Air Canada entertainment
Not only is this a widescreen display...it's also a touchscreen! And I can only imagine that the USB port on the left is for a controller of some kind (didn't have my USB key to try to plug into it). I assume it's a game controller because although there was a menu item for games, nothing was available, and there are no other controls for the system (i.e.: nothing attached to the seat as in all the other systems I've seen, such as Virgin Atlantic).
The unfortunate thing is that this particular flight was really short—I could have used this on the cross-canada flight, but instead had it for only the YYZ to BOS leg.
The system offered the typical video and movies and music on the demand, with my only gripe that it sometimes took a little longer than appropriate to register inputs. So I'd touch the screen again thinking it hadn't read my input just as the new one loaded, thereby erroneously accepting my input on the new screen.
This was on a mostly-empty Embraer jet, so I don't know if they plan to install the same technology in their Airbus planes.
In a way, this airplane seat is somewhat Spime-ish. I mean, it's got a display and a data port built into it! How many chairs or seats have you seen with such things?
Air Canada entertainment
Not only is this a widescreen display...it's also a touchscreen! And I can only imagine that the USB port on the left is for a controller of some kind (didn't have my USB key to try to plug into it). I assume it's a game controller because although there was a menu item for games, nothing was available, and there are no other controls for the system (i.e.: nothing attached to the seat as in all the other systems I've seen, such as Virgin Atlantic).
The unfortunate thing is that this particular flight was really short—I could have used this on the cross-canada flight, but instead had it for only the YYZ to BOS leg.
The system offered the typical video and movies and music on the demand, with my only gripe that it sometimes took a little longer than appropriate to register inputs. So I'd touch the screen again thinking it hadn't read my input just as the new one loaded, thereby erroneously accepting my input on the new screen.
This was on a mostly-empty Embraer jet, so I don't know if they plan to install the same technology in their Airbus planes.
In a way, this airplane seat is somewhat Spime-ish. I mean, it's got a display and a data port built into it! How many chairs or seats have you seen with such things?