Originally Posted by
Longboater
First photos of the new AA business class product, which Polaris 2.0 MAY be using the same seat, but I am still holding out it will be the seat CX uses for the Aria Suite on the retrofitted 77Ws, have come out. Let's just say there is a video monitoring issue, especially the bulkheads. The current Polaris screens are solid in my estimation and I would figure UA has a better plan for AA for those bulkhead rows. I wonder what Kirby thought when he saw that front row of AA's new business class where the screens looked like something out of 2000 for INTL First Class. Hell, the IPTE Global First screen was a good deal larger than it. And of course the materials AA used as well for that bulkhead row didn't scream premium either. I hope and I do think UA's unveiling of Polaris 2.0 since the original Polaris unveiling had issues of its own, will be MUCH better than what AA just did.
Low down on the list of 'features' but hopefully the seats will have more than one USB-C in addition to USB-A. The same Bluetooth headset connectivity as the NEXT screens should also be on the list (even though I've had mixed success actually getting that to work!). The silly little cabinet that holds one bottle of water and the headphones isn't needed, and the lightshade is hopefully redesigned / repositioned as well. Ability to position my iPad in front of the screen would be nice but not essential.