ASUS Skype Videophone Touch SV1TW (Silver Grey)

by Asus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.4 x 4.1 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002LASE7S
• Item model number: AiGuruSV1T
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #4 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Video Phones
  • #65 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > VoIP > Phones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

ASUS Videophone Touch SV1TS - Making video communication, simple and fun. Want to connect face-to-face with friends and family online, but avoid the frustration of confusing software and annoying computer viruses? What if there was a way to make unlimited calls to friends and family over the internet – without a PC?

The ASUS Videophone Touch makes connecting with friends and family simple and fun; connect face-to-face wirelessly with your loved ones - without the need for a PC!

Key Features

• Computer-free video phone calling anywhere there is a broadband Internet connection
• Wireless calling anywhere there is a WiFi connection
• Easy to use touch-screen interface
• Crystal clear voice and full-screen video communication
• Virus-proof and no software installations needed
• Easy to make Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls, including voice conference calls
• Receive voicemail and see your missed calls
• Make cheap calls to landlines and mobile phones around the world with Skype credit and/or subscriptions
• See who’s online, so you know who’s available to call
• Roam with your online number –anyone can reach you wherever you are in the world
• Built in language interface for 11 international languages

Learn More

Connect Face-to-Face, for Free

Make free video and voice calls to friends and family around the world with the ASUS Videophone Touch and Skype, the largest, fastest growing, international voice carrier in the world. The ASUS Videophone Touch is the world’s first and only PC-Free, touch enabled videophone created especially for Skype. With the ASUS Videophone Touch, you can make unlimited free Internet calls to other Skype users wirelessly, and without a computer. Being PC-free means you’ll be free from viruses and messy cables. With its bright 7-inch touch-enabled screen, this elegantly designed device makes it easier than ever to connect face-to-face with friends and family, whether they’re using Skype on their desktop, notebook, landline, mobile phone or videophone. Make calls easily to landlines and mobile phones from your ASUS Videophone Touch. With SkypeOut credits or subscription from Skype, you can make unlimited calls* to landlines and mobile phones for one low monthly fee. And you can receive calls from landlines and mobile phones easily when you register for an online number from Skype. Skype's Online Number service (SkypeIn) is only available in certain countries and regions.

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Next Generation Calling

Using the ASUS Videophone Touch to talk with your family is a lot of fun. It’s a great way to connect with relatives overseas or out of town. Since it’s so easy to use, it’s ideal for parents and grandparents who want to make video calls, but may be uncomfortable using a PC. The ASUS Videophone Touch is perfect for no-cost video conferencing in the office too.** A hotel in New York recently purchased over 200 units for its rooms, showcasing it as the ideal phone for business travelers and casual tourists alike. ASUS revolutionized video telecommunications when it introduced the ASUS Videophone Touch SV1TS, the first ever Skype-certified standalone videophone. With the SV1TS, the latest release of this innovative device, ASUS has added even more features and enhanced functionality, taking video phones to the next level with amazing picture clarity and sound. Making a phone call will never be the same again.

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Stay Connected, Easily

The ASUS Videophone Touch connects to the Internet using either Wi-Fi or Ethernet network cable. Without a computer, you are free from annoying viruses and confusing software installations. The ASUS Videophone Touch comes with a rechargeable battery as well as a main power supply, making it easy to move around your home or office, even mid-call.*** The ASUS Videophone Touch’s intuitive touch-based user interface features large drag and drop icons on its bright, high-resolution, 7-inch 800x480 LCD touch-screen. With just a few touches, you can quickly find contacts and make Skype calls. The integrated webcam is optimized for use in low light conditions, so you’ll always look your best. The ASUS Videophone Touch also features a built-in microphone and speaker, giving you the option of a standard headset or microphone when privacy is desired. A built-in multi-language interface makes the ASUS Videophone Touch a truly international video telecommunications device. Language choices include English, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian, European Portuguese, Dutch and Russian.

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Learn More about Skype

Skype enables you to make free Skype-to-Skype calls from anywhere, and to call any landline or mobile phone for a small fee. With the ASUS Videophone Touch SV1TS, you can start calling to other Skype users for free all over the world. Skype features excellent sound quality and highly secure end-to-end encryption. No firewall or router configuration is required, making getting started a breeze. Video calling lets you see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them. Skype and SkypeOut contacts help you keep friends and family at your fingertips. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, and send instant messages to other Skype users. Every day, people everywhere use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. ASUS makes it easy to get started by including a bonus 60 minutes of SkypeOut credits. To use Skype, access to a broadband internet connection is required via wireless 802.11b/g internet or 10/100 ethernet. Skype is not a replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling.

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Learn More about ASUS

For a consistently reliable technology experience, ASUS products are your best choice. In fact, they consistently win iF Gold Awards and Red Dot Awards for product design excellence. ASUS is the world leader in motherboards and graphics cards, and is the fastest growing of the top 10 notebook brands. The ASUS product portfolio includes the ASUS Videophone Touch SV1TS, notebooks, Eee PCs, motherboards, graphics cards, and much more. In 2008 alone, ASUS products won 3,056 distinguished awards.

