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Kleysley t1_j6ijx8l wrote

Reply to comment by blackbirdblackbird1 in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92

Might work sometimes, though last time I did that I only got audio on one ear...

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Yoink1019 t1_j6iltmd wrote

So, mono audio?

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KennstduIngo t1_j6in5ln wrote

Mono audio generally means having one channel of sound, whether you are using one speaker or ten to play that one channel.

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Iminlesbian t1_j6ish4i wrote

You can have Stereo audio just come through one ear. It doesn't mean the amount of headphones it comes out of, it's whether the sound is a mono channel or a Stereo channel.

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New_Equivalent_8846 t1_j6ix02r wrote

No, if you mix down a stereo signal to one channel it becomes mono audio. If you then send that channel to 2 headphones or speakers it's still a mono signal; ie you get the same signal in both ears.

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Spider-Ian t1_j6j2lnp wrote

I've never sat in a seat with a working audio jack. Apparently people who need more leg room are more likely to break the jack.

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sheepyowl t1_j6k6nvs wrote

People who are larger (either taller or fatter) require more room, and tend to weigh more (in both cases) -> so if they accidentally bump into the plugged headphone jack they are more likely to cause damage.

It sounds plausible on paper, but this is just Reddit-level-research, so maybe it's completely unrelated! maybe you're just unlucky on flights.

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