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What’s the Difference Between Expansion Microphones and External Microphones?
Jay Brant • Jul 09, 2026
When building for video conferencing system, you need a microphone to pick up people’s voices. Many devices like video bars and touchscreen displays have internal microphone arrays.
But as rooms get larger with more people sitting farther apart, you need more microphones to ensure everyone’s voice is heard equally.
When you want to extend the voice pickup range of y
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Video Bars for Large Conference Rooms
Jay Brant • May 08, 2026
When it comes to establishing a professional video conferencing ecosystem, video bars are one of the most widely used and trusted solutions.
Video bars combine camera, microphone, and speaker in a single device; many are also a codec, which means the communication platform application runs on device.
By being a single device for multiple necessary functions, video bars can ofte
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How to Mount Video Conferencing Cameras and Video Bars
Jay Brant • Apr 10, 2026
Andrew just bought a PTZ video conferencing camera to professionalize his business’s video conferencing ecosystem in their board room.
Where does he install it? How does he mount the camera? What’s the most effective location?
Melanie just bought a video bar as a simple, unified video conferencing solution in a huddle room. Her team wants to improve collaboration wh
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