Product: Digital Mizzion Vizufon Price: HK$3,670 Pros: Self-contained unit includes speakerphone and small monitor, portable, easy-to-install, no PC necessary Cons: Some video and audio distortion, smaller video image than TV units
Video phones are flooding the market. These low-cost plug-and-play video phones can be used for small business conference calls, to stay in touch with distant or elderly family and friends or even as a low-cost remote monitoring device.
You don't need a computer, and in some cases you don't even need an internet connection to call another compatible phone.
However, the Vizufon broadband video phone from Korea requires a broadband internet connection and an ADSL modem.
The phone has a camera mounted above the small liquid-crystal display screen. In our test, the image we received from the sending party was very clear. The camera can be operated remotely via the auto-answer function which allows you to check on your business or home from a remote location.
The voice quality was good with no voice delay, and the image quality was also good.