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1. wayeq ◴[] No.41861857[source]
Airlines should rent these, already set up for movies or whatever. I'd pay to give it a try. I wouldn't want these taking up my carry on space going to and from the airport or to deal with security, so that's another advantage.
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2. trzy ◴[] No.41861918[source]
I don’t want your pink eye infected skin flakes in my eyes. Have you seen how airlines “clean” plane seats?
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3. filmgirlcw ◴[] No.41862055[source]
Absolutely not. First, the light seal would be different for each person, making for a subpar experience (an experience you’re paying for). Second, given the germs and potential disease spread via the face/eyes, this seems like a terrible idea unless you were able to sterilize each AVP after each flight, a task that might work for the Bose headphones they put in business class, but that would def be a thing I wouldn’t trust most airlines to do well. Third, you know these things would break all the time, again, leading to a subpar rental experience.

That said, I am a little surprised the Middle Eastern and Asian airlines haven’t adopted these for their international first class cabins (your Singapore Suites, Ethiad Apartments and the private rooms on Emirates).

4. LeafItAlone ◴[] No.41862147[source]
So don’t rent it?

There are already tons of places you can go and rent time with VR. Or even just 3D movies and experiences where you need special glasses.

Airlines already have reusable noise cancelling headphones and drink glasses in first class.

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5. whywhywhywhy ◴[] No.41868463{3}[source]
You can boil a glass not a vr headset