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The thing is... we subscribe to several TV streaming services, but IIRC Netflix is the only one whose app is on the TVs at this particular brand's hotels. And
by rahimnathwani 3y ago
The thing is... we subscribe to several TV streaming services, but IIRC Netflix is the only one whose app is on the TVs at this particular brand's hotels.
And it's become even more inconvenient to use external HDMI devices. At the last hotel I stayed at, the TV unit was permanently on 100% volume, and the effective volume was controlled by the external box.
This would be fine, except that:
- at low volumes, it was hard to hear voices clearly, as the audio signal coming from the box into the TV was really low, and the TV was amplifying not only that signal, but also background hum
- attaching an external device to the TV (like a TV stick) means the TV remote can no longer control the volume
- lp0_on_fire 3y agoWhich hotel chain so I know to avoid it?
- rahimnathwani 3y agoAt least some JW Marriott hotels have the TV setup I described.
- fragmede 3y agobut you control the volume on the external device via software. then again, I bring a travel router running OpenWRT and travelmate, so I'm an outlier.
- rahimnathwani 3y agobut you control the volume on the external device via software Yes, but: 1. If you're watching TV in bed, how do you change the volume on your laptop, that's several feet away from you? Do you just carry a very long HDMI cable, or do you use some remote control software to control your laptop volume? 2. Low volume => low SNR.
- echoangle 3y agoAre you sure about the volume thing? Isn’t the entire signal chain of a normal TV digital and there’s only a conversion to Analog at the End? I don’t understand why the background hum would change volume with this setup.