Logitech Revue HD Video Chat is the Most Gorgeous Iteration of Video Calling to Date [Video]
Out of everything we can take away from yesterday’s unveiling of the Logitech Revue, perhaps the most surprising is the handling of video chat for the device. Maybe that shouldn’t be surprising, as Logitech has sold millions upon millions of webcams and accessories to date. But they have taken it a step further with video chat on Google TV. They have built up a device with hardware compression allowing for a gorgeous, widescreen, 720p HD video stream with an upstream rate of less than 1Mbps. Pretty impressive. I must say the ability to relax on your couch, get the whole family in the picture, and see the beautiful HD images streaming from the other side is a nice touch that could be a cornerstone of the Revue, even if it hasn’t been the most talked up feature of Google TV. Imagine what this could do for Chat Roulette!
The following video probably won’t do the actual video quality of the service justice, and that’s a real shame, but hopefully my excitement will be enough to sway you into believing just how awesome this feature is. (Also apologies for the abrupt stop and start halfway through the video due to memory card switch-over.)