 If you are interested in teleprompters and in particular the Desvue T3, then this video is for you because I've got a bit of an unboxing to do. Hello and welcome to Take One Tech, my name's Alec. And in this video, we're gonna be doing an unboxing of the Desvue T3 teleprompter. So just before we go on, this is what the box looks like. And more importantly, this is what the teleprompter looks like. It's sort of plastic teleprompter that sits over the top of your camera lens, and then you can attach either an iPad or an iPhone or any other tablet or phone for that matter. But I'm actually going to do a bit of a MacGyver job and mount something else as my screen, but we'll get onto that a little bit later. So before we do get into the actual unboxing, there are a couple of reasons why people use teleprompters. All those, I suppose three actually. The first one is for teleprompting. That is what they're designed for, which is having text scrolling on the screen as a news reader would, for example, for people working in TV to be able to read text off the screen, which is in front of the camera lens so that as you're reading, it still appears that you're looking into the camera lens, because you are. And that means that you can read your script out without seeming like you're looking down at your script or looking somewhere else on the computer screen. Now for me, I don't really do that because as you may have gathered, all of these ums and urs are entirely unscripted. So I don't do any sort of scripted videos and things like that. Even for videos that I do for work-related videos that do have a sort of overall flow to them and things like that, and that may have some bullet points that I need to hit, I still don't ever sort of read off a full script. So I don't need it for that role, but a lot of people may do. So this is for you if you are one of those people. But also some people use it when they're making videos to have actually the output of the video itself be on the screen so that they're looking sort of at themself while they are making their videos, which I can see why people would do that. It means that you can obviously see what the viewer will be seeing and especially if you're doing screen sharing and things like that, then maybe it does make more sense that you want to be looking at the camera whilst also looking at the output of the screen that you're sharing. So there is that as well. But one of the major benefits of using a teleprompter is just in meetings. And we've all been doing a lot more of those of late, haven't we? Lots more Zoom meetings, teams meetings and things like that. And what you find is that you're generally looking at somebody who's looking slightly away from the camera because they're probably looking down at your picture. You're looking down at their picture. Maybe there's multiple people in the meeting. And so there's lots of meetings where it looks kind of like this. This is what people see. And they don't have that actual eye contact. There isn't people looking back out at them. And so having a teleprompter means that you can have your meeting on the teleprompter and then you can be looking at anybody in the meeting and even though your eyes may appear to be moving out slightly, you're still essentially looking into the lens of the camera. And so I think that you can't beat a bit of eye contact. And I often try and sort of fake this by just looking at the camera but then you sort of miss actually looking at the people who are in the meeting as well. So this is the primary reason for me to get one of these. So with that said, let's actually get on with it, shall we, rather than me telling you all about teleprompters because I'm guessing if you have gotten interested in this video then you know what they're for. So let me stop waffling and get into the good part which is the unboxing. So it's called the Desvue and I shall obviously leave a link in the description. It's $119 on Amazon. So I'll leave the link for that as well. And yeah, it's the Desvue T3 and this has replaced funnily enough the Desvue T2. So there's a few changes to it, namely the hood is more sort of square now whereas the T2 had a bit more of a sort of angular design to it. So let's open it up. And the first thing you do is you get your instruction manual and one side is in Chinese and the other side is in English. So we'll come to that afterwards. You've got a block, a box rather here that pulls out that says teleprompter remote. And we'll come to that a little bit later actually because that is quite interesting if you're gonna be using this as a teleprompter with your iPhone or iOS device. Next in the box we have here the actual teleprompter itself. So if I take that out, this is the size of the unit and you've got a cover over the actual glass part of it here. And then if I tilt it like this you can hopefully see how it works. You've got this slide here that is covering and basically I'll show you shortly. This just slots over the end of your camera. So we'll come to that a little bit later. So for now I'll just pop the cover back on. So it seems quite good that it does have a cover so that you don't get it all dusty. And my camera will focus for a moment. That is the sort of main body of it. But then we've also got this box and that is basically all there is in the main box. So in this little box