ANZ IFE screen sharing feature?
Apr 10, 2017, 12:52 am
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SFO/SJC -> UME/ARN -> IAD/DCA
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ANZ IFE screen sharing feature?
Hi, has anyone here tried the screen sharing feature on one of their flights? I'm a design student looking at IFEs and unfortunately never flown ANZ, I'm wonder if anyone tried that feature and what their thoughts. Thanks!
Apr 10, 2017, 1:50 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 181
Yeap, I've used it a number of times travelling with someone. A nice way to watch a movie "together".
Apr 11, 2017, 1:36 am
#4
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 908
Yes, I've used it before with family. It's a nice way to watch the same show at the same time but if one person pauses (to get up etc...) it then it doesn't pause on the other screen and it makes it hard to get back in sync unless you start the whole screen sharing process from the start.
You can block the seats next to you from seeing what you're watching so if you're not with them then you can stop them from watching what you're watching.
The A320's used to have 12 channels fed from the main computer which were all in sync. Each channel had a different program on loop (like old school ife) and this was on top of the on demand entertainment, so I guess the screen sharing idea is just built on that idea.
You can block the seats next to you from seeing what you're watching so if you're not with them then you can stop them from watching what you're watching.
The A320's used to have 12 channels fed from the main computer which were all in sync. Each channel had a different program on loop (like old school ife) and this was on top of the on demand entertainment, so I guess the screen sharing idea is just built on that idea.
Apr 11, 2017, 3:18 am
#5
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Apr 18, 2017, 7:18 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 908
Yeh they have a button on the screen sharing area which is something along the lines of "Stop Sharing Screen" and when you press that, the seats around you can no longer see what you're watching (it just appears as if nothing is playing on the screen.
