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To: A. Reader who wrote (240)11/30/1997 8:47:00 PM
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November 30, 1997
A minor nit with desktop videoconferencing systems is that users lose eye contact with the camera when they look at the video display. But CorelVideo Remote offers a feature other makers should copy: A color camera whose lens sits just above the edge of the screen. This makes a Remote user always appear attentive even when studying the display.

Remote uses 128K bit/sec. ISDN but can handle high-quality video if it is used with a 384K bit/sec. ISDN connection and an optional $495 full-length Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) adapter card. The product, which can also serve as an ISDN modem, can dial in to Corel's LAN video solution but otherwise can't be used across the LAN.

The ISA version, which connects to video boards via a feature connector, didn't work with our Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Stealth 2000 video card and will restrict other cards from running at more than 256 colors and 800-by-600 pixels mode. Most users should opt for the PCI version to avoid these limitations.

The installation program was somewhat cryptic, and driver installation under Windows 95 was made more complex than it had to be, because Corel doesn't place the needed files in the root directory of the CD-ROM. The dialing program's interface is somewhat confusing.

Corel entered the videoconferencing market last year and just released Version 1.1 of the Remote software. With so many minor problems in the current product, we suggest you wait for Version 2.0 before you take another serious look.

www2.computerworld.com
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