12:30 I appreciate how he seems to make a point of saying "pirated" instead of "stolen", even though the question was phrased as "stolen". It's a small difference, but it often tells you so much about how someone views copyright.
I rarely comment on UA-cam videos, but this behind-the-scene video about air travel is something that I actually look forward and anticipate for Simply Aviation to do (beyond just flight review!). Keep doing more of this! I know it's an ambitious mission but perhaps a behind-the-scene of how airline works next time? 😍
OOOooh! The most annoying in these IFE systems is their unswitchable slide show! Guys, I want map (camera, stats or whatever else wich I select) on my screen, not a salad of pictures changing every 10 sec by stupid robot!
@@antontsau yeah you can select the 3D world map option where you position your viewing angle, or the tailcam/camera option - it is separate and doesn't change. The units do change between imperial/metric every few seconds (feet and meters) but it's not that annoying :)
These kinds of videos are a great addition to the usual flight reviews! IFE has come a long way in 25 years. (Not to be morbid, but Swissair 111, the MD-11 that crashed off of Nova Scotia, had one of the first IFE systems installed, and improper wiring of that system led to the electrical short and fire that brought down the plane. That system was designed to allow for onboard gambling, which offered a crucial source of revenue for the cash-strapped airline. Needless to say, regulations and technology have come a long way since then.)
I don’t think Swiss had become cash-strapped by 1998. And the in-flight gambling ended up producing negligible revenue anyway, so it’s never been tried again.
@@tookitogo Are you sure? In-flight gambling is visibly present today, but it now assumes a much less traditional form. 🛫🎰😉 _Regular_ gambling: You're flying on something constructed by -McDonnell Douglas- Boeing. 🔥 _High-stakes_ gambling: You're flying with Ryanair, who operate the 737-MAX... 💥
Never really thought about the IFE and all the work that goes into getting it onto all these airline systems. Love these deep dives into topics that we don't usually see or think about.
I was servicing the IFE on British scAirways flights for a short while. Their system was simple; All I needed to bring on board was a few reels of 16mm celluloid film and a large array of spare bulbs, swap out the content reels according to the licencing schedule, and replenish the rack of blown bulbs with fresh ones. 😇 Their system was also one of the first to offer passenger selected content. Once the aircraft was in flight the cabin crew would ask passengers to look at the IFE list in the seat pocket and make their selections, then vote by a show of hands. Whichever movie had the most passengers wanting to watch it was the one that got played. 🗳✋📽 I've gotta hand it to BA on this; I've often been critical of their service for my not-very-good experiences as a passenger, but having an interactive system of that nature in place since the mid 60s isn't a bad show of British innovation! 🛫🇬🇧👍
I think this video is more useful to learn about how the TV entertainment system put it in to the plane IFE screen! Thanks you@Simply Aviation for sharing this useful video.
we have the on-board streaming on our intercity trains. I bet that frees up a lot of bandwidth and prevents complaints about slow or no wifi because people can still get some content
this appeals to me so specifically oh my god, commercial airplains and portable entertainment systems are a couple of my autisic special interests and this is just so good and cool and i love it
You are right! It was more interesting than I anticipated. I’m an aviation enthusiast and this is absolutely related. Also I really like that you explain acronyms in plain text in an overlay like that. It is a small but very helpful addition. In this very instance I already knew what it stood for since the company I work for is a CSO too, but in general.
Fascinating stuff. Once I saw a live sports event on board (Turkish Airlines, rugby world cup). And I heard, though haven't seen proof, but on the British Airways version of 007 Casino Royale, the cameo by rival Virgin Atlantic's CEO Richard Branson was edited out.
@@hassanabdulaziz7275 yeah about 10 or so audio channels on the armrest and a first run movie playing from a projector on the ceiling pointed towards a screen on the bulkhead wall.
