Originally Posted by
9wings
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.
You said in post 18:
But even on a two year old one the screen in J was crap compared to the widescreens you get in Y on a TK A320 on the LHR to IST route!
It is accepted the ancient F resolution is poor compared to what's available today on other carriers.
The latest TK aircraft use Panasonic ex2 screens which are 2 generations behind EK who use the same supplier.
You clearly stated you were making a comparison between a 2 year old J screen in EK, against Y on a TK A320. A 2 year old J screen on EK is extremely likely to be at least the same generation as the current IFE on a TK A320.
You say you have "sampled plenty" of EK J. That would imply you have also experienced the next two generations of Panasonic screens on from TK's current in flight product, which have the black rim tablet and then in the very latest incarnation, powered USB sockets and higher resolution screens.
I cannot see how it is reasonable to state that something from three generations ago in Y is superior to the latest offering from the same supplier in J, on an airline that justifiably has a good reputation for IFE.
So to claim ALL EK IFE screens are amazing is utter tosh.
I don't think anyone on this thread has ever claimed that. In fact, many regular flyers have confirmed that there are ancient planes out there with previous ICE (not digital) which is abysmal.
If you could point out where it is claimed "ALL EK IFE screens are amazing" I am happy to apologise for missing it.
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
I believe I was actually the first person in this thread to reply to you saying the same thing, for the sake of clarity, which is, that the overhead bins on the window seats will be removed, not the overhead bins on the middle seats.
But then you said:
Still, having no overhead storage is utterly bizarre and I'll never accept that as a way forward. And doing it in J on their new A380s as well is just stupid. I dicussed this with a flight attendant on my last flight with EK in J and she was as aghast as I at the removal of the bins in J.
I assume you were being colloquial with the usage though.
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.
I'm sorry, but you said:
"Futhermore the movie choice is pretty limited in it being a Middle Eastern carrier..."
Pretty limited is where I disagree with you. I don't believe you ever said they had hundreds and thousands of movies, because clearly "hundreds and thousands" is superior to every other carrier out there, censorship or not.
I believe the movie choice does have what would be globally accepted as major box office releases though, as well as various national cinema which is hardly found on any other carrier.