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Kind of off-topic, but the quality of most of these streams are terrible. Zoom/whatever should add an optional overlay to the corner of every stream that displa

by bogwog 6y ago

Kind of off-topic, but the quality of most of these streams are terrible. Zoom/whatever should add an optional overlay to the corner of every stream that displays the ISP of that user. Maybe the public shaming on these high-profile streams will lead to some change?

michaelmcdonald 6y ago
Couldn't agree more. Wasn't sure if it was the quality of webcams being used, ISPs, or some other factor. It's brutal to watch though.
Const-me 6y ago
I think cameras is the main issue there. Most non-technical people don’t realize how horrible laptop built-in cameras are. I have no idea why that’s the case. There’s good competition on the market, dozens of companies are making laptops. Technical issues are solved too; smartphone cameras have similar form factor yet modern ones are awesome.
samtheprogram 6y ago
This seems like a stretch to publicly shame companies without any sort of certainty they are to blame. There’s a _lot_ of factors in stream quality, one of which that also on its own has a lot of factors is connection speed. For example, poor WiFi is the biggest ongoing issue in my experience. Another possibility is a particular edge of Zoom or a competitors network is facing a degradation at that time. Some streams are bad but have nothing to do with connection speed. Stupid people in large groups do not understand nuance. I would use more hesitation before providing them ammo.
hogFeast 6y ago
I was just about to say that...they be out there complaining about Robinhood's technology...not muting mics, echoing, you heard someone's alarm go off whilst someone else was speaking, there are people having conversations not muting their mics whilst other people are speaking, I sm pretty sure someone is trying to rearrange their furniture... ...I don't think video is the issue, the audio is so bad, and some people are using laptop webcams/mic. You have to up the professionalism. And it often isn't internet speed, it is bad hardware, WiFi, etc.

by bogwog 6y ago

michaelmcdonald 6y ago

Couldn't agree more. Wasn't sure if it was the quality of webcams being used, ISPs, or some other factor. It's brutal to watch though.

Const-me 6y ago

I think cameras is the main issue there. Most non-technical people don’t realize how horrible laptop built-in cameras are. I have no idea why that’s the case. There’s good competition on the market, dozens of companies are making laptops. Technical issues are solved too; smartphone cameras have similar form factor yet modern ones are awesome.

samtheprogram 6y ago

This seems like a stretch to publicly shame companies without any sort of certainty they are to blame. There’s a _lot_ of factors in stream quality, one of which that also on its own has a lot of factors is connection speed. For example, poor WiFi is the biggest ongoing issue in my experience. Another possibility is a particular edge of Zoom or a competitors network is facing a degradation at that time. Some streams are bad but have nothing to do with connection speed. Stupid people in large groups do not understand nuance. I would use more hesitation before providing them ammo.

hogFeast 6y ago

I was just about to say that...they be out there complaining about Robinhood's technology...not muting mics, echoing, you heard someone's alarm go off whilst someone else was speaking, there are people having conversations not muting their mics whilst other people are speaking, I sm pretty sure someone is trying to rearrange their furniture... ...I don't think video is the issue, the audio is so bad, and some people are using laptop webcams/mic. You have to up the professionalism. And it often isn't internet speed, it is bad hardware, WiFi, etc.