Polycom VSX8000 Brochure & Specs

Benefits
Flexible integration – 1U form factor
perfect for integrated environments
and custom applications that require
premium performance in tight spaces
Professional-grade audio and video
connectivity – Phoenix-style audio
connectors for balanced, line-level I/O
with phantom power and BNC, serial and
VGA I/O for Video
Superior, natural sound – Polycom
StereoSurround™ delivers crisp, natural
voice clarity - even when multiple parties
are speaking simultaneously - by using
dual channel, Siren™ 14 technology
Outstanding video – Premium quality
video at any bandwidth with smooth natural
motion and sharp, clear images. Supports
Pro-Motion™ H.264 for the highest quality
images and TV-like motion handling
Multimedia made easy – Show high-res
images, movies or presentations in your
meetings while in a video call. And you can
share content from your PC by connecting to
the VSX 8000 directly, using ImageShare II,
or by using People+Content™ IP for cable-
free data sharing
Simplified dialing and enhanced
performance – Integrate the SoundStation
VTX 1000 to launch video calls, capture soft
voices clearly from across the entire room in
StereoSurround and eliminate the need for
microphones and wires
Secure Conferencing – Ensuring your
video conferences are secure and private
through embedded encryption via secure
video, audio and data traffic; secure
web management, protection against
unauthorized access (web, telnet, FTP)
The Polycom Solution – Everything you
need to deploy and manage a complete
video conferencing network with Polycom
Readi Manager SE200, Polycom Global
Management System™, Polycom
PathNavigator™, Polycom Conference
Suite™ and the Polycom MGC™
Polycom VSX
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The ultimate in easy-to-install, high performance
video conferencing systems
A sleek rack-mount design, professional grade connectivity and
versatile interoperability make this product the perfect choice
for integrated and custom environments.
If you are looking for a video conferencing system that combines ease of configuration and integration with the
highest quality audio and video, the Polycom VSX 8000 offers the perfect marriage of form and function.
The VSX 8000 is specially designed with professional integrators in mind. Starting with the slim, highly integrated,
1U design including: professional grade connectivity, direct XGA input supporting People+Content™ collaboration
and versatile slide-in trays to support circuit switched connectivity options (QBRI, PRI, Serial [RS-449/RS-530]).
Audio integration flexibility is unparalleled with Phoenix-style connectors, true balanced signals along with the
ability to support mixers, direct microphone inputs with phantom power as well the Polycom Digital Tabletop VSX
microphone arrays. Polycom's patent pending Polycom StereoSurround™ audio is an integral part of every system
and is easily configured for any room. Video participants can hear remote participants' voices project in stereo
through left and right speakers for a truly life-like meeting experience. With dual speakers and dual microphones
you'll hear each speaker clearly, easily decipher multiple simultaneous conversations and experience pure,
rich sound. Additionally, the VSX 8000 can be easily integrated with Polycom Vortex devices for complete audio
system integration, mixing and control.
The VSX 8000 delivers video performance that will impress even the most demanding customers using the
industry's most advanced video technologies, Pro-Motion™ H.264, starting at data rates as low as 256Kbps.
Pro-Motion provides H.264 clarity combined with 60 fields for TV-like motion handling and superior video quality
without weighing down the network. Outfit the VSX 8000 with Polycom's PowerCam™ Plus voice-tracking PTZ
camera for a smooth, seamless conferencing experience that includes everyone in the room.
The VSX 8000 offers a rich feature set including an easy to use, customizable user interface, AES encryption,
built-in quality of service and quality of experience with Polycom's implementation of voice and video error
concealment, iPriority, SNMP support and Gatekeeper and Firewall utilities. Control of the VSX 8000 is
accomplished over multiple serial ports via a complete API command set, a full range of IR options as well as
control passing with the popular Polycom Vortex Installed Voice Products. All in all, a complete package for
integrators to design into a wide range of video conferencing applications.
In today's Internet driven world, the ability to conduct real time communication and collaboration has
become critical to an organization's survival. As the market leader in voice, video, data and Web solutions,
our award-winning conference technology makes it easy for people to interact and maximize productivity –
over any network, in various environments, anywhere around the globe. That's why more organizations
worldwide prefer using Polycom conferencing solutions. Because when people work together, great things
happen. To learn more, please visit the Polycom Experience Center at www.polycom.com/experience
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