I've had this happen twice now over the past 6 months, both times on the same airline and route. Trans-Atlantic flight of 13 hours. FA notifies us on the PA as they close the cabin door that the they apologize that the in-flight entertainment system isn't working. But, she adds, "Personal video players will still be available to our customers in business class." Anyone else have this happen to them?

It would be nice if they'd post this sort of info at the gate so I could at least go buy a couple extra DVDs movies to watch on my laptop.