Skype HD Video Calling On Panasonic and LG HDTV’s

Now there is going to be more fun in living room with Skype HDTV Calling facility and you are going to watch your overseas friends and relatives and close ones Live on HDTV through Skype.

Skype today announced support for Skype™ video calls on PCs in 720p high definition (HD), as well as Skype software embedded into Internet-connected widescreen televisions from its consumer electronics manufacturer partners LG and Panasonic.

 
Skype Joined Panasonic and LG HDTV’s

Panasonic and LG Electronics, two of the top TV makers, are to announce that they are integrating the free online calling service Skype into their Internet-connected high-definition televisions. People who buy these TVs, along with an extra Web camera and microphone accessory designed for the living room, can conduct free, live video chats and phone calls from the couch.

Skype is already renowned for popularizing video calling and bringing people closer together through rich, real-time communication. With Skype embedded into Internet-Connected HDTVs, the company is creating a new experience that will allow people to communicate from the comfort of their living rooms.

“The TV is not just a one-way entertainment device, but a two-way communications device and a portal into other people’s lives,” said Bob Perry, a senior vice president at Panasonic.

The new HDTVs will deliver familiar Skype features including:

• Free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls.
• Calls to landline or mobile phones at Skype’s low rates.
• The option to receive inbound calls via a user’s online Skype number Skype voicemail.
• Being invited to participate in voice conference calls with up to 24 other parties.
• Support for up to 720p HD video calls, depending on the availability of high-speed broadband and a HD webcam.

Skype announced partnerships with LG and Panasonic to offer Skype enabled HDTVs. Skype software will be embedded into Panasonic’s line of 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs and LG’s 26 new LCD and plasma HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access™. Both lines are expected to be available in mid-2010. Both LG and Panasonic will offer specially-designed HD webcams that are optimized for Skype video calls as separate accessories that can be plugged into the televisions. These webcams support 720p HD and include special microphones and optics that can pick up sound and video from a couch-distance.

For many people who are video calling on Skype, they have expressed a desire to communicate with their friends and family from somewhere comfortable, and preferably on a big screen. Logically, this led to the development of Skype embedded on HDTVs.

 
Skype High Definition Video Calling

The latest version of Skype for Windows can deliver up to 720p HD-quality video calling at 1280 x 720 resolution, at up to 30 frames per second, giving individuals an even smoother and richer video calling experience. To make an HD video call, users will need a high-speed broadband connection, a new HD webcam, a PC with a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor and Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows.

“With HD-quality Skype video calls, we can bring our users even closer to the ones they love through an even richer, more meaningful video calling experience,” said Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. He continued…

“Imagine being able to see the sparkle of your grandchild’s eyes or the setting of your best friend’s engagement ring. Through the innovation of Skype’s engineers and our hardware partners, these scenarios are now possible without having to buy expensive equipment or software.”

Skype recommends uninterrupted high-speed broadband of at least 1 Mbps symmetrical bandwidth to achieve 720p HD-quality video calls on either a PC or television.

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