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They have a web client, but their desktop client was way better in every way.
by w-ll 5y ago
They have a web client, but their desktop client was way better in every way.
- stormbrew 5y agoJust because it's a desktop client doesn't mean it's not using webrtc. WebRTC is a much broader standard than "in-browser videoconferencing". The main thing is that it's an open(ish) standard built around peer-to-peer low latency connections, with a lot of software already built up around using it. [edit] Ah I guess I'm wrong they use a proprietary thing outside the browser after all that they call BUD. https://blog.parsec.app/game-streaming-tech-in-the-browser-with-parsec-5b70d0f359bc/ https://blog.parsec.app/game-streaming-tech-in-the-browser-w... Still I suspect that there's some cross-pollination there.
- w-ll 5y agoI figured they got better video encode/decode with real hardware and not in the web. But it also makes sense they can do better networking the lower to metal they can get. I was using a 2011 mac air, and web client was worked but the app install was like magic.