Recently, T’way Air, a low-cost carrier (LCC) from South Korea, leased Airbus A330-200 (A332) aircraft from Korean Air to operate on European routes. This decision was part of efforts to prevent a monopoly following the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. Interestingly, T’way announced that they wouldn’t provide an inflight entertainment (IFE) system on these planes, even though Korean Air’s A332s are already equipped with one. The reason? Cost concerns. At first, I didn’t understand this choice, but after watching this video, I now see why they made that decision. I hadn’t realized just how much work goes into managing IFE systems. Great content!”
Part of it will be the cost of operating the IFE itself. The IFE (Like most electrical hardware on aircraft) is run using electricity generated by the engines and/or APU. The more electrical load placed on the system, the more fuel is consumed, and as an LCC T'Way probably want to keep their fuel bills as low as possible. ⛽💸👍 Also; Coming from the UK, I can't help thinking _T'Way_ ought to be a British airline name. If you understand how Yorkshire people pronounce _„The way“_ you'll know what I'm talking about... 😉
@@dieseldragon6756 The power consumption of an IFE system is going to be completely negligible on fuel burn, even off the APU. It's like worrying about the cost of the extra gasoline used when you turn the headlights on in your car.
@@Concorde1059 190 seats times an (assumed) 20w/h per unit and excluding the content server equals 3,8kWh of energy consumed per hour of operation. I've no awareness of how much extra fuel load/burn generating 4kWh causes for an aircraft engine, but when you consider that each passenger might _also_ be charging their own devices (15w/h per seat) that 6,6kWh/hour is soon going to add up to a lot of money across sectors and days of operation, and even if generating the juice only consumes an extra 5l of fuel per hour those 5l eventually add up to enough fuel to power a sector outright! ⚡🛫😉
@@dieseldragon6756 Assumptions: * Passengers: 250 (typical for a 787) * Phone Charging Power: 10 watts per phone (average) * Charging Time: 5 hours per passenger (average) * Fuel Burn per kWh: 0.54 kg (based on 787 fuel efficiency) Calculations: * Total Phone Charging Power: 250 passengers * 10 watts/passenger = 2500 watts (2.5 kW) * Daily Phone Charging Energy: 2.5 kW * 5 hours = 12.5 kWh * Daily Fuel Consumption (Phones): 12.5 kWh * 0.54 kg/kWh = 6.75 kg * Combined Daily Fuel Consumption (IFE + Phones): 37.8 kg (IFE) + 6.75 kg (phones) = 44.55 kg * Annual Fuel Consumption (IFE + Phones): 44.55 kg/flight * 300 flights/year = 13,365 kg (approximately) Therefore, the IFE system and passenger phone charging combined on a typical 787 flight could consume roughly 13,365 kg of fuel per year. Not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things, but every L counts for fossil fuel savings.
Excellent video! I tend not to watch inflight videos because the audio never seems to be good enough and loud enough. The resolution in some of the older systems is also not great. Some airlines have excellent selections and better screens, however. These are all leaps ahead of watching inflight movies using a projector and rolled screen like the old days. I stick to downloading movies and UA-cam videos to watch on my device.
I wish the studios would give us the mezzanine files and theater mixes instead of the gimped home audio mixes. Some of us have actual theaters at home …
I remember on an international flight, my first time with Emirates, I was browsing the new release section of ICE (their IFE). I was shocked to see a bunch of movies that had been released on cinemas worldwide not too long before my flight. And boy was I spoiled on that flight in terms of the vast amount of TV shows, movies and documentaries. You did not mention live TV coverage with channels like CNN, Sky, BBC and even live sports events that I've seen while onboard an Emirates flight. I watched FIFA world cup games, cricket world cups and other live sports. Those were awesome because I did not want to wait for hours to land and then watch the highlights or worse, come across results and spoilers. Obviously this video focused on other airlines but I assume Emirates IFE suppliers are similar, if it's not these guys. The content on ICE also has watermarks similar to what you showed in this video. I always thought it was to prevent passengers from recording them and pirating the videos online. With the stuff being so fresh and new. Then I remembered that we were all wearing headphones so even pirated stuff would have no audio. I guess the piracy would come from the employees at these offices - which explains the security measures taken there! Great video.
