Re:In-Flight Entertainment Challenge
by vasco on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:33PM
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Chances of someone not having a screen with them on a plane these days are slim. I'd rather they used whatever budget they have for this into better in-flight internet speeds with lower prices. Then there's almost zero need for screens behind seats as everyone can just use whatever they prefer to consume whatever media they normally would.
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Re:In-Flight Entertainment Challenge
by AmericanChopper on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:41PM
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I mostly agree, but I still use the in-seat screen for the flight map.
You could have that available on the inflight wifi would work fine, local image/tile server to a certain level globally, cache the area under the projected flightpath before departure, then update the cache as time goes on.
Some planes have external cameras too which can be interesting - you could have those on the inflight wifi too.
Re:In-Flight Entertainment Challenge
by AmericanChopper on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @05:26PM
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I’m sure that’s exactly the sort of complicated technology product that airlines would excel at delivering.
For the first part you can also just go on flightradar on your phone on the flight wifi.
Flight Map, movies and better/bigger screen a right position. Or chit-chat with a stranger, enjoy the view or read a book ;)
I could use my laptop but it is better suited for other tasks.