Questions to ask your video conference equipment vendor:

 Proposed checklist for buyers of 'Connected Television' for HD videoconferencing:

* Can it do Skype videoconferencing?

* Can it do Skype multi-party videoconferencing (business Skype)

* Can it do GooglePlus mutli-party videoconference hangouts?

* Can it do ooVoo multi-party video conferencing?

* Can it connect to a Cisco Telepresence conference bridge?

* Can it make SIP connections with H.264 video?

* Can I control the microphone audio level?

* Can I plug in different microphone systems than the one built into the HD webcam?

and besides these necessities for videoconferencing also this one:

- Can I tune in my 'Connected Television' to any streaming IPTV source on the Internet?