Cisco Desk Camera vs. Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Desk Camera
Score 8.0 out of 10
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The Cisco Desk Camera boasts up to 4K ultra-HD resolution, vibrant colors and incredible low-light performance, as a webcam designed to make users look their best. Cisco states it is also simple to manage remotely by IT via Cisco Control Hub.
$199
Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio is a video conferencing and collaboration solution designed to facilitate a lifelike, across-the-table experience.N/A
Pricing
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Retail Price
$199
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cisco Desk CameraPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Considered Both Products
Cisco Desk Camera
Chose Cisco Desk Camera
Don't get me wrong we have purchased less expensive webcams for employees, but I asked for the Cisco Desk Camera for myself as the options and features it has are far better than the others. I just wish they were a bit lower cost so we could get more of them installed.
Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Chose Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio is well established and is 10 years ahead of the current market. On doing my research I was amazed at the fact that Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio has been trusted for years and used by astronauts, that's one feet no product can take …
Chose Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Polycom RealPresence is really only the preferred teleconferencing solution when using a purpose built room for a scheduled face to face meeting. For ad hoc video meetings, Hangouts, Skype, and Slack all provide fewer friction points for average use cases. In fact, as Google …
Chose Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
I have used many different video conferencing types of software including Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Adobe Connect, Skype for business, and BlueJeans to name a few. Personally I never used anything else that came close to the quality of the video and audio as Polycom. The quality of …
Chose Polycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Polycom RealPresence Immersive Video Conferencing is our first choice when it comes to team collaborations. The video and sound quality are far superior and it's easy to use.
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User Ratings
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8.0
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9.5
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User Testimonials
Cisco Desk CameraPolycom RealPresence Immersive Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
It's well-suited for daily/weekly meetings with the teams, and to explain the detailed design of the projects. Also, to host various remote training sessions for new hires. To record the prototype design working model in the laboratory.
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Polycom RealPresence Immersive Video Conferencing is perfect for an organization with different offices all over the world and this comes from first hand experience. It is well suited for an organization that relies on video conferencing to video chat with clients that also use Polycom. It would not be well suited for a company that could make do with a cheaper solution, i.e. Skype or Zoom.
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Pros
  • It helps in remote training and workshops
  • It helps in physical prototypes in the laboratory
  • It helps in improving communication with vendors and clients
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  • Small Conference Rooms
  • Ad-Hock Meetings
  • Scheduler Room Reservation
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Cons
  • Bring the cost down just a bit so we can get more of them
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  • Affordable support package
  • Though they are the best it's not easy procuring product
  • All in one cloud solutions
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Usability
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It is fairly easy to set up and use both for the administrator and the end user.
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Alternatives Considered
Don't get me wrong we have purchased less expensive webcams for employees, but I asked for the Cisco Desk Camera for myself as the options and features it has are far better than the others. I just wish they were a bit lower cost so we could get more of them installed.
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Polycom RealPresence is really only the preferred teleconferencing solution when using a purpose built room for a scheduled face to face meeting. For ad hoc video meetings, Hangouts, Skype, and Slack all provide fewer friction points for average use cases. In fact, as Google accounts are nearly ubiquitous at this point, Hangouts has almost become the de facto standard for ad hoc video conferencing amongst our users.
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Return on Investment
  • It increased the improvement of remote training session by 35% approximately
  • Increased the productivity of debugging issues by 20% in the lab with picture quality
  • Increased collaboration between different team meetings by 40%
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  • It makes conferencing with our team members in Ireland, India, and Peru much easier and more cost effective.
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