zydeco100 t1_j6jd2se wrote on January 30, 2023 at 7:18 PM Reply to comment by fatbunyip in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92 My theory is that they can hand out the nice headphones in business/first and they won't be stolen as much. There's nothing else to plug them into. Economy class gets the cheap thin earbuds on a single jack and they don't bother to gather them back now. They're disposable. Permalink Parent 3
zydeco100 t1_j6jd2se wrote
Reply to comment by fatbunyip in eli5: Why do most airlines still use 2-pin audio jacks for the in-flight entertainment systems on their planes? by JJGLC92
My theory is that they can hand out the nice headphones in business/first and they won't be stolen as much. There's nothing else to plug them into.
Economy class gets the cheap thin earbuds on a single jack and they don't bother to gather them back now. They're disposable.