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spicE is a fully integrated component of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops and it allows better
graphics performance, video quality, and bi-directional audio (for soft or ip phones). in addition, spicE
supports multiple monitors. a thin client could have up to four monitors connected to it, and a user will be
able to use all the monitors with a single virtual desktop. Hence, spicE will work in conjunction with kVm to
provide a user experience that is indistinguishable from that of a physical pc.
spicE requires no specialized hardware. it is a software-only client that can be automatically installed via a
browser on a client machine.
comparison between SPice and RdP:
feAtuReS:
Bi-directional audio (capture)
Bi-directional video (capture)
audio playback
Video playback
usB support
multimedia density on server
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
RdP with exiStinG
viRtuAlizAtion SolutionS
no
no
Yes
poor quality
no, needs external tools
poor
Red hAt
enteRPRiSe viRtuAlizAtion
Yes
Yes
Yes
Good quality
Yes, fully integrated
maximizes density of virtual
desktops on server by
offloading graphics
processing to clients or host
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