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Old May 3, 2011 | 8:54 am
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k2
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Originally Posted by djjohn97
I used to love the 330. It was NW's best aircraft by far and the only one with AVOD. But now that it is Delta and a lot more aircraft have AVOD, it is not my favorite anymore. Plus the AVOD on DL are so much easier to use and you don't have to wait for the stupid interactive light to come on before you can use it. I'm surprised that DL has not merged the content so that HBO and other offerings are available on the 330 but for some reason they have not. I know the 33's have a totally different system for the hardware, but content is content so it doesn't really make sense that the offerings are not consistent.

The seats in Y are a little more comfortable on the 33 as compared to the 67 and the aircraft is newer.

In J I also dislike the 33's seat. I am tall and I just cannot get comfortable enough to sleep. But that is because it is in the old format lie flat seat on not flat bed. Hands down the flat bed seat on the 67-4 is so much better. The 33's J seat is way better then the 67-3 with the recliner seats.

Bottom line, if you are traveling in Y, go for the 330.
If you are traveling in J and a 767-400 with the beds, go for that.
It if it is a 767-300 with the recliner seats, I'd much rather take the 330.
^^^

Some ex-NWers have a hard time with this because the 330 was the best in the fleet before the merger; I know I used to look forward to it back in the day, but I now prefer the 764 (don't know about Y).

Hate the AVOD on the old NW aircraft - slow, horrible navigation, and lame(r) content.
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