VNC vs. X export

[gphillip at kaiser.aafp.org]

> If I wanted to run a program on one computer, and display it on another,
I
> could either run VNC or I could just export the X display.  What are the

> relative merits of each approach?
>

VNC is easier to set up if your client is going to be on a windows box. 
Also they have a java applet vnc client.  So all you need on the client
side is a browser.

I am not sure how VNC compares on speed.