Re: [rtcweb] Alternative decision process in RTCWeb

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Mon, 02 December 2013 22:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Alternative decision process in RTCWeb
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On 2 December 2013 14:52, Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> wrote:
> I myself would not voluntarily watch low-framerate or extremely blurry
> video if I do not have to.

I love playing devil's advocate...  But you need to remind yourself
that a) you do the audio equivalent just about every time you make a
phone call on the PSTN (which I grant, you might not do, the world is
moving on), and b) those specific problems can be addressed with the
application of more bandwidth or by having teeny postage-stamp videos.