From the first moment I first went online in 1996, forums were the main place to hang out. In fact the very first thing I did was join an online forum run by the Greek magazine "PC Master" so I could directly to my favourite game reviewers (for me it was Tsourinakis, for those old [...]
    • sep@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      I do not know what you talk about. I use screen sharing and voice chat daily on elements with our own hosted matrix server.

      Edit: i felt wrong saying “voice chat” what even is that. I make regular calls and video calls with screen sharing in elements ;)

      • recklessengagement@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 days ago

        That is interesting, the last time i tried Element/matrix it did not have these features. Can I ask, is your screen sharing of a quality that you can stream videos and games at equivilant frame rates?

        • sep@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 days ago

          I have never tried that. We use it to share powerpoints in meetings or do troubleshooting together. Or I use it to do family video calls with the kids. Fps are never an issue. There are times where there are compression artifacts tho. Especially if someone have a bad or variable connection. On a buss or a train or similar.