I belong to a group that moved to Zoom because of covid and now wants to try hybrid meetings. I’m looking into it.

And I’ve just attended a memorial service for my uncle that was a hybrid Quaker meeting. They had a Meeting Owl in the room that enables those present to speak. I don’t know what they were able to see of the Zoom participants, but those of us on Zoom could see the people in the room when they spoke.

I see that the Meeting Owl costs a little over $1000 and that there are cheaper devices that, of course, do less.

Have you had any experience with any variety of hybrid Zoom meeting, including the do-it-yourself makeshift kind? If so, how does it work, is it satisfactory, and would you recommend it?