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This solution is utilizing PCoIP[1] which is a very mature protocol that can support things like video streaming, adaptive compression, and remote USB device pa
by luma 13y ago
This solution is utilizing PCoIP[1] which is a very mature protocol that can support things like video streaming, adaptive compression, and remote USB device passthrough. It's nothing like VNC or X11, and I have a number of customers running thousands of users with it. VMware also licensed this protocol for their View product and it's been very successful in that space. While I generally prefer the ICA/HDX stack for VDI use, PCoIP is pretty damn nice and it's a great choice for this kind of offering.
[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teradici#PCoIP_Protocol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teradici#PCoIP_Protocol
- JunkDNA 13y agoI second this. The protocol is incredibly fast, even over a cellular connection when zipping down the rail line on Amtrak. On a LAN I can use VMware PCoIP on an Apple Cinema Display and there is zero lag (hard to test the Cinema Display on Amtrak!). I don't know what black magic they use under the hood, but it's the only remote protocol I've ever used that didn't make me want to throw my computer out the window.
- kayoone 13y agoSounds interesting, i wonder if something like this will replace home computing in the future. How is the performance when watching videos or playing some casual game, does that still work ?
- JunkDNA 13y agoI haven't done any gaming with it, but web video played in the browser works the same as locally. I haven't tried any full screen stuff like movies though. For regular application usage there is no perceptible lag for things like scrolling, editing, highlighting, etc...