Simple, essential video calling – When you need to talk face to face. Connects to any television, uses a TV-like remote, and includes an integrated camera and microphone

Affordable – Outfit your office or small meeting area with business quality video conferencing at a very low cost. Affordable models for ISDN or IP networks are available, as well as models with data sharing capability

Superior, natural sound – Siren™ 14 technology delivers CD-like sound, while using minimum bandwidth

Outstanding video – Premium quality video at any bandwidth with smooth natural motion and sharp, clear images. Employs standard-based H.264 compression for optimal viewing

Multimedia made easy – Easily share documents or presentations in your meetings while also sharing video, using Polycom's unique People+Content™ IP technology

Network friendly – Features include video and audio error concealment, UPnP, NAT, Closed Captioning support and embedded encryption

Complete solution packages – Combine the V500 with any of Polycom's attractive furniture display options to create a total meeting room solution

The Polycom Solution – Everything you need to deploy and manage a complete video conferencing network with Polycom Global Management System™, Polycom PathNavigator™, Polycom Conference Suite and the Polycom MGC™

As easy to use as your television, the Polycom V500 brings the benefit of video conferencing to everyone. Together with its superior audio and video performance, the Polycom V500 is affordable and supports industry standards so you can call anyone, anywhere. The Polycom V500 is light, portable and easy to install and configure for your office.

With the Polycom V500:

• Small businesses cancommunicate easily with corporate clients around the world
• Executives and corporate telecommuters can make calls from their home office to collegues and clients
• Remote offices can participate face-to-face with their office locations around the world
• Doctors can make lab, doctor to doctor, and doctor to patient calls
• Teachers can host remote field trips or offer classes to satellite schools in rural locations

No need to add a computer to video call over the internet - simply plug the Polycom V500 into your television and your high speed internet connection and start calling. Within seconds you are talking face-to-face as naturally as if you're in the same room.

Easy to use setup wizards allow step-by-step guides for a quick installation. The simple remote control provides access to the power of the Polycom V500 and lets you easily answer an incoming video call or initiate a new one. An intuitive graphical user interface can be customized for any level of user. The main dialing screen can be configured with present dialing locations, for one-button calling. You also have the capability to see both near and remote video on screen simultaneously with Polycom Dual Monitor Emulation.

The Polycom V500 is standards-based and interoperates with other desktop or group conferencing systems to participate in any size video call. Users can enjoy high quality audio with Polycom Siren™14 audio and exceptional video with H.264 support. Optional People+Content™ IP is also available to support sending PC content cable-free while in a video call.