– Polycom 22 kHz StereoSurround™
HD Video
– 720p video
– H.264 Standard-Based
– Multiple HD Sources Polycom HDX 4000
– Performance Eagle Eye Camera
– AES Encryption
– (LPR) Loss Packet Recovery
HD Content
– H.239 Standard Based
– Full-Motion HD Dual Streams
– Movies, Pictures, Documents
– People On Content
– People + Content IP
LifeSize has NO Desktop Video conferencing product
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19. HDX Media Center/Exec collection
vs. LifeSize
LifeSize has NO
Furniture, Wall Mount or Plasma solutions
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20. Thank You
If you require other competitive information please
contact Clint Anderson at canderson@polycom.com
