DirecTV on the bulkhead rows
Apr 10, 2011 | 9:43 pm
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DirecTV on the bulkhead rows
Is it more difficult to see than in a regular seat?
Apr 10, 2011 | 10:10 pm
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It's farther away, so in that respect yes. Is it significantly harder to see? I think that all depends on your eyesight.
Apr 10, 2011 | 10:54 pm
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The monitor is mounted slightly higher than it would be in the seatback, so it's closer to eye level if you're tall.
Jun 14, 2011 | 10:40 am
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I'm on a 737-800 CLE-SFO tomorrow equipped with directv. Just got upgraded to first row 1.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Is the directv located on the bulkhead or in the armrest?
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Is the directv located on the bulkhead or in the armrest?
Jun 14, 2011 | 12:56 pm
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I'm on a 737-800 CLE-SFO tomorrow equipped with directv. Just got upgraded to first row 1.
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Is the directv located on the bulkhead or in the armrest?
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Con..._737-800_B.php
Is the directv located on the bulkhead or in the armrest?
But recommend moving to Row 2 or later. Can't watch DirecTV on takeoff landing and on the runways waiting to takeoff.
Jun 14, 2011 | 1:26 pm
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Jun 14, 2011 | 3:06 pm
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Connected to the bulkhead also means that the screens work all the time.
Jun 14, 2011 | 4:13 pm
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Not true. At least IME, the 738 (the one that features 16 F seats and 144 Y seats, starting with row 7...), has the DTV monitor for row 1 (and I believe row 7 also) mounted on the wall (or bulkhead if you prefer) in front of you. It is NOT in the armrest, and you CAN watch during takeoff and landing.
Jun 14, 2011 | 4:33 pm
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Not true. At least IME, the 738 (the one that features 16 F seats and 144 Y seats, starting with row 7...), has the DTV monitor for row 1 (and I believe row 7 also) mounted on the wall (or bulkhead if you prefer) in front of you. It is NOT in the armrest, and you CAN watch during takeoff and landing.
DTV is on the bulkhead in front of you.
Jun 14, 2011 | 9:29 pm
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Jun 14, 2011 | 9:37 pm
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On the 752s and 772s, bulkhead IFE systems are mounted in BF and in the armrest in Y in the bulkhead and exit row.
On the 767s, all IFE systems in BF are in the armrest, and also in the armrest for ELR seats in Y.
While I'm at it...
737s with DTV, all TVs are mounted in the bulkhead.
753s (as well as some, still unconverted 737s) have overhead monitors.