Connecting device to IFE on densified 777s
Jan 22, 2019, 3:28 am
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Connecting device to IFE on densified 777s
Hi folks. I'm going to be down the back on a densified 777 out of Gatwick next month. According to BA's press notice those new seats, although obviously awful (!), do at least have the new Panasonic IFE system (contrary to the info in the Dashboard). If so, does anyone know about connectivity to personal devices? I read previous threads about connecting via RCA cables to the slightly older system. Is that still the case with the Panasonic, or is there possibly a newer, more convenient way to do it. iPhone > RCA cables don't seem to exist!
Thanks
Rick
Thanks
Rick
Jan 22, 2019, 4:58 am
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iPhone > RCA cables don't seem to exist
In any event I didn't think there is an external input on the densified IFE but I'll let those more experienced on that confirm or deny.
Jan 22, 2019, 6:17 am
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You will have to use a converter box to get RCA output from an iPhone. Use an iPhone to HDMI adapter (from apple) and get something like one of these:
- this takes mini-usb for power, so you should be able to power it from the power socket in the seat or from a USB powerbank.
I have successfully used a variation on the above to hook display from a macbook to my video screen to play 2-player Playstation games with my seatmate's laptop. 4E/4F on a 747, but that was a few years ago!
That said: I don't know which aircraft still have the RCA input, it's not information that it's easy to find
I have successfully used a variation on the above to hook display from a macbook to my video screen to play 2-player Playstation games with my seatmate's laptop. 4E/4F on a 747, but that was a few years ago!
That said: I don't know which aircraft still have the RCA input, it's not information that it's easy to find
Last edited by jerub; Jan 22, 2019 at 6:23 am Reason: Link to amazon was for RCA->HDMI, rather than other way around. Replaced with appropriate link.
Jan 22, 2019, 6:22 am
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It "looks" like they have full sized USB and either an HDMI or a micro USB from the not-very-clear BA shots. Who knows if they connect to anything useful beyond a trickle of power but may be worth a punt taking a couple of cables along
Jan 22, 2019, 6:26 am
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I'm not sure that box is converting the right way around. The description says, "converts analog composite input to HDMI 1080p" and the icons under the main photo seem to suggest it does RCA > HDMI but not HDMI to RCA.
looks to be the right way around. It's a lot cheaper than I was expecting!
Edit: Hydebear's photos seem to settle this. Whatever sockets those turn out to be, none of them is a composite input so we can abandon the search for DtoA converters
looks to be the right way around. It's a lot cheaper than I was expecting!
Edit: Hydebear's photos seem to settle this. Whatever sockets those turn out to be, none of them is a composite input so we can abandon the search for DtoA converters
Jan 22, 2019, 7:22 am
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Exactly this. Only have a regular sized iPhone 7, so was hoping to take advantage of the large seat-back screen to watch the various Netflix movies I've been saving up! But sounds like it might be more trouble than it's worth.
Jan 22, 2019, 1:04 pm
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it could be for either, but I've got USB C's on both my MacBook Pro and a similarly sized Dell PC, and they don't always work the way they're supposed to. You can try. . . .
Jan 23, 2019, 9:52 am
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1. I presume they are audio
2. The A380 has a different IFE setup - the headphone sockets are in the arm I think (and if I remember you can plug a single jack into one of the sockets (the other is for power for BA supplied noise cancelling phones I think).
Jan 23, 2019, 9:57 am
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Thanks, answered my own question before I could come back and edit my post!