Other common problems include the dismal quality of the reading material, the awful audio selections, having to pay for a cheap set of plastic rental earphones, and inadequate projection systems in steerage class. When it comes down to it, though, one of the most annoying things about air travel isn't how a film is shown, but which film is shown. Another consideration that leads to the marginal selections is a desire to please all passengers. But the carriers' insipid and politically correct film choices end up making nobody happy. Help may be on the way.
Selections can be fast-forwarded, stopped and rewound just like a tape.
There's also talk that it might offer e-mail and Internet connections soon. One story making the rounds is that on a test flight, passengers were so impressed that they skyjacked the new entertainment system from technicians and refused to return it until the plane landed. Lame Libraries Dealing with the pathetic magazine selection isn't as simple. The airlines have a captive audience. If you don't like it, you have to bring your own magazine or book.