To take part in the SAXophone project
you'll need access to suitable compressed video equipment.
This includes compressed video equipment that can range from
a desktop unit to a set top unit to a group system. The desktop
unit is a card that goes into your own computer and comes
with the needed software, a small camera, and a telephone
for voice, but it still must be connected into an ISDN phone
line. The computer monitor (or a projected image) shows the
other schools in the conference session. The set top unit
consists of a small box containing everything that was on
the computer card (the Codec, the camera, the ISDN phone connectors,
etc.) but in a larger size for better quality. It sits on
top of a TV set and connects into the TV monitor to give you
the images of the other schools. The group system is the most
highly desired but it costs significantly more. Everything
is basically a separate item and of much higher quality and
will accommodate many more studnts at one site since the camera,
TV monitor, etc. are larger and higher quality (and cost).
Equipment can be obtained from a number of different vendors
such as the following:
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