Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
You said in post 18:
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.
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.
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:
I assume you were being colloquial with the usage though.
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.
The last Y class I flew on TK between IST and LHR was three months old. Perhaps because you sit a lot closer to said little screen it APPEARS of better resolution.
Without seeing these side by side I can't say. I'll maintain that to my eyes all the screens I've had on EK in Y, J and F were of iffy resolution. Perhaps just how my eyes focus. Or don't.
I read your first reply as impying all EK screens are superior to anything else. Apologies if I misread that statement... but I've learnt quickly on this forum that within each airline forum you can say anything and the stalwarts that only believe in said airlines will not agree with whatever you state. Just how Apple people see Apple products with their own special pair of blinkers. Nothing wrong with that per se. You just need to read things with filters on I guess.
As to my statement on limited movie choice. I stand corrected. If you can now also see women's bare breasts on an EK flight then well, what can I say. In my experience I've struggled to find things to watch. And no I have varied taste in my movies and I'm not just after some obscure form of German leather clad 1970s stuff.
Having a huge back catalogue is fine, but when you can't find new things to watch, my default reaction is "limited choice". I don't care about the 2,000 movies I could have chosen if I wanted to watch old stuff.
But back OT: do I tell the story of how the YC crew member brought in from Y to the JF bar tried to make me a Martini in a whiskey glass, with a double shot of Martini and an oily olive?
I stopped him when he was about to add a dash of gin... Bless. I later heard he doesn't drink and also stored the red wine in an ice bucket. The Irish FA that told me this at least made my second Martini with the correct proportions of gin and with a cocktail olive suitable to submerge in said gin drink.
Oops that was not OT. OK worst thing about the visit to the bar was there was an F passenger in there on a DAY FLIGHT wearing his PJs and slippers and talking very loudly. How crass.