He has a point about the ugly. But its not just the angle, the compression is horrendous. I video call on skype on a laptop and the compression is bad enough. On a small screen its almost impossible to see anything in a Video call. Mobile videoconferencing or any useful videoconferencing needs HD to be successful and that needs a better network HSxPA/LTE and decent codecs. The original codecs for 3G video calling are rubbish and probably have never been updated because why invest in a service no-one uses.
In theory it should be a compelling service if 50%(or whatever it is) of communication is non-verbal.
Personally I am tired of thinking people are upset because their eyes have gone square
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He has a point about the ugly. But its not just the angle, the compression is horrendous. I video call on skype on a laptop and the compression is bad enough. On a small screen its almost impossible to see anything in a Video call. Mobile videoconferencing or any useful videoconferencing needs HD to be successful and that needs a better network HSxPA/LTE and decent codecs. The original codecs for 3G video calling are rubbish and probably have never been updated because why invest in a service no-one uses.
In theory it should be a compelling service if 50%(or whatever it is) of communication is non-verbal.
Personally I am tired of thinking people are upset because their eyes have gone square