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Not cynical, realistic. I'm not american and was hugely surprised at how little digital information is provided in the NYC Metro compared to other large public
by elondaits 7y ago
Not cynical, realistic. I'm not american and was hugely surprised at how little digital information is provided in the NYC Metro compared to other large public transportation systems (Berlin, Paris, London) and that the few screens I came across spend a good part of the time displaying ads instead of service information (e.g. when the next train is coming). I understand the need for ads, but they could perhaps have printed maps next to the ad screen and cheap LED screens for service times or split the screen in info/ad sections.
- eigenvector 7y agoYou should see the screens in the Toronto subway. About 90% of the screen area is used for ads and 10% for next train arrival time. Example here: https://dynamicmedia.zuza.com/zz/m/original_/76103CB6-239C-4A13-BD36-234F00533838/met_TUFFfilmscreen_Gallery.jpg https://dynamicmedia.zuza.com/zz/m/original_/76103CB6-239C-4... Oh, and the screens were provided for "free" by a media company.
- kossTKR 7y agoWe have those kinds of screens plastered all over public transport in Scandinavia too. We have an extensive public transport system especially with busses, but now there are up to 12 screens of inescapable news and advertisements with short blinks of actual info in each one. It's infuriating and reminds me of the dystopian scenarios in Verhoeven movies. I distinctly remember seeing the subway scene in total recall from 1990 and thinking, that's a bit extreme. But here we are lol - it's amazingly dark.