Ask HN: Will consumers ever have a use for 10Gbit internet

Re:Ask HN: Will consumers ever have a use for 10Gbit internet by hollowpython on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @01:01PM (#30530460)

Things which currently blocked by not having 10Gbit internet (not saying that this is the only blocker):

- videocall with hundreds of people where everyone can see everyone else

- higher definition, extremely realistic VR

- instant transfer of gigantic files. I work as a data scientist and I'd love to just slack someone the result of a quick and dirty experiment on a 50GB dataset. It sounds ridiculous now, but it isn't.

- real-time collaborative editing of gigantic files (video, sound, tabular data).

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Re:Ask HN: Will consumers ever have a use for 10Gbit internet by tmottabr on Thursday March 03, 2022 @01:40PM (#30544890)

what is the use of having a video call where you have hunders of people seen each other?? even with a 4k display you cannot display more than couple dozen people at time..

more the a couple dozen the videos get so small they are useless, at this point it is better just go audio..

usually you are only interested in the video from a couple of people and usually one at time.. and software we have today can already handle it with connections below 100mb..

i dont think you need that much for VR.. you probably can get good realistic vr with 1gb..

the last two are specific needs for specific fields, i hard say it is something that fall under consumers needs

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Re:Ask HN: Will consumers ever have a use for 10Gbit internet by hollowpython on Sunday March 06, 2022 @12:30PM (#30579188)

I imagine it can be useful to be able, in VR, to see more than a dozen people.

For example, a VR concert where you can attend with a ultra-realistic avatar?

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