Originally Posted by
darthlemsip
... you shouldn't have to bring your own stuff, you should get IFE as that's part of the product
Yes, that's true. But IFE sometimes breaks. On all airlines. It's a fact of life. If broken IFE would bother you (it wouldn't bother me), then some backup is not a bad idea. And I know it's old-fashioned of me, but there are also these things called "books".