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Old Jul 23, 2017, 5:46 pm
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Input port next to screen on 787
Does anyone know what this port is for on the 787? It's right next the screen in business class on the 787-9. The flight attendants did not seem to know.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 5:49 pm
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I was told you could use an s-video cable from your laptop and have dual screen or watch a laptop movie without the laptop in your lap.... but I never confirmed that
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 5:57 pm
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That looks like it's for the old iPod cables. You used to be able to store a movie on your iPod and watch it during flight.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 6:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Miles Ahead
That looks like it's for the old iPod cables. You used to be able to store a movie on your iPod and watch it during flight.
UA provided this (and sold a $39 cable) to hook up the 1st generation iPods w video. I used it quite often and worked well.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 6:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Imstevek
UA provided this (and sold a $39 cable) to hook up the 1st generation iPods w video. I used it quite often and worked well.
Dredging thru the archives find this
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/12125659-post73.html

The iPod cable was avialable as a buy-on board accessory -- but all that predated the 787's. It was for the sUA IPTE seats.
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Old Jul 23, 2017, 7:21 pm
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Same eXport iPod connector (that no one uses) still being installed today. For some reason Panasonic Avionics still has it as an option and UA took it.
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Old Jul 24, 2017, 12:05 am
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I guess we do not have many AA flyers here. I googled and AA has this too.

American’s new 777-300ER: Connecting your iPad, iPod, iPhone or Laptop to the Entertainment System

In that article there is a link to a patent with the cable pinout to connect an iPod to it.

EP2201773 A1 - System and method for interfacing a portable media device with a vehicle information system
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Old Jul 24, 2017, 1:42 am
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Originally Posted by skimthetrees
I guess we do not have many AA flyers here. I googled and AA has this too.

American’s new 777-300ER: Connecting your iPad, iPod, iPhone or Laptop to the Entertainment System

In that article there is a link to a patent with the cable pinout to connect an iPod to it.

EP2201773 A1 - System and method for interfacing a portable media device with a vehicle information system
geeze. the original nintendo had composite video out. i think video input is unnecessary, but HDMI should have been implemented a decade ago.
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Old Jul 24, 2017, 6:11 am
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Originally Posted by skimthetrees
I guess we do not have many AA flyers here. I googled and AA has this too.
Just as useless there, too.
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i think video input is unnecessary, but HDMI should have been implemented a decade ago.
This adapter also included the necessary DRM hardware required by Apple to support video-out functions. I'm not sure that HDMI options offered that.
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Old Jul 24, 2017, 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Just as useless there, too.

This adapter also included the necessary DRM hardware required by Apple to support video-out functions. I'm not sure that HDMI options offered that.
HDMI has content protection (HDCP) built-in as part of the spec, but the connector is incredibly fragile and not really well suited for frequent connection/disconnection -- especially in a harsh environment like an aircraft.

(It is one of the banes of my professional existence)
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Old Jul 24, 2017, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Same eXport iPod connector (that no one uses) still being installed today. For some reason Panasonic Avionics still has it as an option and UA took it.
I guess it's still part of the spec for the UA version of the Diamond seat, so the 787-8/9s (including the -9 coming next month) still have it? It's not in the Polaris installs.
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