Today we will discuss why watching videos from tablets on the plane is not as convenient as from branded terminals.
I have about three or four flights per year, some of them very long: 8-12 hours each. Unfortunately, I can’t fall asleep on board, which I just didn’t try, and have a good drink before the flight, and sleeping pills, and even magic bottles of DreamWater, which Artem Lutfullin praised so much. As a result, after an hour of futile attempts to fall asleep, I start to either read or watch TV series / movies / anime from my tablet. A couple of times I used phablets for these purposes, but the screen size was not enough. So, to watch the video, you put the tablet on a folding table, someone uses a cover to fix it, in my case the WoodFrame stand is responsible for this. And now, after about an hour and a half, I begin to notice a throbbing aching pain in my neck. The thing is that you have to look at the tablet screen at an angle, as a result, after a while your neck stupidly becomes numb.
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But when you watch a video from the built-in terminals located on the back of the seat in front of the passenger sitting, there is no such problem, because the terminal screen is located exactly at eye level. And even the screens are relatively good there, with a matte finish. By the way, on the last flight I got acquainted with the assortment of the same Aeroflot and was pleasantly surprised, they even had a House of Cards and Better Call Saul in their collection, though only for the first seasons.
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And I remembered this after flying in the first row, where the terminals are hidden in the side of the seat, and when installing them you also need to look at the screen at an angle. My neighbor complained about this fact, and I noted that the same problem with third-party tablets.
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It would be great if the airlines somehow provided for this moment, for example, with the help of some kind of dock or cradle. Of the third-party accessories, only XVIDA Boomerang comes to my mind, but even there you need to fix the magnetic dock somewhere for the whole structure to work.
What do you say, dear readers? Is it convenient for you to watch videos on the plane? Or do you prefer to sleep for an hour or two? Or maybe you even have a solution to my problem with the stand, if so, be sure to share it in the comments!