Air gap networks can and have been hacked. In fact air gap networking often makes things worse since people assume a greater level of protection than really exists. There are much more effective ways to protect these systems, that would reduce the use of hard drives being used to shuttle data as well. Interesting though, as expected and as per much of the airline industry, it’s decades behind from a security perspective (personal experience)
I’ve always wondered how this worked especially since some budget-focused state airlines tend to have terrible movie and TV options on their IFEs. Well earned sub
These behind the scenes videos are always so fun David! The whole editing thing made remember how passengers on a JetBlue flight (the one with the twisted landing gear) were able to see what experts were saying the survival rate of there emergency landing was while in the air, on JetBlue’s live TV 😬
Fascinating topic. It’s good to see a company like this that found a niche and keeps going. It must be challenging to keep content on so many systems. Also, studio licensing can give even the best of folks a few grey hairs.
I watched once “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on board LH, if I remember well. The film was heavily censored for language to the point that it got jarring that every f-word and other expletives (and there’s a lot of them) was replaced by a milder version of it. I only realized of that after a long while watching, so I guess it the editing was very well made. Many thanks for this video David! Please more insider videos like this one!!
May not be your niche, but I'd be interested in how the licensing deals happen. As soon as he started talking about converting file types, my mind immediately went to licensing considerations.
That’s a very interesting insight though I don’t look at movies in the plane any more, not even on very long intercontinental flights. In my honest opinion, a lot of junk now a days. What I DO look is the onboard cameras and the moving maps and more importantly, looking outside. In nighttime flights I sleep.
What a fascinating topic! I was already aware that they use media servers on a private network, but I'd never thought about how the content got put on there. I'd also known that Hi-8 was popular for a long time, too, probably to Sony's surprise. But it's a nice compact format with good quality for an IFE screen.
Interesting! I remember the old days of in-flight entertainment, where there was one huge screen in each section of the plane. I hated it. It was always a movie that didn’t interest me, and the glare from the screen kept me from sleeping. I love how now you can pick a movie that you like and watch it whenever you please. I usually go for the family movies, like older Disney and Pixar movies, or sometimes I go for documentaries if they have interesting ones on there.
I flew to japan recently on turkish airlines, and to be honest all i did was have the map open and watched a film on my laptop. they had good films but watching them on a small screen at 720p would not do them justice
Good video. Netflix will probably just get users to download the movies onto it's app for offline viewing until high speed internet is common on planes.
Funniest thing I've experienced with IFE was different set of movies on my seat and seat next to me. I was going to watch Dune 2 and my seat did not have it but my wife on seat next to me had it just fine! FA suggested to reboot it by pressing on switch for 5 seconds or so but it did not help. Airplane is Lufthansa Boeing 747-400
I remember when they pulled a screen down at the front and a projector dropped down at the back ... and the trouble it took to roll out that upright piano had to be seen to be believed!! 😆
netflix on planes would make a lot of sense, especially for frequent travellers and their catalogue of episodic content... it would make people actually look forward to catching a flight on the same airline if they can continue the series on their next flight
Netflix would probably prefer you to subscribe to Netflix and pre-download content on to a tablet or phone. If they do start licensing, I'd expect it to be content with multiple seasons and they just give some of that as a form of promotion.
Thanks simply aviation for this wonderful information. I remember when I took my first flight on a airplane there were no IFE ( 1996). In fact I my first IFE experience didn’t happen till 2009 flying back from Israel going home from year of religious service. I got to experience what it was like flying with no IFE again. In April of 2024 we took a flight to Roman aboard a eastern airlines which had IFE and was out dated and was not working at the time. That recent trip took me back to the early years of flying with no IFE.
