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What is Polycom Trio?
Polycom Trio 8800 is a conference phone system that offers high-quality audio, as well as the ability to add video conferencing and HD content sharing. RealPresence Trio is Skype for Business on-prem and Office 365 Skype for Business Cloud PBX…
Polycom Trio Review
Dependable High Quality Conference Room Phone
The standard in video conference for mid to large size meeting rooms
Conference Room Phone with Great Audio Quality!
Polycom Trio - Good but not the best
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Trio has worked wonderfully for our organization
Good, Flashy phone
Trio 8800 great for audio, and works well with Logitech SmartDock
Great Medium-Small Conferencing Device
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What is Polycom Trio?
Polycom Trio Features
- Supported: Audio quality
- Supported: Business class video and HD content sharing
- Supported: Interoperability
- Supported: Skype for Business/Office 365 certified
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Polycom Trio Integrations
- Microsoft 365
- Skype for Business (formerly Lync)
Polycom Trio Technical Details
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The Polycom Trio is widely utilized by organizations across departments to facilitate conference meetings with clients and suppliers. With its integration of SIP trunks and digital telephony systems, it aids in transitioning organizations into more advanced communication technologies. The Trio's video conferencing capabilities, especially when coupled with the Skype integration, enable face-to-face communication with users spread across different countries, enhancing collaboration and reducing the need for travel. The product serves as the main microphone and speakerphone in conference rooms, delivering crystal clear audio for effective communication. Its seamless integration with Skype for Business enhances the overall experience and allows for smooth interaction with clients in other offices. Additionally, the Trio can be configured as a USB enabled device for computer use in a workstation-driven environment, further expanding its versatility. It has proven to be an invaluable tool for conference calls, addressing both voice and video conferencing needs while providing excellent sound quality in various room sizes. The Trio's ease of use and intuitive interface make it a popular choice among users at all levels within the organization.
Sensitive microphones: Users have consistently praised the Polycom Trio for its extremely sensitive microphones, with many reviewers noting that it allows soft-spoken individuals to be heard clearly. This feature has been mentioned by a significant number of users and contributes to improved communication in meetings.
Easy operation: The ease of operation is another widely appreciated aspect of the Polycom Trio. Multiple users have mentioned that joining a meeting requires just one click, while bringing in outside attendees only takes a few clicks. This simplicity in navigation enhances user experience and saves time during conference calls.
Seamless integration with Lync/Skype for Business: Many customers have highlighted the seamless integration between the Polycom Trio and Lync/Skype for Business as a positive attribute. This integration provides a smooth user experience, allowing for easy collaboration and communication within existing platforms.
Laggy and unintuitive screen: Users have found the screen on the Polycom Trio to be laggy and not as intuitive as iPads, making it difficult to use. This has been mentioned by multiple reviewers, indicating a common issue.
Expensive compared to iPads: The Polycom Trio is considered too expensive compared to iPads and users couldn't justify adopting it for mass Zoom Room usage. Some users felt that the price was higher than expected, suggesting a dissatisfaction with the cost of the product.
Frequent updates causing concerns: Updates are being provided frequently, but some users find it worrisome due to the number of interactions taking place. Several reviewers have expressed their concern about frequent updates, indicating that this is a significant con for them.
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(1-3 of 3)Polycom Trio Review
- Sharing content
- Video Conferencing
- Variety of meeting options
- High quality microphone and speaker
- A bit pricey
- Video conference calls
- Easy to use touch screen
- Great sound quality
- Polycom Trio gives us the ability to hold large group meetings in a virtual or in-person setting as some employees are in the corporate office, some are remote, and some are at various other office sites.
- Ease of Use
- Video conferencing
- Touch screen
- I don't find anything about the product particularly cumbersome to perform
- The mic has excellent range and noise canceling , which is really important for conference rooms.
- The speaker is loud enough for a large room and has great quality.
- It was frustrating to not be able to share a user's desktop in a Skype for Business meeting using the People+Content.
- From a design perspective, I don't like how the USB port is on the side. Now that we're running in Skype USB optimized mode, we are unable to hide the USB that connects to the SmartDock.
- I wish that it had a secondary option in addition to POE to provide power to the unit. Running one powered usb cable from the Smartdock to the trio would be ideal.
The Trio works really well in a Skype Optimized USB mode, even with the Logitech SmartDock.
- The Trios really have been tanks and continue to meet our audio conferencing needs. Having our entire phone system running through Skype for Business, including our conference rooms simplifies things for both IT and our end users.
Polycom Trio is great - in the right setting
- Connecting to a Video Conference meeting - set up a Skype for Business meeting and tap Join.
- Easy to setup - sign in using a Lync/Skype for Business account, that's pretty much it
- Fairly intuitive and easy to use - We put the first one in a small conference room with the only instructions is to create your meeting as a Skype meeting. We didn't include any instructions on how to actually use the Trio to see if people could figure it out. For the most part, they did.
- Content Sharing - Ideally, we couldn't figure out how to connect a laptop to the Trio to share for the meeting. Instead, you had to sign into the meeting itself on Skype, then present your desktop. However doing this, you had to be aware to mute your microphone/video otherwise it would create a ton of feedback/echo. Users struggled with this.
- Trio would sign out - Our rooms are setup with their own accounts, so you invite the room you want to have the meeting it when creating your Skype meeting. However we had problems that the trio would routinely sign out of this account. When it did, the room couldn't join any meetings.
- Setup as a SIP phone - While we were able to set the trio up as a standard SIP phone to our VoIP system, we couldn't do this and have it in 'Lync mode' at the same time. This wasn't a huge deal because ideally, users would dial into the Skype meeting or you could make an outgoing phone call via Skype. But some users were used to dialing this room's extension directly which they could no longer do.
- We see a movement to using Skype for Business for meetings, and this is a pretty inexpensive purchase when a meeting at your desk just won't work. Instead of $5k or more for a traditional Polycom, the Trio with the webcam was more than 50% cheaper
- Since many found it relatively easy and intuitive, it has reduced calls to our Helpdesk.