X_COLOR_DEPTH=16 here too. The extra resolution (which is hardly visible) doesn't outweigh the performance hit (which is very much visible). I think it's a good idea if it becomes default. :-)
Met vriendelijke groet, Jan Middelkoop Recreatie en Zorg Groep B.V. -- Website: http://www.recreatie-zorg.nl/ E-mail: j...@recreatie-zorg.nl Telefoon: +31 10 714 22 97 Op 26-03-12 09:05, Alkis Georgopoulos schreef: > By default, X_COLOR_DEPTH is 32 for thin clients, which means that a > 320x240 youtube video needs 73.728.000 bps bandwidth (30 fps, 32 bpp). > > Setting X_COLOR_DEPTH=16 for thin clients makes that video need exactly > half the bandwidth, i.e. 36.864.000 bps. > > Of course that doesn't only affect videos. Any thin clients screen > updates need half the bandwidth with X_COLOR_DEPTH=16. > > Less bandwidth means faster responses, less CPU usage (especially with > the default LDM_DIRECTX=False), and support for more clients with the > same CPU/LAN constrains. > > So I propose a change in upstream LTSP to set X_COLOR_DEPTH=16 by > default, if: > * LTSP_FATCLIENT is not set (fat clients would still default to 32), > * LOCAL_APPS_MENU is not set (so 32 for localapps browsers too), > * X_COLOR_DEPTH is not set at all (so X_COLOR_DEPTH="" in lts.conf > reverts to the old behavior). > > > Is that what most LTSP users would like? Comments, please... :) > > If not, then I'll implement an X_COLOR_DEPTH=auto instead, which would > give the above behavior (16 on thins, 32 on fats/localapps) only when > requested from lts.conf. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF email is sponsosred by: > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
