Oh, I like that! On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you noticed the everyone cites the government's definition of > "broadband" as a minimum of 25/3 when in fact the term used was "advanced > broadband"? > > How about we call gigabit "ludicrous speed". > > And 10/1 shall be "chopped liver". > > > -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke > > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:59 PM > To: Animal Farm > Subject: [AFMUG] And you thought gamers were grumpy about Latency Before > > > http://hothardware.com/news/nvidia-launches-geforce-now-game-streaming-service > > No more Pesky Downloading games to your console, use the 'Netflix' of > Video Games... > > "To use GeForce NOW, you�ll need to meet a number of requirements. > First, you�ll need an NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV, SHIELD portable, or > SHIELD tablet (with the latest software updates installed) and a > SHIELD-approved 5GHz router. The latest SHIELD Hub app from the Google > Play store must be installed. And your broadband connection must offer > download speeds of at least 12Mb/s. 20Mb/s is recommended for 720p / 60 > FPS quality, and 50Mb/s is recommended for 1080p / 60 FPS. You must also > have a 60ms or lower ping time to a GeForce NOW server, though 40ms or > lower is recommended. " > > I like how they refer to that as 'Broadband Connection' Sounds more like > DIA to me, since it's continuous sustained traffic. I'm guessing > buffering or caching video games doesn't work well. > >
