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by Fiahil 2247 days ago
I'm not really excited that every meeting participant will be able to see my facial flaws in 4k HDR with dynamic surround.

The tech is not interesting, the UX is less interesting than Zoom or webex. The first hangout version was far more exciting than Google Meet, Duo or Latest-Hangouts.

Like every other industry, Google lost its ability to push boundaries forward and act as a beacon for innovation. "Higher resolution" is definitively not innovation.
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aikinai 2247 days ago
> I'm not really excited that every meeting participant will be able to see my facial flaws in 4k HDR with dynamic surround.

Do you meet people in person?

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maps7 2247 days ago
It's not really the same is it? Your face appearing an unknown size/quality to however many people are at the other end is a different experience.
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kaishiro 2247 days ago
How much innovation do we really need in this space. My primary request would be for higher fidelity - what do you feel is missing?
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pilsetnieks 2247 days ago
> I'm not really excited that every meeting participant will be able to see my facial flaws in 4k HDR with dynamic surround.

I recall there being an option in settings where you can limit the send quality of the video.

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IshKebab 2247 days ago
> I'm not really excited that every meeting participant will be able to see my facial flaws in 4k HDR with dynamic surround.

Then you are a fool because high quality audio and video is not just a "nice to have" in video conferencing. It makes the difference between a phone-like conversation where you can just talk, and "I.. sorry.. after you. Ok so I was g.. no go on - what were you going to say? Sorry can you repeat that I can't hear you?"

That said, Zoom has been much better quality than Hangouts when I tried it. Do Meet and Duo use the same tech or does Google really have three different video conferencing systems?

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