True, but that also goes for VNC (though VNC isn't as optimised as RDP is). Modern RDP also has the option to turn (parts of) the screen into a simple h.264 st

True, but that also goes for VNC (though VNC isn't as optimised as RDP is). Modern RDP also has the option to turn (parts of) the screen into a simple h.264 stream so the connection doesn't die when you open up a web page with an animated background.