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DVC-1000
Best Price $147.00 |  | I2EYE BROADBAND VIDEOPHONE ETHERNET BROADBAND
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| | | Broadband Video Phone Stand-alone video conferencing via the internet no PC required Broadband cable and DSL ready operation Uses standard telephone line, television or broadband internet connection Sends/receives video up to 30fps Full-screen or picture-
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| | | D-LINK DVC-1000 Broadband Video Phone The D-Link DVC-1000 i2eye VideoPhone introduces the world of video conferencing over the Internet, to bring you and your family, friends and colleagues together. Since the DVC-1000 i2Eye VideoPhone is a stand-alone de
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| | | DVC-1000 i2eye Express EtherNetwork Broadband VideoPhone Connect a telephone and a television to the unit, plug in a standard Ethernet network cable connected to your broadband Internet connection and youre ready to conduct real-time videoconferencing
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| | | D-Link I2EYE BROADBAND VIDEOPHONE MODEL- DVC-1000 VENDOR- D-LINK FEATURES- Express EtherNetwork Fast Ethernet Broadband VideoPhone The D-Link DVC-1000 i2eye VideoPhone introduces the world of video conferencing over the Internet, to bring you and your fam
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| | | i2eye Broadband VideoPhone (DVC-1000) The previously complicated process of conducting a video conference is simplified with the DVC-1000. Connect a standard telephone and a television to the DVC-1000, plug in a standard Ethernet network cable connected t
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | D-link/I2eye Video Phone
This is a good video phone.
It is not as easy as plugging it into your router and TV set and "going." It requires router configuration. This requires Tech Support help. This requires being willing to go through the telephone maze of 1rst, 2nd and 3rd level assistance.
After it is connected, it works well but wears out shortly after the warranty expires. It would be a much better VP if it had a storage place for missed call numbers. | 3 | Today | Dlync Video phone 1000
Setting this unit up has been impossible, and I have not been able to use it. I have sought help of Dlync website, dlynk phone support. The have not been able to work me through it. I have paid for a machine I cannot use, have spent countless hours on phone and computer in trying to set it up. Another person who has the same system with which I wanted to communicate has had the same problem and cannot use hers. | 1 | Today | Poor framerate, tricky setup
I really wanted to like this gadget, but I've ultimately been disappointed. The idea is COOL, being able to see your family and carry on a FREE Internet phone conversation with them, and the price is much less than other videophone solutions out there. Alas, there are a few problems still to be worked out with this device.
Here's the saga of trying to just get the device to work with my network setup. I tried calling Dlink (the i2eye manufacturer), Linksys (for my router setup), Comcast (broadband connection) and SunRocket (VOIP) for support on this issue. I eventually got the device to work connecting to my parents' wireless version of the i2eye (which I setup through a USR wireless broadband router by opening the required ports) by connecting my i2eye (the wired ethernet version) directly to my cable modem (without my Linksys broadband router or SunRocket VOIP box in the equation). I then tested various configurations until I was able to determine that the Linksys router (model WRTGS) was not forwarding ports correctly (I HAD properly configured port forwarding). Linksys tech support tried but failed to help me out. I swapped routers with my girlfriend who had a Dlink router and the problem went away (after also configuring port forwarding). Would have been nice if Dlink could have told me when I called them for support that my router wasn't compatible with their device (though it's possible that my Linksys router has a "broken" port forwarding feature). I also had to forward ports through my VOIP box which the SunRocket tech support people quickly told me how to do. So I eventually got the damn thing working after a month and a half of trying. Of course that is two weeks after the standard return policy of ANTonline expires (who I bought the device from through Amazon).
Now to performance. Even when the i2eye is connected directly to my broadband cable modem my framerate never rises above 5 frames per second. That's both for the transmitted and received data stream. (On my parents' end I have to connect wirelessly through their wireless router as their TV is too far from their cable modem.) I've tried tweaking the "speed" settings on the i2eye to adjust the amount of data the device is configured to send and receive, but I never got an improvement. Dlink advertises that you can get up to 30 frames per second using a high quality broadband connection (like mine and my parents'). I haven't tested my broadband connection's total upload and download speed because I simply don't know how (probably need some third party utility program). Regardless I SHOULD be getting at least 500kbps upload speed and at least 1Mbps download speed (at both mine and my parent's end) as that is typical of cable broadband connections. Also the image quality from the i2eye's "lens" and CCD is horrendous. The brightness, contrast and general overall "sharpness" of the image is lousy. That's simply not acceptable. You can get better framerates (along with much better image quality) from a good webcam using one of the "messenger" applications out there. Which is what I'm going to explore doing next.
I'm going to attempt to return the devices now (both mine and my parents' i2eye) through ANTonline and Amazon with the argument that the i2eye devices don't perform as advertised and that I'm "late" returning them because of the difficulty in testing the devices (you have to coordinate with the people at the other end of the connection to determine if your own configuration is working). I'll try to post an update to this review with the results of that attempt.
(Update: I was able to return the unit I bought from Amazon with few questions asked. I was NOT able to return the unit bought from ANTOnline and wound up selling it on EBay for half the price I paid for it. Lesson: if you have doubts but still want to try it, buy through Amazon.)
Unless they can improve framerate throughput through some kind of data compression technology upgrade, I can't recommend this device to anyone. Less critical improvements would be a better quality camera (and microphone) onboard and better support for setting up the devices (a dedicated i2eye server you can connect to test your i2eye configuration settings) including a list of supported and non-supported routers.
