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> I'll be implementing the modern H.265 protocol used by videogame streaming companies Are you sure that's the right solution? Remote desktop is able to rende
by seabrookmx 7y ago
> I'll be implementing the modern H.265 protocol used by videogame streaming companies
Are you sure that's the right solution?
Remote desktop is able to render sharp fonts because its sending a lot of desktop contextual information over the wire, as opposed to just doing a dump "capture the screen, encode it, and send" like the videogame streaming systems do.
In a videogame, you can get away with small fringes on things (compression artifacts) but it would be quite jarring in your text editor.
I've actually ran into this with the NX protocol (NoMachine) before, and it's one of the main reasons I went away from it.
- GordonS 7y agoI agree with this, and it's exactly the reason why RDP is a vastly better experience than VNC. Using VNC on a LAN isn't great, but over WAN it's a truely miserable experience.
- edunteman 7y agoCool insight here that I was unaware of. I'm still assessing solutions. It really all depends on which use cases I end up focusing on. The initial idea was for 3D design (IE Solidworks), in which case the H.265 protocol would handle the more graphical, non text-based, visuals. This HN launch was to test out the developer markets, and it seems to resonate enough where I'd consider a way to transmit and render text as text rather than a screen capture.