Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
I'm afraid I simply cannot agree with you re: the IFE choice on EK. There is no way I can objectively or reasonably subjectively accept that the IFE choice is "pretty limited".
To positively compare screens on TK on the LHR-IST route in Y against EK's J screens on new aircraft (only the ancient screens on 777/A340 on EK might be inferior), does not chime with reality, in my experience. I think you will be hard pressed to find anyone else who prefers TK Y IFE to EK J, on any aircraft.
As for censorship, that is simply a fact of life in many places in the world. If you are extremely serious about cinema, I do not think you will be regularly watching critically onboard a plane. But I mean, EK even had Deadpool that wasn't heavily edited. Deadpool. The movie choices go back 4-6 months. There are literally dozens of new movies and hundreds of movies in the collection, not to mention TV shows etc.
FYI there is overhead storage in J on the new A380s - it is not being removed from the middle seats, only the window seats (which have narrower bins in any case).
You're realy misreading what I said.
Not once did I say the entire IFE system on TK Y is better than EK. I said the resolution is better on the new TK Y aircraft compared to the old EK F (I was on) and yes I'll even say the new J class IFE on EK - of which I've sampled plenty. And in case you didn't read the whole post, the F I was in was an ancient EK plane with diabolical resolution in F. So to claim ALL EK IFE screens are amazing is utter tosh. Have you flown on a new TK A320 or 737? If not do NOT tell me how good the resolution is I'm sorry. You have no idea what you're talking about if you haven't been on a new TK narrowbody.
Not once did I say the bins in the middle will get removed on new EK A380s - if you read my other posts in other threads you'll see this. Sorry to have confused you if you didn't see those posts. I really didn't think I had to clearly stipulate something like that every single time I mention something that is quite common knowledge by now.
Not once did I say they don't have hundreds of movies and no TV shows. I merely said they have hundreds and thousands of carefully curated movies. And? Nothing wrong with that either.