With the rapid development of the modern technology video conference became an everyday reality. Business people all over the world use this convenient type of conferencing and they save significant money and time. Video conferencing has no limits whatsoever and we can communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world and it became the major way of modern communication. Video conferencing can be used for educational means, medicine, and business and for many more.

The equipment needed for video conferences evolved very much in the past few years. The trends of minimization have reached the field of video conferencing equipment and now we can find complete equipment that are very small and easy to use. There are various major brands in the field of video conferencing and they offer high quality devices. The basic equipment units we need for a successful video conference are the following:

- Video input devices - these devices are needed for the video recording of the people participating in a videoconference. These devices are usually video cameras or web cameras. It is very important the quality of these devices because if they provide poor image then the participants of the video conference will not be able to see each other clearly.

- Video output devices - these devices display the images recorded by the input devices. These devices are usually a computer monitor, projector or large screen LCD or Plasma televisions.

- Audio input - audio devices that will record the voices of the participants of the video conference. These devices are usually microphones and the quality of such devices is very important. It is imperative that they record the voices in the highest quality as possible because the main goal of the video conference is the mutual understanding of the spoken words.

- Audio output - output devices reproduce the voices from the input devices. These devices are usually some form of loudspeakers or headsets. Loudspeakers are used in large scale video conferences where more than one people need to hear what is being said. The headsets are used is occasions where only one person needs the hear the speak of the other participants in the video conference.

- Data transfer - data transfer devices are needed to connect the participants of the video conference. The main job of the data transfer devices is to transfer the video feed along with sound from one participant to another. For data transfers we can use an analog or digital network, local area network or the Internet.

If we connect all of the necessary devices then we will be ready to start a video conference with people from all over the world. There are many advantages of video conferencing but the major advantages are the save of money and time. By using video conferences we do not have to leave our home or offices and we do not have to spend large amounts of money and precious time on traveling and meeting our business associates in person. With video conference we can communicate daily with anyone, anywhere without limitations.