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| Brand | Panasonic |
| Color | Black |
| Type | Electronics |
| List Price | $169.95 |
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Features |
- 1280x720 Resolution Camera together with 4 Unidirectional Microphones
- Flexible Mounting Option
- USB 2.0 High Speed Connection
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Description |
| Communication camera for Skype video conference abilities. 2010 G25, VT20, and VT25 Plasma HDTV Compatible. |
Customer Reviews |
 Not Fuly Compatible with Skype 2010-08-07 |
| By J. Cambron |
| Similar to what other people say, my relatives have the wonderful Asus Skype device which is a one piece Skype device that supports service upgrades. I believe that device runs on Linux and therein apparently lies the problem. It's audio only with that device even with the most current software. There really is no excuse for not offering full Skype compatibility and there is nowhere it is revealed that is a defect in the device. So basically I overpaid by $400 for a TV with this capability + the actual device to get partial Skype compatibility. Shame, shame Panasonic... |
 Works painlessly with the new Panasonic Plasmas 2010-07-31 |
| By C. Scimone (Atlanta, GA) |
This went from box to working skype call with the new Panasonic TC-P54G25 54-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV in under five minutes.
1. Unbox & Set on TV. Remove Plastic.
2. Plug in to 2nd USB port on side.
3. Turn on TV. Click Viera CAST, go to Skype.
4. Launch call and video starts.
After so many other technology fiascos, I actually had trouble beleiving it. Though at this price, its what I expect. Friends have reported good results with both sound and video on thier side. TV is plugged directly into a fiber router, which doesn't hurt at all in terms of bandwidth/speed. |
| Awesome 2010-06-21 |
| By Trevor J. Tennant (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) |
If your a single person using skype on your laptop or office then this may not be worth the money for you. However I travel alot and my 2 year old daughter is so busy at home my wife can never be in the office for more tan 5 minutes without our little one running off. So we bought tis and have this camera hooked up in our family room and the wide angle shows the whole family room and ktichen, so while my wife is cooking, and my daughter is playing in family room I can have a perfect conversation with her. For busy households, its great and offers more flexibility than my fixed laptop or normal webcam. Or if you just want large clear pictures for long distance callers to see its great. Sound quality is excellent, worth every penny for our family. Im even thinking of buying another one for the basement tv and have te whole house covered.
Trev
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 DO NOT buy this product 2010-06-15 |
| By Matthew R. Newton |
One star is way too charitable a rating for this unusable product, not to mention Panasonic's horrifically bad technical support. I have so far called them 3 times for this, and submitted a web help request, and only on the 3rd call (never heard back from web support) actually found someone who had even heard of the TY-CC10W Panasonic camera, OR even Skype. The second time I called I was left on hold for over 30 minutes and once I finally got a person they then hung up on me (accidentally, I presume). This most recent call I was transferred 5 different times before getting to someone who knows that this product exists. I again waited over 30 minutes between being transferred and put on hold this third time before getting help.
I originally called because the camera works - I can see myself when I go to settings, and the red light is on - but when I video call someone there is no video, and the person on the other end can't turn on their video either. I suspect this is due to the Skype 4.2 client compatibility issue described by the previous reviewer. Panasonic support apparently hasn't checked Amazon reviews yet, though, to know why their own product doesn't work :). I'm waiting on a call back from them to tell me how to proceed.
Save your money for when Panasonic gets its act together on this product. Until then it's a $170 brick. |
| Buyer Beware 2010-06-12 |
| By M. Galicki (New York, NY) |
Just wanted to let everyone know some of the limitations of this device at the date I'm writing this review:
This Camera attached to a 2010 Panasonic G or VT series TV will display on the following clients:
Macintosh - No Video will be allowed between either host
Linux - No Video will be allowed between either host
Windows - Running only version 4.2 at this time your Panasonic TV will send a maximum 680 x 480 video. (known in skype land as HQ video)
To get 1280x720 720p HD video.. Get this.. You need TWO 2010 Panasonic G or VT series TV with this Skype camera. You also need at least 1.2Mb of network upload speed.
A Panasonic engineer confirmed for me the above.
Mine is going back for refund. Enjoy! |