Okay, downloaded the pics and here they are, with my thoughts.

737-900ER SLC-LAX
N807DN ship number 3807

At the gate, waiting to board. From the outside, it sure looks an awful lot like a regular ol' 737, and I wonder to myself how they'll squeeze 180 of us on this plane.



I board and, sure enough, it looks just like a 737 inside, except with 5 rows.



After reading all the discussions (i.e. speculation) about row 1, I decided to take a quick pic as I walked by (hence, the somewhat skewed angle; I was trying not to get hit in the face by the guy in front of me who had suddenly stopped and was flinging his multiple carryons into the row 1 bins (he was seated in row 1).

Feel free to debate amongst yourselves, but here is my own honest opinion: Does it look as bas as many thought it would be? No, not to me. It looks like there is ample legroom (i.e. knee-to-bulkhead space). Is there ample footroom? No, not at all. I didn't have time to look for the cutouts and snap a pic, due to the aforementioned bag-dodging (I just pointed my phone sideways and hoped the pic of legroom turned out). Would I want to be here for a Transcon? Nope. 1 hr 15 min flight to LAX? Eh, not so bad, especially if you snagged it as an UG (can't complain about a free F seat).



My seat was 5A. I didn't take a picture, because you've all seen a typical F seat, and it has a soft bulkhead behind it (which is why I chose that seat when I bought the ticket). However, I did get a few pics of C and D. Here is a picture facing the seats as I walked down the aisle, about to turn to my seat. Notice that they both appear to be upright and at the same angle, and right up against the coat closet.



Now here's a profile shot of 5C and 5D. Note the slight curvature of the wall, but if you pay close attention you'll see that 5C is upright and 5D is reclined, albeit very very minimally. I'm willing to bet that's the maximum recline and the previous occupant left it like that (as did Mr 5D on this flight). C and D are right up against the wall when reclined, and probably have 2 to 3 inches of lateral travel, and maybe a pitch of 5 degrees upright vs reclined.



The next three photos show off the IFE.

The first pic shows how thin the seats are, and the placement of the IFE. In the other thread, the DL rep said the screens could not be tilted due to the design of the IFE and the Seat. I'm still skeptical, as I can't figure out how this would restrict the screen (you'll see why in the second picture). It was nice, though. Very large, very bright and clear, in HD. The touch controls were very responsive (not slow/clunky like the 75X and the 73H).



This picture showcases several features. First, the winged and extendable headrest (I know most of you know the headrest on many DL seats slides up and down, but I didn't know this until two weeks ago when I discovered this on my own, so I figured I'd share for those who didn't know). Every single seat ont the plane has the winged headrests, as well as AC power. The usb power and headphone jack are in the monitor (and what also looked like an S-video jack, but I don't know why it's there...).
Anyway, I wanted to include this pic to show the retractable screens that are in 10ABCD (and 21A and 21F, I presume?). They're nifty, because they are not the big thick heavy ones, but a very slim screen that folds out. Also, a note: when the woman in 5B reclined, 10C was not able to put away his screen; 5B had to go upright to allow 10C's screen to swing and fold down.
And looking at how thin those screens are, I can't understand why they didn't make them able to tile in the seatbacks. They're all like this. While it's not DREADFUL, it is definitely a nuisance. I already knew about it and anticipated it so it didn't upset me when it happened, but it was somewhat annoying.



And finally, here is 4A fully reclined into me (happened literally as soon as the "above 10,000ft" announcement was made). Would it have been nice to tilt the screen up? Yes, it would have been very nice. Was it impossible or difficult to view the screen while reclined? No, not impossible or difficult. I noticed it helped a bit if I reclined (and I didn't feel guilty doing it, since 10ABC have the same legroom setup as row 4 on A319s and A320s). I also closed the forward window shade to block out the glare of the sun and the reflection from my hands/watch, which added some glare to the screen. After getting used to the new viewing angle for a minute or two, it didn't really bother me and I watched the rest of my movie all the way to LAX. I'm not saying Delta and Panasonic necessarily did an AMAZING job with the screens, I think they at least did a little homework. For whatever reason, DL decided they couldn't install the screens with a tilt. But it's still watchable.



Overall, not a bad experience. I agree with those upthread, for a 1.5-2 hour flight, it's not bad at all. I would not want to do ATL-LAX or DTW-LAX or other similar long hauls, especially if I wanted to sleep. Avoid 5CD if you want any form of recline. The new overhead bins really open up the cabin, and it's neat how they swivel up and free up a lot of space. There's not a lot of pitch, but then again, what DL domestic F seat has tons of space between your seat and the one in front? It still will never replace the 757s. Wifi was on this flight. And the sky interior was a neat effect, but I hardly even noticed it (didn't think to look for it until I was getting off the plane). The lighting is in an oval-shaped vaulted area of the ceiling, and there are two of these in F (I don't know how many are in Y). It stayed a constant blue, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a daytime flight, or DL's color is blue, if they didn't know how to switch the moodlighting, or what. No idea.

I think a lot of people had no idea what they they were on, and the FAs made no mention of the new airplane: row 1 was the first row to be fully occupied on the seatmap, and was full days before the DM/PM window opened up. 5D was also occupied before UGs were processed, but 5C was occupied by an UG (as was 2A, since they were both pulled up from Y by a redcoat moments before we pushed back; he boarded and told the purser "19C and 19D are moving to here and here (points at the empty seats), but they don't know that yet.").