Trains dont need these types of screens on the back of the chairs in front of you, because (for me at least) the true entertainment is listening to music (or not) while watching the scenery from the window! Hell, I ride trains for fun just for this part :D
Hey Simply Aviation, I recently came across your video and wanted to share something I'm currently working on. I'm in the process of disassembling a Panasonic aviation screen that was used on several 747-400s around 2015. It seems many of these units are Linux-based thin clients with minimal OS, with the media coming from a server located in the main crew cabin. Due to security protocols and proprietary hardware, there are limited resources available online, so it's taking a bit longer than expected. I’m trying to avoid overloading it with too many volts etc! so been pinning it all out 😅 I’ll send you an updated via your contacts when I have more progress or if it ends up working as planned, but i thought i'd leave a comment letting you know might have some more info for a future video or as its clearly an interest of yours thought you might be personally interested either way on an update when it happens
Pride and Prejudice 2005 in the US version had a kissing scene that they didn't include in versions of the film in other countries, but you still won't see the kissing scene on flights between 2 US airports because they need to keep the international version on hand in case Delta wants to use that plane to fly to London. lol
Surprisingly interesting but way more questions are still waiting to be answered. Amongst them: who does the licensing? I expected it to sit with the company that your interview candidate was working for, is that indeed sitting in-house with the airlines? What's the typical cost structure, is it per view or a flat fee for unlimited views?
12:30 I appreciate how he seems to make a point of saying "pirated" instead of "stolen", even though the question was phrased as "stolen". It's a small difference, but it often tells you so much about how someone views copyright.
I rarely comment on UA-cam videos, but this behind-the-scene video about air travel is something that I actually look forward and anticipate for Simply Aviation to do (beyond just flight review!). Keep doing more of this! I know it's an ambitious mission but perhaps a behind-the-scene of how airline works next time? 😍
I, and 314 (and counting) others agree.
yes, please
The most important content on the Cathay 350s and 777s is definitely the TailCam / TaxiCam, followed by the moving map! Love the cathay IFE thumbnail
OOOooh! The most annoying in these IFE systems is their unswitchable slide show! Guys, I want map (camera, stats or whatever else wich I select) on my screen, not a salad of pictures changing every 10 sec by stupid robot!
@@antontsau yeah you can select the 3D world map option where you position your viewing angle, or the tailcam/camera option - it is separate and doesn't change. The units do change between imperial/metric every few seconds (feet and meters) but it's not that annoying
:)
This was so much better than I had initially expected from reading the title! Great content!
These kinds of videos are a great addition to the usual flight reviews! IFE has come a long way in 25 years. (Not to be morbid, but Swissair 111, the MD-11 that crashed off of Nova Scotia, had one of the first IFE systems installed, and improper wiring of that system led to the electrical short and fire that brought down the plane. That system was designed to allow for onboard gambling, which offered a crucial source of revenue for the cash-strapped airline. Needless to say, regulations and technology have come a long way since then.)
That's an interesting bit of aviation history I'd like to learn about, there! Thanks for the viewing tip! 👍
I don’t think Swiss had become cash-strapped by 1998. And the in-flight gambling ended up producing negligible revenue anyway, so it’s never been tried again.
@@tookitogo Are you sure? In-flight gambling is visibly present today, but it now assumes a much less traditional form. 🛫🎰😉
_Regular_ gambling: You're flying on something constructed by -McDonnell Douglas- Boeing. 🔥
_High-stakes_ gambling: You're flying with Ryanair, who operate the 737-MAX... 💥
@@dieseldragon6756 😂
Never really thought about the IFE and all the work that goes into getting it onto all these airline systems. Love these deep dives into topics that we don't usually see or think about.