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Warranty

Complete customer care package:

1 Year Warranty in North America

Two way free standard shipping

24/7 technical support

What's in the Box

ASUS ASUS Videophone Touch SV1TS

Ethernet Cable

Power Cord and AC Adapter

Quick Start Guide

Support CD with User Manual

Warranty Card

Battery

SkypeOut Voucher

Specifications

Interface: Wireless 802.11 b/g, Wired 10/100 Mb Ethernet Port

Protocol: DHCP/Static IP/PPPOE

Display: 800 x 480 Pixel 7-inch TFT-LCD Touch-Screen

Camera: 0.3 megapixel CMOS 640 x 480

Audio: Integrated Speaker and Integrated Microphone

Power Supply: AC Adaptor 12V/3A

Battery Life: Talking time: 20 minutes, Standby time: 30 minutes

Battery Charging Time: 2 hours

Operating Distance: Wireless, 50 meters. Actual transmission distance may vary depending on operating conditions.

Dimensions: 7.95 (L) x 4.84 (W) x 9.96 (H) inches

Approximate Weight: 3.5 pounds

* Go to Skype.com for the latest rates and subscription packages.
** Can only join video conferences, cannot host.
*** Battery life provides approximately 20 minutes of power.

All specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers on selected models. Products may not be available in all markets.

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Product Description

Asus 90EP0D1ABC0-U1A0KZ 7 inch AMD NX-1750 1.4 GHz VideoPhone (Silver Grey)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but would be excellent if, November 18, 2009

By 

Igor Fedulov (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: ASUS Skype Videophone Touch SV1TW (Silver Grey) (Personal Computers)

This is definitely a huge leap forward from the voice only based standalone skype phones (Linksys and Philips), however, I would definitely give this device 5 stars if:
1. It would have a video out on the back, it already has mic in and headphones input but if you have a bigger monitor you want to connect the output to during conversation to get a bigger picture, there is no way to do this
2. Add bluetooth! So that it's easy to pair a bluetooth headset to this unit
3. What's up with the battery that lasts 20 minutes? I mean common ASAS, you guys built me the 1005HE that holds for like 9.5 hours what is this 20 minute battery?
4. Put at least 1.3 megapixel camera

Other than above 4 items the phone is great, it's robust and well made, the top tilts to accommodate people of different height or seating position. Sound quality is definitely better than in my asus EEE PC. Easy to connect to wireless network. Like I said, great start but can be better.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars One thing you need to know if you have a skype-in number, December 16, 2009

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L. Yao (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: ASUS Skype Videophone Touch SV1TW (Silver Grey) (Personal Computers)

This is an impressive product in terms of the performance: excellent video, excellent audio with no echo what so ever. However, there is an annoying functional problem if you have a skype call-in number.
When someone called me to my skype-in number, if I picked it up by other devices using the same account (e.g. PC, Linksys skype phone, Sony MYLO), this Asus kept rining for several minutes before it finally realized that there is no one on the other side. I hope that ASUS can update the software to fix this issue before I lost my patience.

Another potential issue is about the ASUS quality control: I ordered 2 and one of them has the bad display. The image looks like watching the negative-film. Color is wrong and the screen is dim. I returned it for the exchange.

Update on 6/11/2010

After 6 months of the happy time, this unit fails to boot. It displays "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER."

It is very hard to have this unit get serviced due to the annoying on-line service inquiry procedure that Asus provided. I cannot get the correct model on the service inquiry page no matter what I was trying.

Asus is an admirable company in terms of the product innovation, however, both the quality integrity and the customer support features are disappointing.

Update on 8/16/2010
After went through the almost impossible customer service through the phone calls and finally gave up, I turned to the on-line service again and finally found this self-service link (amz: this is not a commercial link but a customer helper, pls don't delete it and thanks): [...]
I hope this can be a little help to someone who has the same problem. The response can be very slow though.

38 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea crushed by software and support - Not for the Senior Citizen, January 21, 2010

By 

L. Chung "Sunny Delight" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Skype Videophone Touch SV1TW (Silver Grey) (Personal Computers)

I bought the AiGuru for my Dad who is 88 and has tough time manipulating a mouse. RIght now he has a Macbook running skype with Auto Answer with Video and its been perfect except for the mouse which he finds difficult to use. SO I thought this would be an replacement for this setup.
Is it?
NO WAY!

What is it with Asian Tech companies that they cannot execute a great idea. Oh yes - lets wait for Apple to come along and destroy our model - meanwhile, we will just send half-baked, poorly thought out, horrible looking products and hope it stick to the ceiling! Having travelled, lived in Asia - I find that the Asian companies design for the younger hipper generation - completely ignoring the older (more wealthy) customer base. Feature after feature is thrown in - with scant regard for ergonomics. The iPhone has proved it and the AiGuru proves it also - albeit in a negative fashion.

So what is right about the AiGuru:
1. Price
2. Single Function
3. Small enough to be considered portable.
4. Good Video Quality

What is wrong about it?
1. Everything else.
2. Touchscreen is not designed for Non-computer users. If a user needs to press multiple buttons to get anywhere on the menu, why not just get a Netbook for about the same cost?
3. Skype setup is frustrating and not designed for this kind of product. We could blame Skype for not listening to the older user base who want a simplified product - but Asus could have done better.
4. Setup from start is flawed - it couldnt connect to my wireless OR wired network until I rebooted and reset twice!
5. Whats the deal with the battery - its barely enough to be useful in a power failure situation - not for extended use.
6. No Auto Answer WITH Video - again ignores the senior citizen.
7. No remote management capability - I do that with Logmein on the Macbook.
8. Terrible online support and website - support for all products are mixed up - the forums barely have 20 topics and hardly any user interaction. Asus refuses to participate in the forums - so its basically a censored rant area.

Bottom Line: Get a Netbook or wait for the Apple Tablet.

PS - I am not returning mine because I think it will make a passable conference room device for my office.

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