Tely Labs TelyHD

The TelyHD is easy to set up straight out of the box, and comes with all the necessary HDMI and power cables, and it can connect straight to your network over Wi-Fi or wired ethernet if your router is within reach. Novices will be thrilled by the large and extensive quick start guide, as it answers a lot of questions, and tooltips pop-up on screen to give you a helping hand too. Setting it up on your TV is a doddle, as all you have to do is adjust the clamp mechanism to the width of your TV, plonk it on top, and it should stay put just fine. It supports a wide range of widths, so don't feel left out if your telly is a bit on the chunky side, or razer thin either. It can also be placed flat on a surface, or even perched on a tripod too. The interface is simple enough, as is the remote to control it all with, but don't expect anything outside of the main Skype attraction, as right now the only bonus is in the form of a web browser that requires a keyboard and mouse hooked up to the TelyHD, and a clunky iOS/Android app on your phone to control it by. Tely Labs says HD-media streaming services will come in the future, but as we like to say, you should always buy a gadget for what it does now rather than what it may do in the future. In our testing, video call quality proved perfectly acceptable, but your internet connection is the main factor here. While we managed to get a good feed between two wired connections, when both parties were on slightly slower wireless, things started to look a little less crystal clear. If you're watching something else, the front of the camera has an indicator light and button for answering calls, as well as speakers on the side to let you know a call is incoming. All you need to do is switch over to the TelyHD source and hit answer on your remote to take the call, which is quite handy. The TelyHD also supports Apple Airplay for photos, so you can beam up some snaps on the big screen, and it can also share photos with other TelyHD users from an SD card.