Adventurer_By_Trade t1_j6ksuux wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:56 AM Reply to comment by deformi in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92 Fair, but the 3.5mm headphone jack is over 70 years old and was made incredibly popular by the portable WalkMan cassette player released 40 years ago. Airlines installing unpopular or proprietary plugs in 25 year old aircraft still seems absurd. Permalink Parent 1
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Adventurer_By_Trade t1_j6ksuux wrote
Reply to comment by deformi in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
Fair, but the 3.5mm headphone jack is over 70 years old and was made incredibly popular by the portable WalkMan cassette player released 40 years ago. Airlines installing unpopular or proprietary plugs in 25 year old aircraft still seems absurd.