Hope this helps someone else avoid the headaches and hassles I've been subjected to by this device.
Andrew | 2 | Today | It works.
I've seen some compaints about this unit delivering only 352x288 resolution. But this resolution works with most DSL/Cable connection. You can only utilize 640x320 resolution to its full benefit if you have sending bandwidth of >512kbps, which some broadband providers do not offer. My DSL sending bandwidth is only 128kbps (Verizon), so this bottleneck prevents me from fully utilizing 352x288. I do get 352x288 at about 10-15fps.
I talk with other family members who use Netmeeting and it works. I call their IP address. They have a hard time calling me since Verizon DSL dynamic IP address changes too often. The built-in mic is adequate. Sound is better if you attach a handset. But if you pick-up a call with a handset and want to switch to speakerphone, the mic volume is goes way too low to be useful. The lens can focus manually. The lens can only adjust up and down, not left and right. | 4 | Today | waste of my money
If you are not an IT person you will need help setting up .Using D-Link customer service is a chore due to language issues .I bought the video phone to contact my son in Taiwan and it never would connect ==D-Link HELP LINE ?? ==could not understand why and were of no help what so ever .I could reach the test location but that was it .=Complete waste of money !!! | 1 | Today | Just OK
I brought this device because I needed to communicate with my school. I am working on an advanced degree and often I'm not in the area when classes are in session. I was told to buy a H323 (if you don't know what that is don't worry) compatible device so that could communicate with the rest of the university. I shopped around and this was by far the cheapest. I brought this device and when I went to set it up the next month, the IT department when crazy. They wouldn't let me use this device because of all of the problems that they had with Dlink products in the past - this one in particular. I ended up buying a ViaVideo II by Polycom and gave this one to my parents.
Let me start by saying that even though they show how simple this is to configure, if you do not know how to open up ports in your firewall/router you should not by this product. Furthermore, must people have dynamic IP address so that when you call someone, it will not be the same number every time. If you do not know how to find your IP address this is not a product for you. I use a dynamic forwarding website and place the camera in the DMZ so that there are no firewall issues. I also turn of the camera when not in use, but there are no configurable items without the remote control so there is no hacking issue. If you don't understand this paragraph then this not a product for you. It is possible for someone to set this up for you, router, ports, dynamic DNS, and all and then you will just need to know the IP address of the person that you are calling.
The video on this device is much better then a web cam, but I was very disappointed by the resolution. It is nice not to have to be tied to your computer to make a video call. You can use the wireless version of the product or using a wireless bridge and buy the cheaper version without wireless and the video will be about the same.
All together, it is nice to use the product without have to use the computer, but for a much better picture, the Via Video II beats this product hands down.
| 3 | Today | Good bargain for a geek
It works great for me. I am an IT person so it's not really hard for me to figure it out. But my feeling it's really a challenge to average consumer. That's maybe why such a good deal is not popular in retail stores. To make it work without too much hassle, just put it into the DMZ zone of your router. One suggestion: use it with a cordless phone will really improve the call experience.
Things I don't like (D-Link guys can improve if they want to): the default lens, which has a narrow field of view, is not good for viewing kids, they run around the house. I ended up buying another wide-angle lens for $40. If a video-in jack can be added to connect external video source, such as a camcorder, that will be even better. The voice is not prioritized over video. So voice degrades as much as video when doing cross-Pacific netmeeting. That hurts. But what can you complaint about, a picture is worth a thousand words, let alone a video. | 4 | Today | Very Very Unhappy
My daughter bought this for me so I could see my grand children who live in other states. I have spent 6 days and almost $450 trying to get it to work. I even hired a computer repairman who charged me $184 and could not get it working. If it was not a gift I would send it back to get my money back. I called the help line, lots of times and usually got someone who didn't speak English very well. They would end up telling me it was a problem with the router. Then I would call the router and they would tell me it is a problem with the D-Link. No one wants to take responsibility for getting it working. I even went on the support page on the internet and read pages of things that could be wrong. Tried them all in six days and I still don't have it working and has cost me alot of time and "money". Good Luck if you buy it you will need it. | 1 | Today | Do Not Buy The DVC-1100!
I have to admit, the main reason I purchased (2) of these DVC-1100's was because of the stellar reviews posted here on Amazon. I bought one for my in-laws and on for my wife and I so that they could watch our children grow up over long distance. Great idea, bad solution. The main problem I had was that the camera lens is fixed, and does NOT focus. I waited 1 hour on the line with D-LINK tech support only to learn that the lenses on these cameras are designed to be fixed and only focus when you are approximately 6 - 8 feet away from the camera. Unfortunately, the ones I got did not focus at all, and the video quality was absolutely terrible (washed out color and bad contrast). Please listen to me, save your money and do not buy the DVC-1100. This device is cheaply made, and just not there yet... | 1 | Today | Poor performer
This little D-link box is reasonably simple to configure and use. Even using fast broadband service at both ends, audio quality was rather poor (I suspect the microphone is not very good) and the video was awful mainly because of the camera's extremely poor quality. I wonder what possessed D-Link to fit such a device with a camera that's about the same level of quality as a $15 USB webcam. Under ordinary interior lighting conditions, it is impossible to get a clear, naturally colored picture: all you will get is a noisy, muddy mess. Of course the lens quality matches the image sensor: it's awful.
This is a real shame, because D-Link almost made a pretty good product here. The user interface and configuration are reasonably simple and well explained in the manual, and the performance passable. Unfortunately, the built-in microphone and camera are so bad they make an otherwise fairly decent product unusable. | 1 | Today |
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