Originally Posted by
writerguyfl
All things being equal (same flight duration, roughly the same departure time, roughly the same price), lack of built-in screens is the deciding factor for me. On several occasions, I've passed on Alaska because I don't want to watch videos my small phone on a transcontinental flight.
That’s fair. As someone who bought the first iPad on the day it was released and hasn’t traveled without one since (it has replaced my laptop on many trips), I am perfectly happy with bringing my own entertainment (Netflix, Prime Video, Kindle books, podcasts, NYtimes app, a selection of my favorite ripped CDs that I otherwise find little time to listen to). So for me it isn’t a factor in choosing flights.