#UNITED AIRLINE APP TO WATCH MOVIES TV#
It recycles 10 minutes after the duration of the longest film in the cycle, however there is no indication of what time you are in the programme.ĭirecTV Live TV on domestic United Airlines (ex-Continental) To Australia, with a lot of ABC programmes). There is also a documentary channel (mainly National Geographic), a cartoon channel (with lots of Disney) and what's called a "Global" channel, with a mix of programmes from the non-US country (From the UK or from Australia there are a selection of BBC World programmes. The film selection is very good, with 6 mainstream films, some of which aren't even in the cinema yet. Pretty decent, each country has a different page, with from and to the US listed as a different stripe. Where the nine channel loop video system is implemented, the programme information is in United's Entertainment Preview magazine. For Boeing 757s: there is AVOD with 40 films and 60 TV shows for all classes.ĭirecTV Live TV headphones (ex-Continental)
For the Boeing 767s there is no AVOD: BizFirst gets 16 channels of video programming on a loop while economy gets only 8. For the Boeing 777s: All classes have AVOD 150 movies and 300 TV shows, but BizFirst has a 10.6 inch screen while economy makes do with a 9 inch screen.
There is even a switch on the console to turn off the noise reducing feature.Įx-Continental Aircraft. You get noise reducing headsets (mono only), which are small and pretty poor quality but quite comfortable (but it must be said, much smaller and cheaper than on other airlines like Singapore) with two pin jacks (Boeing's "David & Goliath" odd sized style). Old United Business class has a flip out screen, however at 5.5 inches, it's quite small. Old United First Class has a Personal Video, with 14 films in English and 4 films in a second language based on the itinerary, however beware: these use ancient video cassettes. There is a huge personal 15-inch screen personal LCD television with Audio-Video-on-Demand (AVOD).īusiness Old style Noise Reducing Headset If the system is bad down the back, at least it is state up the front, where all Boeing 747-400s have AVOD, as do all internationally configured Boeing 767-300ER, and half of the Boeing 777-200ER fleet. The system is a delight, but it is rare to get these. A very few Boeing 777-200/200ER's planes have been updated with Audio-Video-on-Demand (AVOD) with a 7 inch seatback TV Panasonic eFX touch screen LCD. On ex-United Intercontinenal flights on the Boeing 767-300ER and 777-200/200ER there is at least a 5 inch personal television at the back of each seat showing videos on loop, but no AVOD. For this reason alone it's worth avoiding the 747 on flights where there is a choice. Before that point you get to sit through dozens of infomercials". The films here cycle through some of the options in the forward cabin - however it only starts two hours into the flight. At least United have avoided calling it a silly name, and there is no charge for films or headsets on United flights. International, United Airlines have one of the worst systems on a mainstream airline, particularly trans-Pacific.Įconomy on the Boeing 747 services the entertainment hasn't been updated since the mid 90s. United Airlines International inflight entertainment On international flights you will also get a copy of the Entertainment Preview Magazine, which lists the films and TV Programmes available on the aircraft. The audio programmes are very bad, with lots of variation on country and western music, and very bad plugs for products you always knew you never wanted.īusiness the nut service & personal video screen If they do, it's worth asking for it to be put back on. Alas, some of the oldest IFE is on some of the longest flights.Ī feature unique to UA is a feed of the air-to-ground radio from the flight deck to audio channel 9 on most flights. In particular IFE on international flights vary between a state of the art AVOD system with seatback TV, to a few flickering overhead screens and two films on a loop. United Airlines's Inflight entertainment system (IFE) is very inconsistent you need to research carefully to see which type of IFE you will get on your flights. It is based on Panasonic's eX2 technology. The new AVOD in-flight entertainment system is mainly for its latest 777s, with iPod connectivity, in-seat shopping and meal ordering as well as premium cabin touchscreen consoles. NEWS: United are adding video on demand for all classes, and giving personal video screens in all cabins. Live TV on domestic United Airlines (ex-Continental)