[THIN] Re: 3d Video on servers

  • From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 11:02:52 -0500

Have you tried the new features available in HDX?

Whether or not virtual desktops would be better is kind of a loaded
question.  Maybe, maybe not.

I have seen demos of advanced 3d graphics in both XenApp and XenDesktop
environments and I know it is in fact possible.

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Ben N <bennordlander@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> we are looking to maybe replace our desktops and just give all our users a
> Citrix Desktop (full screen publish desktop).
> The one problem we see is we can't use applications like Bing Maps 3D or
> Google Earth which some of our users actually need to use.
> Our Dell servers don't support 3d in their video nor can they have PCI
> Express video cards. We are quoting servers now and Dell still can't do it.
> We might try HP next.
>
> How is everyone getting around this? Do you buy servers somewhere else?
> Would virtual desktops be better instead of XenApp?
>
> -BenN
>

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