Do you use headphones. It's soooo annoying to be the person in the seat near
the movie and listening to it without seeing it. *sigh*
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: watching films on arplanes
> On the few planes trips I've taken with the kids I always put something on
> the laptop - "Lady and the Tramp", "Lion King", etc. The battery lasts SO
> much longer if you rip the movies to the harddisk than if you play them
off
> the built in DVD player.
>
> I always invite the kids near us to watch as well: I get to read in quiet,
> my wife gets to meet and talk with other moms and some kids get distracted
> for a coupla hours.
>
> Jim Davis
>
> _____
>
> From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6:56 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: watching films on arplanes
>
> I sat next to a guy on a flight from Chicago to San Antonio who pulled
> out a laptop and started watching "Topsy-Turvy". After a few minutes,
> he asked if I'd like to watch (I wasn't craning my neck or anything, I'd
> seen it numerous times). Seeing as I had a choice of reading that
> godawful in-flight magazine or watching the movie, I accepted. He had a
> headphone splitter and another set of (nice) phones in his bag. Nice
> guy. Good movie.
>
> - Jim
>
> Raymond Camden wrote:
>
> >So, I don't expect anyone to admit to it - but has anyone heard of
someone
> >watching a dvd screener (or some other film obviously not released yet)
on
> a
> >laptop on a plane and having someone in their row complain? I just
thought
> >it would be kind of funny - like if you were seated next to a lawyer for
> >Paramount. ;)
> >
> >-rc
> >
> >
> >
> _____
>
>
>
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