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I'd love to see an airline get rid of seat back TVs entirely and just provide power outlets instead. There are already systems that let you stream movies for fr

by untog 11y ago

I'd love to see an airline get rid of seat back TVs entirely and just provide power outlets instead. There are already systems that let you stream movies for free over in-flight wi-fi - given that most of us have a smartphone (if not a bigger screened device) the experience would probably be better. Would suck for those without smartphones, though. Maybe they could lend out crappy Android tablets to that minority of customers.

slapshot 11y ago
Southwest does that in large part: there are zero in-seat entertainment systems, but 80% of planes have WiFi that includes (free) streaming live TV, (pay) streaming movies, and (pay) Internet access. No outlets yet, but rumors are that the next generation of interiors might.
jayflux 11y ago
Some low cost airlines have already begun doing this I believe http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284231/End-inflight-movie-Screens-set-axed-long-haul-flights-carriers-streaming-content-passengers-phones-tablets.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284231/End-inflight...
tbomb 11y ago
I was recently on an Alaskan Air flight which did just that. It had no TV's on the plane, but power outlets right on the back of the seat. For all of their in flight entertainment, they directed you to their app or site once you connected to the in flight Wi-Fi (for free). I ended up not using it and reading instead (the free content wasn't great) but I really liked the idea and it seemed to work great just poking around, as I did.
rco8786 11y ago
A lot(most? All?) of airlines are moving to this exact model.
guiambros 11y ago
Some airlines call it "PDE" - Personal Device Entertainment [1]. You connect to internal wifi and can stream all the catalog of movies available aboard. I think it's a lot more convenient than those old (and usually malfunctioning) lcd screens. Even better when there's a USB port right there, so you can charge your phone while you watch it. [1] https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/entertainment/personal-device-entertainment.aspx https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/ent...
saryant 11y ago
United and Southwest are already moving in this direction.

by untog 11y ago

slapshot 11y ago

Southwest does that in large part: there are zero in-seat entertainment systems, but 80% of planes have WiFi that includes (free) streaming live TV, (pay) streaming movies, and (pay) Internet access. No outlets yet, but rumors are that the next generation of interiors might.

jayflux 11y ago

Some low cost airlines have already begun doing this I believe http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284231/End-inflight-movie-Screens-set-axed-long-haul-flights-carriers-streaming-content-passengers-phones-tablets.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284231/End-inflight...

tbomb 11y ago

I was recently on an Alaskan Air flight which did just that. It had no TV's on the plane, but power outlets right on the back of the seat. For all of their in flight entertainment, they directed you to their app or site once you connected to the in flight Wi-Fi (for free). I ended up not using it and reading instead (the free content wasn't great) but I really liked the idea and it seemed to work great just poking around, as I did.

rco8786 11y ago

A lot(most? All?) of airlines are moving to this exact model.

guiambros 11y ago

Some airlines call it "PDE" - Personal Device Entertainment [1]. You connect to internal wifi and can stream all the catalog of movies available aboard. I think it's a lot more convenient than those old (and usually malfunctioning) lcd screens. Even better when there's a USB port right there, so you can charge your phone while you watch it. [1] https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/entertainment/personal-device-entertainment.aspx https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/ent...

saryant 11y ago

United and Southwest are already moving in this direction.