No headphones on inflight entertainment devices equals noisy flights?

[JKjnr]

Hello all

I returned from a flight this week and there were 4 devices (2 tablets and one smartphone at least) in use in rows 3 to 5. As they were the pax own devices, they had no headphones I assume, and so i enjoyed the symphony of games, clips and other wonderful multimedia (all praise the 21st century). So friends, what will happen when there is 100 to 300 pax all enjoying - and sharing - the wonders of streamed inflight entertainment sans headphones. Is this what you all want. Am i being a spoiled sport. If i highly value the Chicken Song and play it for two hours BNE - MLB on loop - is this OK. As no one minded the cough (IMO) that was being played for the flight last week.

JK

 

[medhead]

No headphones is BS.


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[ChrisCunard]

Headphones or no device. That would be my rule.

 

[Ausbt]

You ought be thankful Virgin supply decent noise-cancelling buds: I flew Q's new 767 with iPads the other week. No streaming till half-way through the flight and the earbuds were completely useless, even at max volume it was hard to hear.

 

[simongr]

Hello all

I returned from a flight this week and there were 4 devices (2 tablets and one smartphone at least) in use in rows 3 to 5. As they were the pax own devices, they had no headphones I assume, and so i enjoyed the symphony of games, clips and other wonderful multimedia (all praise the 21st century). So friends, what will happen when there is 100 to 300 pax all enjoying - and sharing - the wonders of streamed inflight entertainment sans headphones. Is this what you all want. Am i being a spoiled sport. If i highly value the Chicken Song and play it for two hours BNE - MLB on loop - is this OK. As no one minded the cough (IMO) that was being played for the flight last week.

JK

Brisbane to FLlorida (MLB) in two hours - what are you flying?

I am surprised at the lack of headphones - I have once experienced this flying MEL-PER on DJ (the airline is not relevant to this topic) where a small child was playing with the ipad with no headphones. I had noise cancelling/blocking headphones on so it wasnt a big issue for me. I haven't experienced it on other flights. Generally I would expect pax to BYO headphones and the airline supplied headphones in whY are carp.

I agree it is pretty unacceptable - did you consider asking the FAs to do something?

Maybe once streaming goes mainstream they might update the announcement to include a requirement for headphones.

You ought be thankful Virgin supply decent noise-cancelling buds: I flew Q's new 767 with iPads the other week. No streaming till half-way through the flight and the earbuds were completely useless, even at max volume it was hard to hear.

Interesting observation as I have read exactly the opposite of this in relation to DJ/VA's ear buds.

 

[drivatruk]

You ought be thankful Virgin supply decent noise-cancelling buds: I flew Q's new 767 with iPads the other week. No streaming till half-way through the flight and the earbuds were completely useless, even at max volume it was hard to hear.

your kidding. Djs earbuds are RS. Even the good ones they give u to keep J. Only give you them to save putting them in the rubbish.

 

[serfty]

You ought be thankful Virgin supply decent noise-cancelling buds: I flew Q's new 767 with iPads the other week. No streaming till half-way through the flight and the earbuds were completely useless, even at max volume it was hard to hear.

N/C Earbuds? DJ? You have to be joking.

The do provide N/C phones on the 332 services in J however.

your kidding. Djs earbuds are RS. Even the good ones they give u to keep J. Only give you them to save putting them in the rubbish.

In recent times they have increased the available volume on the Galaxy Tabs (with a warning about hearing), better than before and the white earbuds at least can be used - but still require full volume.

 

[Ausbt]

The do provide N/C phones on the 332 services in J however.
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That must be what I am referring to. One hell of a lot better than the Q stuff they hand out in Y. My Etymotics gave up a little while back so I'm back to Logitech's myself anyway, that might explain it.