here we have got a number of different rings. Now these are basically to fit onto different camera sizes. Now I say it's in unboxing. I have actually already unboxed it and re-boxed it. Because I did take it all out just to make sure I could see how everything all goes together. And these different rings they'll say on them this is 82 millimeter. You've got another one here for 72 millimeter and so on and lots of different size lenses that they can fit onto. And these just screw into your lens. And then the idea is that this part then, if I just remove this, this part then just simply slides onto your camera. So the camera is there. You push it up against the camera and then it slots down. And now that is fully attached to your lens. So it doesn't add a huge amount of weight actually. So it's not that heavy. A couple of other things to note about the unit itself is it's got two cold shoe attachments on it. Which is an upgrade from what was on the T2 that didn't have any cold shoe attachments. And then underneath we've also got three sort of standard screw fittings. So you can attach this to a tripod as well. And why would you do that rather than hang it off the front of your phone? Well, the fact is the front of your camera rather given away the answer there. The fact is you can also use this with a mobile phone because they do have some mounting attachments for that. So let's have a little dig in and I'll just take this lens off here for now. And let's have a little look at what else is in the box. Got a little cleaning cloth to clean the glass. And then we've got these various different foam inserts. And these are basically, I don't know if you can see, there's different cutouts, different shapes and sizes. And these are all different shapes and sizes for different camera lenses. So different camera lens arrangements. So maybe a two-up on a Samsung. You've got the sort of square shape of the iPhone and some other mobiles that maybe I'm not familiar with. And then this one has got some other phone inserts for other cameras as well. So this is basically what it is. It's a series of different sort of ways to mount on two different lenses. But then in here, we've also got these two mounts as well. Now these two mounts are for, first of all, I mentioned that you could fit a phone onto the back of it. So if you were to use this with a phone, then what you would do is you would take this off from here and then this would slip, he says. This would slip through here and you can screw it on. So this would allow you to basically attach a, I've got an old phone lying around somewhere. This one will do. You can basically, you could have a phone camera mounted to the top of it and then you've got some adjustment for position. And then obviously you would just put inside the correct foam insert there out of those ones that I just showed you wherever I've left them. And so then you would be able to use the teleprompter with your camera. And so that is why it's quite handy that it's got the actual screw attachments to attach it to a tripod on the bottom because that means you can mount your phone and the teleprompter together on a single tripod. So that is quite a good little attachment for if you want to use it with a mobile device, but I'll just take this off and hope I don't drop all the pieces all over the floor. And then I'll come back to this part because this part is where you would attach your tablet or your phone. Now, I know what you're thinking. That looks a little bit too small to attach a tablet or a tablet to at least. Well, cunningly, it flips out like that by pressing this little button. And then you've also got this one here. So it does actually extend really quite large and you could have an iPad in there. So, and it feels really sturdy actually. And it's got a little ratchet to close it. And then you've also got an attachment here if you want to attach a light or a mic or something like that on there as well. So as I say, it does really feel quite sturdy. You've got a lock to lock it in place as well if you want to stretch this out and tighten this lock. Then you can tighten this up. And then with that one flicked out like that, you can see it is sort of in place like that. So it makes it easy to actually just put this, pull this one out to drop your iPad in there. So yeah, if I unscrew that, that'll flick back in and this one will close back up. So whether you're using a phone or a tablet, it does feel quite sturdy. And this fits into this hole at the bottom here. And it's got to sort of shelf here. So it's giving a little bit of extra support in there as well. But basically you just unscrew this from here. Now, as I say, I'm going to be using a Lilliput A7 with this on the advice of Mr. Keith Pelzer. And this fits just in here. And so I've got a feeling I'm going to have to do a bit of a modification job to actually get the A7 to fit, but not to worry. I'm all up for a bit of MacGyvering to get this thing to work. Now, having said that, what I need to do as well is I think just wind this down a little bit. There we go. I was trying to screw it through there, but this will come to it in a minute. But this is adjustable so that you can adjust the height because obviously the further away from the screen, your phone or tablet or whatever it is screen you've got down here, the further away from the