Confidentiality. Or porn. One of those things.
I just want to know when I can connect my noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones to the display instead of the tinny pair of wired “maraccas” that I keep in my travel bag.
The second we get a better short range wireless protocol so there aren’t a hundred Bluetooth devices jamming each other on the plane.
If you travel a lot they do make airplane headphones that have a 3.5mm connector and run noise cancelling.
I’ve been on budget flights where the in-flight infotainment was an app on your phone which connects to a media server on the plane. Everyone was watching with Bluetooth headphones and there were no issues.
The budget airline handed out wireless headphones?
No, you bring your own.
So… I’m pretty sure the entire plane wasn’t on Bluetooth headphones then.
And the entire plane wouldn’t be on Bluetooth headphones if the in-flight infotainment systems supported it as an option so what’s your point?
You don’t engineer a system with such an obvious fail state.
Number of stews who have the time to help you figure out the pairing rigamarole or why the radio on this unit is fucked: ZERO.
Number of issues with regular fucking headphones: zero.
Cases where the tinniness will impact your enjoyment of visual spooge: zero
People stopping you from buying some $15 apple 3.5mm pods for your earballs: zero
I’m thinking you’ll be fine. Leave the air safety officers alone so they can do their job.
3.5mm earphones don’t block 85db of plane noise
What? My 20 years of flying regularly with 3.5mm headphones must have been a very long hallucination.
I said earphones and you’re talking about headphones
They make both.
edit: insult was unnecessary.
I haven’t found a single model of wired noise canceling earphones in existence
@iopq @threshold_dweller There’s been quite a few wired earbuds with ANC over the years. Not many now though. I would imagine they sound like a dreadful compromise.
I’m already annoyed when someone is using their phone in the dark and doesn’t adjust the brightness settings.
If you do this during night flights, sincerely, fuck you.
My wife does this. At 2am. Often mid week. And wonders why I wake up in the middle of the night and grumpy.
Bro, relax
Carries entire homelab onto plane so who’s up for a LAN party? I’m hosting.
Id fucking love this
