For years Yealink have had an advantage in Microsoft Teams Rooms with their use of network cabling to connect microphones and the Teams control touch panel.

The previous Poly Teams Room panel connected to the teams PC over an optical USB cable. In many installations this could be challenging. This could mean having to run the cable on the floor if there were no alternative routes available.

The new G9+ from HP/Poly changes that. It now adds the local loop network connection for the TC10 touch controller. On top of that, if you add a small POE switch you can run up to four touch controllers at the same time. that will be a real help in large room systems.

The G9+ starts off as a very well specified PC with i7 13th gen compute. This should be able to run Teams for several years as Microsoft continue to add features.

Another really neat addition is that you can set up and configure the PC from the TC10 touchpanel. You don’t need to have a keyboard and mouse any more for the initial PC set up.

The G9+ comes as a ‘base kit’ with the TC10 touch controller. so this would be a simple and smart upgrade for existing Poly Teams Rooms. Just connect to your existing USB soundbar and you are done.

Another new feature for installers is the wall mounting plate – The G9+ has magnets in the base so the PC simply attaches itself to the wall plate.

I have to say the collaboration between Poly software and HP hardware is really creating some excellent products.