Teamspeak vS Ventrilo? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Haskell · Jan 08, 2008, 01:43 PM // 13:43

Mumble > TS + Vent

Kissable Krissy · Jan 08, 2008, 01:45 PM // 13:45

I have both a TS and a vent server. Both work wonderful. I actually prefer the quality on TS because I can literally hear a pin drop while talking to my boyfriend on it. Vent has great sound quality but not that great. The reason why TS usually sounds hideous because it is harder to set up than Vent.

Vent is by far more user friendly, imho.

Washi · Jan 08, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18

I've been using TS for about 2 years while playing CS and was satisfied... untill I started playing L2 and my guild introduced me to ventrillo. Sound quality is much better in Vent thats all I have to say, didn't really have any problems with both applications.

RhanoctJocosa · Jan 08, 2008, 02:25 PM // 14:25

When I play with Koreans I have to use TS because they do. Otherwise, Vent.

leejw00t · Jul 15, 2008, 12:58 AM // 00:58

I own a company that hosts free teamspeak servers. We have a fully automated sign up. If your instrested vist us at: http://ts.lostsoldierhost.com/

Quaker · Jul 15, 2008, 08:00 PM // 20:00

No one seems to have mentioned a very important aspect of this. The bandwidth and CPU requirements for either of these depend greatly on the type of compression and the amount of compression used by the server. (The settings are determined by the server you are connected to.) You get a lot of people with varying opinions on the amount of lag/ping issues, speech quality, etc., but they are not taking into account the server settings.

It's been a while since I've setup a TS server, but I have a Ventrilo server running. I'm not sure about TS, but Ventrilo has several types of compression and many levels within those types. Speex is the compression most often used with Ventrilo. The sample rate and number of bits can be varied over a broad range. Most rentable servers default to a rather low compression (high quality) setting, but a support ticket can usually get them to crank it down a notch.
(My Vent server (version 3) is currently running Speex at 16kHz, 16bit, 5 Qlty which seems to be a good compromise between voice quality and bandwidth usage.)

That being said, after using both, I generally find the voice quality of TS to be inferior to Ventrilo. (But you can set Ventrilo to some awful quality if you want

)

Risus · Jul 15, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07

TS has different codecs then Vent. Teamspeak glitches sometimes with games running and you get interference. Vent works much better in my experience.

dilan155 · Jul 15, 2008, 09:18 PM // 21:18

i have only used vent due to most of my guilds using vent. I have heard that TS has bad sound quality as well bad ping, since i have not used it i cannot tell for sure, but most guilds do use vent

Bowstring Badass · Jul 15, 2008, 09:48 PM // 21:48

Vent>ts

Better quality, being able to turn individual people up/down, and being able to turn off every kind of bind you hear is awesome.

[email protected] beginning of '08.

gremlin · Jul 15, 2008, 09:59 PM // 21:59

I retract my earlier post as I have now used the latest version of Ventrillo and find it far easier to set up than the other voice programs.

I cannot imagine using anything else at the moment.

Jan 08, 2008, 01:43 PM // 13:43	#21
Haskell Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Oct 2007	Mumble > TS + Vent

Jan 08, 2008, 01:45 PM // 13:45	#22
Kissable Krissy Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois USA Guild: Its Rainning Fame Hallelujah[伞回伞] Profession: Mo/Me	I have both a TS and a vent server. Both work wonderful. I actually prefer the quality on TS because I can literally hear a pin drop while talking to my boyfriend on it. Vent has great sound quality but not that great. The reason why TS usually sounds hideous because it is harder to set up than Vent. Vent is by far more user friendly, imho.

Jan 08, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18	#23
Washi Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2007	I've been using TS for about 2 years while playing CS and was satisfied... untill I started playing L2 and my guild introduced me to ventrillo. Sound quality is much better in Vent thats all I have to say, didn't really have any problems with both applications.

Jan 08, 2008, 02:25 PM // 14:25	#24
RhanoctJocosa Legendary Korean Join Date: Aug 2006 Guild: The Benecia Renovatio [RenO] Profession: W/	When I play with Koreans I have to use TS because they do. Otherwise, Vent.

Jul 15, 2008, 12:58 AM // 00:58	#25
leejw00t Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Guild: Lost-Soldier Profession: E/Me	I own a company that hosts free teamspeak servers. We have a fully automated sign up. If your instrested vist us at: http://ts.lostsoldierhost.com/

Jul 15, 2008, 08:00 PM // 20:00	#26
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	No one seems to have mentioned a very important aspect of this. The bandwidth and CPU requirements for either of these depend greatly on the type of compression and the amount of compression used by the server. (The settings are determined by the server you are connected to.) You get a lot of people with varying opinions on the amount of lag/ping issues, speech quality, etc., but they are not taking into account the server settings. It's been a while since I've setup a TS server, but I have a Ventrilo server running. I'm not sure about TS, but Ventrilo has several types of compression and many levels within those types. Speex is the compression most often used with Ventrilo. The sample rate and number of bits can be varied over a broad range. Most rentable servers default to a rather low compression (high quality) setting, but a support ticket can usually get them to crank it down a notch. (My Vent server (version 3) is currently running Speex at 16kHz, 16bit, 5 Qlty which seems to be a good compromise between voice quality and bandwidth usage.) That being said, after using both, I generally find the voice quality of TS to be inferior to Ventrilo. (But you can set Ventrilo to some awful quality if you want )

Jul 15, 2008, 09:07 PM // 21:07	#27
Risus Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 56min UW HM post-2/25 I win Guild: FDR Profession: A/	TS has different codecs then Vent. Teamspeak glitches sometimes with games running and you get interference. Vent works much better in my experience.

Jul 15, 2008, 09:18 PM // 21:18	#28
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	i have only used vent due to most of my guilds using vent. I have heard that TS has bad sound quality as well bad ping, since i have not used it i cannot tell for sure, but most guilds do use vent

Jul 15, 2008, 09:48 PM // 21:48	#29
Bowstring Badass Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Character selection screen figuring what I want to play... Guild: Purple Lingerie - :D	Vent>ts Better quality, being able to turn individual people up/down, and being able to turn off every kind of bind you hear is awesome. [email protected] beginning of '08.

Jul 15, 2008, 09:59 PM // 21:59	#30
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	I retract my earlier post as I have now used the latest version of Ventrillo and find it far easier to set up than the other voice programs. I cannot imagine using anything else at the moment.