On: Show HN: A Simple terminal-based video chat – rend...

[dangayle]

Easier in the sense of less data, which would make it faster. One of the issues with encrypted video chat is that most implementations have a max amount of people you can chat with because of the computing overhead.

[tunula → dangayle]

If your goal was less data through degraded quality though, you've got much better options than a text stream.

[vidarh → dangayle]

It's only less data because the resolution is low. You'd get exactly the same result with "normal" video chat by reducing the resolution.