I was servicing the IFE on British scAirways flights for a short while. Their system was simple; All I needed to bring on board was a few reels of 16mm celluloid film and a large array of spare bulbs, swap out the content reels according to the licencing schedule, and replenish the rack of blown bulbs with fresh ones. 😇
Their system was also one of the first to offer passenger selected content. Once the aircraft was in flight the cabin crew would ask passengers to look at the IFE list in the seat pocket and make their selections, then vote by a show of hands. Whichever movie had the most passengers wanting to watch it was the one that got played. 🗳✋📽
I've gotta hand it to BA on this; I've often been critical of their service for my not-very-good experiences as a passenger, but having an interactive system of that nature in place since the mid 60s isn't a bad show of British innovation! 🛫🇬🇧👍
@@dieseldragon6756 Tyranny of the majority is not a British innovation.
I think this video is more useful to learn about how the TV entertainment system put it in to the plane IFE screen! Thanks you@Simply Aviation for sharing this useful video.
In a Ryanair flight the entertainment is kids crying and people fighting
I had 0 clue this was that complicated, definitely something I just took for granted when flying. Neat video!
Thank you for telling us the untold things that happen behind IFE. I really had no idea this intensive process goes behind. Kudos!!
we have the on-board streaming on our intercity trains. I bet that frees up a lot of bandwidth and prevents complaints about slow or no wifi because people can still get some content
Wow! We not only learned about IFE but we saw more of David than his shoes and his hands! :-)
He's a bit of a cutie 😅
He is scruffy. Suit with open neck shirt, and shirt not even tucked into his trousers!
this appeals to me so specifically oh my god, commercial airplains and portable entertainment systems are a couple of my autisic special interests and this is just so good and cool and i love it
Amazing David. No other channel has this platinum content. Well done.
You are right! It was more interesting than I anticipated. I’m an aviation enthusiast and this is absolutely related. Also I really like that you explain acronyms in plain text in an overlay like that. It is a small but very helpful addition. In this very instance I already knew what it stood for since the company I work for is a CSO too, but in general.
This is very fascinating! Thanks for giving us an insight into how inflight entertainment content is made!
Great video, David. I’d watch more of these.
Fascinating stuff. Once I saw a live sports event on board (Turkish Airlines, rugby world cup). And I heard, though haven't seen proof, but on the British Airways version of 007 Casino Royale, the cameo by rival Virgin Atlantic's CEO Richard Branson was edited out.
This is such a fascinating video David. Never thought this much goes into what we watch on the IFE.
Flying as a kid in the late 70's and 80's, I used to want to be the DJ who made the audio tracks for airline headsets.
Ahhh if i'm correct back then it was only audio entertainment right? no video
@@hassanabdulaziz7275 yeah about 10 or so audio channels on the armrest and a first run movie playing from a projector on the ceiling pointed towards a screen on the bulkhead wall.
Recently, T’way Air, a low-cost carrier (LCC) from South Korea, leased Airbus A330-200 (A332) aircraft from Korean Air to operate on European routes. This decision was part of efforts to prevent a monopoly following the merger between Korean Air and Asiana Airlines. Interestingly, T’way announced that they wouldn’t provide an inflight entertainment (IFE) system on these planes, even though Korean Air’s A332s are already equipped with one. The reason? Cost concerns.
At first, I didn’t understand this choice, but after watching this video, I now see why they made that decision. I hadn’t realized just how much work goes into managing IFE systems. Great content!”
Korean air may have license for something t'way doesnt have...
Part of it will be the cost of operating the IFE itself. The IFE (Like most electrical hardware on aircraft) is run using electricity generated by the engines and/or APU. The more electrical load placed on the system, the more fuel is consumed, and as an LCC T'Way probably want to keep their fuel bills as low as possible. ⛽💸👍
Also; Coming from the UK, I can't help thinking _T'Way_ ought to be a British airline name. If you understand how Yorkshire people pronounce _„The way“_ you'll know what I'm talking about... 😉
@@dieseldragon6756 The power consumption of an IFE system is going to be completely negligible on fuel burn, even off the APU. It's like worrying about the cost of the extra gasoline used when you turn the headlights on in your car.
@@Concorde1059 190 seats times an (assumed) 20w/h per unit and excluding the content server equals 3,8kWh of energy consumed per hour of operation.
