So with the vast array of sentient forms out there with their various senses, just how full is the sensory data for a ‘normal’ comm channel?
We know it has video and audio capabilities.
Does the video include other wavelengths such as Ultraviolet and Infrared? Can you do a frequency shift on the video and/or audio in order to present frequencies that your senses can not normally detect?
Is there smell-o-vision?
Although humans have a limited sense of smell, there are plenty of ancestries that include scent as an imprecise sense. Considering humans have imprecise hearing, this idea really isn’t all that ridiculous for some of the ancestries.
How about tactile pads for texture?
What other senses should be represented? Do some of the races that detect thoughts find the normal comm channel lacking because that sense is missing?