5 ms·
Man, I was thinking that would be such a pain to use because whenever I hack something together like that it's super sensitive to jostling, but tying it off lik
by x1798DE 10y ago
Man, I was thinking that would be such a pain to use because whenever I hack something together like that it's super sensitive to jostling, but tying it off like that is just brilliant! I'm going to use that.
Also:
> The finished product worked beautifully, despite now only providing monaural audio and is about five centimetres shorter, which is still perfectly usable since the seats hardly recline.
I would consider the monoaural audio to be a benefit! When possible, I try to set my phone to force mono. I'm considerably more likely to be distracted by stereo effects than entertained by them.
- dingo_bat 10y agoI feel that stereo makes for more spacious sound. The sound feels like it is filling the room, whereas mono feels kind of claustrophobic.
- purpleidea 10y agoGlad you liked the hack! With some bad stereo signals, I've found the audio dialog to be softer in one of the two channels, and the music in the other, so if you're watching that sort of film you might not get the best mix!
- bonestamp2 10y agoMaybe I'm missing something, but couldn't you just buy the proper adapter for $1.60? http://amzn.com/B00G53TDF4 http://amzn.com/B00G53TDF4
- timor 10y agoIt's a long shot, but you might be missing that he was on an airplane?
- Bromskloss 10y agoAmazon drone delivery?
- kiallmacinnes 10y agoOr that he specifically says the Left (or was it right? ;)) headphone socket, built into the seat, was broken.
- lucaspiller 10y agoYou can also just use normal headphones, but not push them in all the way into the socket. You'll only get mono (through both speakers, but only a single channel), but if you don't have an adapter it works and your headphones are probably a lot better than what's on the aircraft. The third pin is to provide power for active-noise cancellation headphones. Most airlines usually only give them out in business and above now.
- tedmiston 10y agoWhy does this work exactly? I did this once on a flight by accident using Apple earbuds then confused myself when I couldn't replicate it. Thanks for the tip.
- tedmiston 10y agoI've always wondered why they don't just supply these on the plane. One adapter would last much longer than one pair of shitty airplane headphones that most people toss after the flight anyway.