Frankly video conferencing that doesn't suck would be huge.
I tried a new one last week (for an introductory call with a new client) - Zoom.us - and it was absolutely agonising: I had to install some junky software on my Mac only to end up with a laggy video connection with appalling sound quality. In the end I made an international phone call to the guy and we both breathed a sigh of relief because we could actually relax and have a conversation.
This is not how things should be in 2017.
I know people prefer Macs, but they're enabling this behavior by Apple :( (although they do seem to be working on this - https://sixcolors.com/link/2017/01/safari-to-gain-real-time-... )
* what features would make these tools great? shitty?
* are we using a subpar vtc tool bc we don't know any better?
Most of the other problems (high resolution and immediacy) are a function of bandwidth and internet quality more than anything else I think :(
I'm also working on a video conferencing software (for a different use case) and unfortunately we can't do away with the prompts because of security, but WebRTC (https://webrtc.org/) has done away with plugin downloads for everything but iOS (Apple, as usual, not inviting others into their walled garden).