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A thing I have ben pondering on is whether in-flight entertainment is dead. I have not used it for several years. I get a much more consistent and higher quali

A thing I have ben pondering on is whether in-flight entertainment is dead. I have not used it for several years. I get a much more consistent and higher quality experience using my phone and my Nintendo Switch along with my noise reducing headset. i am sure it still has value for some, but the value must be diminishing as more and more people can supply this entertainment themselves. And I believe it is not cheap to fit and maintain an entertainment system on an airplane.

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hot_gril 4y ago
It's the only convenient way to watch movies in-flight due to the lack of internet, and I usually see like half the plane using it. Guess you could pre-download from iTunes or less legit methods, but I doubt very many people maintain offline portable movie libraries.
- hot_gril 4y ago
  Oh, some flights also have wifi and a local website to load a similar UI on your own device, but that can be unreliable. Last time I was using that on my laptop, I found out from the passenger next to me that it doesn't work on iPads. At least that way, your show doesn't get interrupted by announcements.
- madsbuch 4y ago
  both HBO and Netflix support downloads. that is what I use.
Al-Khwarizmi 4y ago
I find it useful and always use it on long flights. For those of us who refuse to check in luggage unless it's strictly necessary, packing a console tends to be an unaffordable luxury. I could use my phone, of course. But for gaming, the state of mobile gaming is so atrocious with all the exploitative pay2win crap that I'd often rather play one of the pedestrian but innocent in-flight games. And for movies, at least in my view, the phone is uncomfortable with the small screen and the need to somehow hold it, I'd rather play a martial arts movie on the plane screen and relax. Of course, the fact that people find it useful doesn't mean that it cannot die - many of us also find having decent legroom useful and it's a thing of the past on most airlines...
zwieback 4y ago
Just got off a long flight - I'd say about 80% used the in-flight system, 20% had their own devices.

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hot_gril 4y ago

It's the only convenient way to watch movies in-flight due to the lack of internet, and I usually see like half the plane using it. Guess you could pre-download from iTunes or less legit methods, but I doubt very many people maintain offline portable movie libraries.

hot_gril 4y ago
Oh, some flights also have wifi and a local website to load a similar UI on your own device, but that can be unreliable. Last time I was using that on my laptop, I found out from the passenger next to me that it doesn't work on iPads. At least that way, your show doesn't get interrupted by announcements.
madsbuch 4y ago
both HBO and Netflix support downloads. that is what I use.

Al-Khwarizmi 4y ago

I find it useful and always use it on long flights. For those of us who refuse to check in luggage unless it's strictly necessary, packing a console tends to be an unaffordable luxury. I could use my phone, of course. But for gaming, the state of mobile gaming is so atrocious with all the exploitative pay2win crap that I'd often rather play one of the pedestrian but innocent in-flight games. And for movies, at least in my view, the phone is uncomfortable with the small screen and the need to somehow hold it, I'd rather play a martial arts movie on the plane screen and relax. Of course, the fact that people find it useful doesn't mean that it cannot die - many of us also find having decent legroom useful and it's a thing of the past on most airlines...

zwieback 4y ago

Just got off a long flight - I'd say about 80% used the in-flight system, 20% had their own devices.