Originally Posted by
jsn55
Keeping the cabin very dark is a real problem for some of us. I don't sleep on airplanes, nor do I watch the IFE. I read, listen to my music and do projects on my computer, just as I have forever. I get up often and walk around. This dark cabin/closed window shade situation is fairly new. People who want to sleep should bring eyeshades, the rest of us deserve to be able to move around the cabin as we wish. It's unhealthy to sit still for hours. I don't expect the cabin to be brightly lit, and I think a happy-medium can be reached so people can sleep, those watching IFE can be comfortable and the rest of us can move around safely.
Interesting discussion,
The large IFE screens are more annoying for sleeping than open windows as the first are also enabled during night, even when cabin lighting is off.
When I don't use IFE I switch is off. I mainly use it for the flight info and sometimes I watch a movie, but I also have my own 'IFE' as a tablet with videos and music stored on it.
And, as an astronomy hobbyist I even occasionally watch the stars (and take photos of them !). On westbound flights (Asia - EU) is is mostly one long night.
And otherwise, in daylight flights I enjoy the nice sights from places we fly over.