glass rather it is, then that will change how big it looks on the reflection of it on the glass itself. So we fit this, so we're knocking the mic stand. We fit this underneath here. It's got a little screw hole. So we screw this screw in here like this. There we go. So that is now fixed in place. And now, if I was to be using this phone that I had just down here as my actual teleprompter, then that would just slot in there like that. Now, I've just dropped something on the floor. Nevermind, I'll get that later. In fact, that's interesting. I picked the wrong phone here really because this is the smallest phone I own, which is the one that I usually use as my secondary stream deck. It's an older 5XS. So I'll grab another one. And that one actually does not fit in. It's a bit too small. So it's designed for slightly bigger phones than that. So that phone will fit into there like that. And now you're gonna say, well, what do you do for teleprompting software? Well, fortunately, the thing comes with a link to download their own software. And actually, it also comes with this remote. So if I open the remote up, the remote pairs with any iPhone, Samsung, whatever tablet. And this allows you, it's got a sort of little, it actually looks a bit more like a sort of gaming remote in many ways, because it's got a X, A, X, Y, A, B controls and almost like a little joy pad there. And then a little trigger on the end. But it pairs with your phone. And then this allows you to scroll the text. So the actual app itself, the app itself, if I just open it up. Now, there's one thing about this, by the way. You may find it, it's called the Desvue. And yet it's also, they seem to be called the best view as well. So I think they were a bit undecided in some versions of this logo. This is actually a B. It just is supposed to be read as a B and then ES. And then they've got a little cross on a V to make it best view. And in fact, the app has got this same logo, but it has, it's called best view. So I think they're undecided at the moment about their exact branding. But anyway, so the app itself comes like this and it does the flipping as well. I should have put a bit more text on this really. But there you go. Next is sort of back to front and upside down. So when you see it on there, you see it the correct way around. So the actual build quality of this, considering the price of it, which is $120, feels pretty good to me. And I think it's good that you get all of these extra attachments so that it will easily fit onto any camera. And I was considering something quite a lot larger than this. I was actually considering one of the glide gears. So the glide gear is another sort of popular one that a lot of people will talk about for teleprompters. And it is, yeah, really it's a lot bigger than this. And the other thing about that one is it is, takes a lot more sort of getting in and out of the camera so that it has a separate mount underneath it and the camera fits onto that. And then you have the hood that goes over it. Whereas this thing, what's really, really good about this is the way it just sort of slides off. So it means that when you don't actually want it on the camera, you can still leave the ring on, but then you can just simply slide it off. And the whole thing does feel very solid. And obviously, when you're not using it, there is a sort of blanking plate to stop you getting the dust on it. And then you've also got this cover on the front as well. So I think all in all, it is a very solid product, really, and I'm really pleased with it. I just can't wait to get my Lilyput A7 and get it all hooked up, which is unfortunately not coming until tomorrow, I think. But I thought, well, I'll just get this video out. Then I'll be doing a review of the Lilyput as well. And then I'll also do a video to show you exactly how I've hacked them all together. And yeah, once again, thanks to Keith Pelzer for the recommendation of this because it saved me a lot of money actually because the glide gear is significantly more expensive. And it would have been really total overkill for what I want, which at the end of the day is just to be able to maintain eye contact when I'm speaking with anybody either on a live stream or on a meeting or whatever it may be. So that is the Desvue T3. And I'm really pleased with it so far. And I shall let you know how I get on as I use it obviously. I'll give you a bit of feedback after I've been using it for a while. And yeah, look out for those other videos that will be coming up shortly as well. So I hope you have found that useful. And if you've got any sort of teleprompter questions or anything that you're doing with teleprompters or any advice, I'd love to hear it as well because I am relatively new to them. So it'd be interesting to hear other people's opinions. So do feel free to leave those in the comments down below. And while you're down there, don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel and also share it with anybody else who may find this interesting as well. I'll leave a link to the other videos as soon as I've done them in the description to this. But as I say, I've not quite made those yet. So I'll have to go back in and do it after. So in the meantime, check out some of these other videos that are coming up next. And I look forward to seeing you again soon. Have a great day.