Continental uses a dual-prong 3.5mm plug for which you will need an
airplane headphone adapter if you plan on using standard 3.5mm stereo headphones. You may buy headphones from Continental for $3 (or a Continental currency coupon) on domestic flights for use on that flight and future flights (they're yours to keep). They are available for free on international flights. Higher quality headphones are complimentary in premium cabins on international flights (you have to return them however). On the flights with LiveTV headphones are distributed for free to all customers. They are available in the bin at the front of the plane where the IFE system used to be stored.
The latest and greatest headphone kits (starting in January 2009) are equipped with the 2-prong adapter for free. The new LiveTV planes (see below) will use a single prong so no adapter will be needed on those planes to use your own headphones.
737-500:None! Bring your own.
737-700(73G)/-800/-900:Most planes have been converted to the LiveTV offering described below. Status of the fleet conversion
can be tracked here.
As part of a 2009-2010 domestic fleet retrofit these planes will have LiveTV added to them. This will include 9" screens, 80 channels of live TV and up to 4 channels of "other" entertainment, usually movies. The TV service will cost $6 per flight. This will also involve the removal of the free IFE on these planes that is currently shown on the overhead LCD screens.
See here for references.
Several of the 738s have power in F through the exit rows. Eventually all 738s will be fitted with power in the above configuration, likely as part of the LiveTV retrofit or delivered as such new from Boeing. Tracking them at this time is somewhat difficult due to the number of 738s CO has flying. You can check to see if you flight will have power using
http://pda.continental.com/ or the new flight status interface on
www.continental.com.
None of the 737-700 (73G) planes currently have power available. As part of the 2009-2010 domestic fleet renewal these planes will be retrofit with power in F through the exit rows, similar to the 738s. This will happen as the LiveTV install is completed.
See here for refernces.
The 737-800s operated by Continental Micronesia will not be undergoing the IFE refit and will maintain their overhead monitors. These are ships #: 201, 227, 228, 232, 235, 236, 240, 246 and 249.
Source.
All seats are equipped with a personal AVOD system featuring up to 40 feature films, 35 television shows and 150 audio CD titles, as well as 110V universal power outlets. As of 5 December 2008 all 752s in the Continental fleet have been converted to the AVOD configuration for both BF and Coach. The selections available in-flight can be found in
post 54 of this thread.
The 752 uses a relatively older Panasonic eFX system (vs. the Panasonic e2X on 772s).
All planes are equipped with overhead LCD displays spaced every few rows in F/Y.
As part of a 2009-2011 domestic fleet retrofit these planes will have LiveTV and the associated "Internet" service added to them. This will include 9" screens, 80 channels of live TV and up to 4 channels of "other" entertainment, usually movies. The TV service will cost $6 per flight. This will also involve the removal of the free IFE on these planes that is currently shown on the overhead LCD screens. Additionally, these planes will be configured with 110V universal power outlets in F and through the over-wing exit rows.
See here for references.
These planes have personal displays for every seat. These are not AVOD systems but rather the movies play on a preset loop running every 2.75 hours.
Starting after the 764 retrofit is completed
the 762s might have AVOD installed. Come back here in 2012 for more details.
These planes have personal displays for every seat. These are not AVOD systems but rather the movies play on a preset loop running every 2.75 hours.
Starting after the 772 retrofit is completed
the 764s will have AVOD installed. Come back here in 2011 for more details.
The 777-200 planes have completed their retrofit and the fleet is now fully AVOD equipped as of 15 April 2009.
For a review of the AVOD system see the following series of posts
here,
here and
here.
The selections on the 772 include all the
selections from the 752 plus many, many more.
None! Bring your own.
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