I've no awareness of how much extra fuel load/burn generating 4kWh causes for an aircraft engine, but when you consider that each passenger might _also_ be charging their own devices (15w/h per seat) that 6,6kWh/hour is soon going to add up to a lot of money across sectors and days of operation, and even if generating the juice only consumes an extra 5l of fuel per hour those 5l eventually add up to enough fuel to power a sector outright! ⚡🛫😉
@@dieseldragon6756
Assumptions:
* Passengers: 250 (typical for a 787)
* Phone Charging Power: 10 watts per phone (average)
* Charging Time: 5 hours per passenger (average)
* Fuel Burn per kWh: 0.54 kg (based on 787 fuel efficiency)
Calculations:
* Total Phone Charging Power: 250 passengers * 10 watts/passenger = 2500 watts (2.5 kW)
* Daily Phone Charging Energy: 2.5 kW * 5 hours = 12.5 kWh
* Daily Fuel Consumption (Phones): 12.5 kWh * 0.54 kg/kWh = 6.75 kg
* Combined Daily Fuel Consumption (IFE + Phones): 37.8 kg (IFE) + 6.75 kg (phones) = 44.55 kg
* Annual Fuel Consumption (IFE + Phones): 44.55 kg/flight * 300 flights/year = 13,365 kg (approximately)
Therefore, the IFE system and passenger phone charging combined on a typical 787 flight could consume roughly 13,365 kg of fuel per year.
Not a huge amount in the grand scheme of things, but every L counts for fossil fuel savings.
Nice new style of aviation content - would love to see more of these :D keep it up!
Excellent video! I tend not to watch inflight videos because the audio never seems to be good enough and loud enough. The resolution in some of the older systems is also not great. Some airlines have excellent selections and better screens, however. These are all leaps ahead of watching inflight movies using a projector and rolled screen like the old days. I stick to downloading movies and UA-cam videos to watch on my device.
I know this video is not gonna be super popular but it was so interesting and thank you for making it. Appreciate it
I dunno, hit my algorithm and I’m not normally into stuff like this.
Interesting thing to me is that from the IFE mastering presenter's perspective, H.264 and MPEG-4 are modern codecs, and VP8/9 were never mentioned.
The chipsets on the IFE head units support H264 decode, but not VP8/9 decode
I wish the studios would give us the mezzanine files and theater mixes instead of the gimped home audio mixes. Some of us have actual theaters at home …
This is awesome, I love these kinds of videos!! ❤
I remember on an international flight, my first time with Emirates, I was browsing the new release section of ICE (their IFE). I was shocked to see a bunch of movies that had been released on cinemas worldwide not too long before my flight. And boy was I spoiled on that flight in terms of the vast amount of TV shows, movies and documentaries. You did not mention live TV coverage with channels like CNN, Sky, BBC and even live sports events that I've seen while onboard an Emirates flight. I watched FIFA world cup games, cricket world cups and other live sports. Those were awesome because I did not want to wait for hours to land and then watch the highlights or worse, come across results and spoilers.
Obviously this video focused on other airlines but I assume Emirates IFE suppliers are similar, if it's not these guys. The content on ICE also has watermarks similar to what you showed in this video. I always thought it was to prevent passengers from recording them and pirating the videos online. With the stuff being so fresh and new. Then I remembered that we were all wearing headphones so even pirated stuff would have no audio. I guess the piracy would come from the employees at these offices - which explains the security measures taken there!
Great video.
Thanks for posting another great report David, very informative and interesting topic of IFE.😊🛩
Great concept/topic … and well executed too. Love these type of behind the scenes ‘logistics’ type videos. 👌
This is the perfect content I'd love to find in a flight system.
Air gap networks can and have been hacked. In fact air gap networking often makes things worse since people assume a greater level of protection than really exists. There are much more effective ways to protect these systems, that would reduce the use of hard drives being used to shuttle data as well. Interesting though, as expected and as per much of the airline industry, it’s decades behind from a security perspective (personal experience)
This was awesome! And unique av-geek content! Well done!
