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Best TV skype solution?

Started by Agrue, June 03, 2016, 12:00:25 PM

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Agrue

there's a TV in a meeting room at work that it would be useful to have Skype on.  Up until now, it's worked using the Samsung Skype app and a specific Samsung camera - unfortunately Skype has ended support for this, and when the TV last updated, it uninstalled the app  :thumbdown:

Does anyone know of a nice solution, that's crazy simple to use for all the non technies?  So far I'm leaning towards getting one of those little windows sticks and just sticking Skype on it, along with a wireless keyboard and mic.  It seems a bit pricey as I'd have to get one with windows pro to join the domain.

The other option I've considered is an android/amazon fire stick (again with wireless keyboard/mic), but I'm worried that it might be difficult for people to use.  Does anyone have any ideas please?

knighty

can't you just take a laptop in there when you need to syple and plug the mtv into the hdmi port ?

or use one of the old left over laptops?

Agrue

Quote from: knighty on June 03, 2016, 15:00:19 PM
can't you just take a laptop in there when you need to syple and plug the mtv into the hdmi port ?

or use one of the old left over laptops?

That's what we're doing atm, but it looks a bit sh*t if there are customers and things visiting.  I waned some nice seamless solution, that could hide behind the TV and wouldn't need any dicking about with cables and things.

Eggtastico

xbox one with a Kinect? Prob the easiest complete solution.
Prob can be done with a 360 as well


App on your phone & use mirroring?

anything else would need a seperate camera to be sorted?

knighty

get a new TV which does support it?