I’ve always wondered how this worked especially since some budget-focused state airlines tend to have terrible movie and TV options on their IFEs. Well earned sub
These behind the scenes videos are always so fun David! The whole editing thing made remember how passengers on a JetBlue flight (the one with the twisted landing gear) were able to see what experts were saying the survival rate of there emergency landing was while in the air, on JetBlue’s live TV 😬
Extremely cool. Long haul flights is my favorite time to sit down and enjoy international movies I otherwise never would have discovered
A great behind the scenes expose on the IFE system. Well done.
I like the review, good idea. Continue in this work. More such reviews. 😊
I’d love to see content about the systems within the aircraft.
Fascinating topic. It’s good to see a company like this that found a niche and keeps going. It must be challenging to keep content on so many systems. Also, studio licensing can give even the best of folks a few grey hairs.
I watched once “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on board LH, if I remember well. The film was heavily censored for language to the point that it got jarring that every f-word and other expletives (and there’s a lot of them) was replaced by a milder version of it. I only realized of that after a long while watching, so I guess it the editing was very well made. Many thanks for this video David! Please more insider videos like this one!!
Quite a difference from a chartered coach bus for high school trips where often someone just brought a VHS from home.
Wow, one of the most fascinating video you have ever made. Congratulations 😊
May not be your niche, but I'd be interested in how the licensing deals happen. As soon as he started talking about converting file types, my mind immediately went to licensing considerations.
Literally who asked? But who ever it was I’m glad they did.
That’s a very interesting insight though I don’t look at movies in the plane any more, not even on very long intercontinental flights. In my honest opinion, a lot of junk now a days. What I DO look is the onboard cameras and the moving maps and more importantly, looking outside. In nighttime flights I sleep.
Again, hyper-specific and in more detail than a random "did you know" channel (which I love don't get me wrong) can provide. You love to see it
I never thought this could be interesting! Thank you for the video!
Loved this video! Would be great if you uploaded more "behind the scenes" content like this in the future
I never realised this is the content I am looking for! Great job David!
Hi, I'm liking the behind the scenes content that you have posted. It's interesting and keep up the good work. :)
Never expected a Beautiful informational video about IFE systems!
What a fascinating topic! I was already aware that they use media servers on a private network, but I'd never thought about how the content got put on there. I'd also known that Hi-8 was popular for a long time, too, probably to Sony's surprise. But it's a nice compact format with good quality for an IFE screen.
Interesting! I remember the old days of in-flight entertainment, where there was one huge screen in each section of the plane. I hated it. It was always a movie that didn’t interest me, and the glare from the screen kept me from sleeping. I love how now you can pick a movie that you like and watch it whenever you please. I usually go for the family movies, like older Disney and Pixar movies, or sometimes I go for documentaries if they have interesting ones on there.
I flew to japan recently on turkish airlines, and to be honest all i did was have the map open and watched a film on my laptop. they had good films but watching them on a small screen at 720p would not do them justice
Hey, I really enjoyed this video and I appreciate that you all deep dived into some of the video specs. Please make more stuff like this! Thank you :D
I like this new type of video, as someone who likes to know how things work :)
Wtf. I had no idea this was something I was even interested in knowing. Great video!
These are the kind of behind the scenes moments I love 😊
Great video. Very interesting & a nice change of pace.
This was really interesting! Great job!
I liked this video! I'd also love to see the behind the scenes in the plane itself
This was a fantastic insight, great interview partner too!
that is actually something i never thought about! wow! what a great video!
This was REALLY interesting! Thank you!
Good video. Netflix will probably just get users to download the movies onto it's app for offline viewing until high speed internet is common on planes.
Wow, never thought about this but this was really interesting. And very well done!
Funniest thing I've experienced with IFE was different set of movies on my seat and seat next to me. I was going to watch Dune 2 and my seat did not have it but my wife on seat next to me had it just fine! FA suggested to reboot it by pressing on switch for 5 seconds or so but it did not help. Airplane is Lufthansa Boeing 747-400
This was very interesting and informative
I learned so much. Love this content. Thank you
Awesome information. Before this i think IFE only copy file from PC to drive and paste to airplane TV.
I remember when they pulled a screen down at the front and a projector dropped down at the back ... and the trouble it took to roll out that upright piano had to be seen to be believed!! 😆
This was interesting! Thank you for this!
Cool, as you said: I never thought to watch something about this. Great content
Nice video. Now we know how the IFE got its contents, and yeah it isn't like file transferring in our daily gadget.
Super interesting! Would be amazing to also get a look on the system itself and how it work
great video, thanks youtube algorithm
netflix on planes would make a lot of sense, especially for frequent travellers and their catalogue of episodic content... it would make people actually look forward to catching a flight on the same airline if they can continue the series on their next flight
The problem there is netflix along with most streaming platforms is geofencing. This makes keeping the content consistent as you cross borders.
Netflix would probably prefer you to subscribe to Netflix and pre-download content on to a tablet or phone.
If they do start licensing, I'd expect it to be content with multiple seasons and they just give some of that as a form of promotion.
This was so cool to learn how the systems work
Thanks simply aviation for this wonderful information. I remember when I took my first flight on a airplane there were no IFE ( 1996). In fact I my first IFE experience didn’t happen till 2009 flying back from Israel going home from year of religious service. I got to experience what it was like flying with no IFE again. In April of 2024 we took a flight to Roman aboard a eastern airlines which had IFE and was out dated and was not working at the time. That recent trip took me back to the early years of flying with no IFE.
Trains dont need these types of screens on the back of the chairs in front of you, because (for me at least) the true entertainment is listening to music (or not) while watching the scenery from the window! Hell, I ride trains for fun just for this part :D
Hey Simply Aviation,
I recently came across your video and wanted to share something I'm currently working on. I'm in the process of disassembling a Panasonic aviation screen that was used on several 747-400s around 2015. It seems many of these units are Linux-based thin clients with minimal OS, with the media coming from a server located in the main crew cabin.
Due to security protocols and proprietary hardware, there are limited resources available online, so it's taking a bit longer than expected. I’m trying to avoid overloading it with too many volts etc! so been pinning it all out 😅 I’ll send you an updated via your contacts when I have more progress or if it ends up working as planned, but i thought i'd leave a comment letting you know might have some more info for a future video or as its clearly an interest of yours thought you might be personally interested either way on an update when it happens
Having content servers for streaming in the overhead bins makes a lot of sense. RTT to the ground on a satellite connection will be very long.
I'm the one nerd that was actually curious how this worked. Lol
Thanks for making this video.
Such a fascinating video. As a plane geek I waa wonder how IFE gets their data and movies . Its amazing how they use OTA content load
Great video ❤
Pride and Prejudice 2005 in the US version had a kissing scene that they didn't include in versions of the film in other countries, but you still won't see the kissing scene on flights between 2 US airports because they need to keep the international version on hand in case Delta wants to use that plane to fly to London. lol
Very interesting video, I love these kinds of things.
Another good video. Very interesting.
Brilliant Infotainment!
I noticed this too, even when I watch the airplane movie is being watched on my phone, it shows up there too!!
Surprisingly interesting but way more questions are still waiting to be answered. Amongst them: who does the licensing? I expected it to sit with the company that your interview candidate was working for, is that indeed sitting in-house with the airlines?
What's the typical cost structure, is it per view or a flat fee for unlimited views?
Loved the vid, more of these kinda content pls
bro this is all the stuff i wonder about fr, really interesting
Very interesting and informative thanks.
Wow! So cool and interesting. Thanks!
Great content, thank you
This is fascinating!
A behind the scenes video on the making of IFE screens next?