Watching iPhone movies on the plane.

[Dallas Phil]

Howdy all, I just wanted to let you know that recently I was on a non-stop flight from Dallas to Anchorage. I downloaded a couple of the $9.99 movies from iTunes to watch. I was a little concerned about the size of the screen. I tell you it was fantastic! I rigged a way to attach it to the back of the seat in front of me. I plugged it into the plane's DC power, pluged in my Bose headphones with the Belkin adapter, and was in heaven. It was very enjoyable and it only took a few minutes to get used to the size of the screen. The only problem was that throughout the entire flight I was being asked by the other passengers as well as the flight attendants "Is that one of those iPhones?" LOL. I would recommend this to anyone making long flights.

[bmustaf]

Ditto. Probably my favorite thing about the iPhone is the fact it's a real media player.

1) The screen size is a non-issue. I thought it was at first, but I realized I was only thinking it was because I was told it would be an issue...once you watch it for 2-3 minutes you're not even thinking about it...no eye strain, either, screen is plenty bright and very high resolution

2) Battery life is amazing. With WiFi & BT off autobrightness, I can watch 2-3 full length movies without an issue and still have juice to get to an outlet. With Airplane mode on I can make it as far as a extended range 777 will take me.

3) Stowable...besides watching it on planes (where I usually have my MacBookPro and a bunch of extra batteries and even maybe some mains power if I'm lucky) it's great on the go where I don't have that luxury (public transport, airport security lines, the car wash, the men's room).

Get a call? Movie pauses, you answer it, and get right back to where you left off...love it.

Originally Posted by Dallas Phil

Howdy all, I just wanted to let you know that recently I was on a non-stop flight from Dallas to Anchorage. I downloaded a couple of the $9.99 movies from iTunes to watch. I was a little concerned about the size of the screen. I tell you it was fantastic! I rigged a way to attach it to the back of the seat in front of me. I plugged it into the plane's DC power, pluged in my Bose headphones with the Belkin adapter, and was in heaven. It was very enjoyable and it only took a few minutes to get used to the size of the screen. The only problem was that throughout the entire flight I was being asked by the other passengers as well as the flight attendants "Is that one of those iPhones?" LOL. I would recommend this to anyone making long flights.

[xoulo]

yepy, i just love the iphone.. but still how do you charge your stuffs on the plane. ive been on it many times and i cant find a plug anywhere to charge my devices.
do you have to pay extra?

[gcvt]

Originally Posted by xoulo

yepy, i just love the iphone.. but still how do you charge your stuffs on the plane. ive been on it many times and i cant find a plug anywhere to charge my devices.
do you have to pay extra?

It's usually only in Business Class and First Class.

[xoulo]

oh i see.

cant afford that LOL

[stevetim]

Originally Posted by gcvt

It's usually only in Business Class and First Class.

Could a workaround be to bring your laptop, and plug in the iPhone to the laptop once you start watching the movie? This would charge the battery enough to watch at least a few movies, right? That is, if you don't mind running your laptop out of power a little quicker.

[gcvt]

Originally Posted by stevetim

Could a workaround be to bring your laptop, and plug in the iPhone to the laptop once you start watching the movie? This would charge the battery enough to watch at least a few movies, right? That is, if you don't mind running your laptop out of power a little quicker.

If I had my laptop with me, I'd use that to watch movies.

[turbo187]

Originally Posted by stevetim

Could a workaround be to bring your laptop, and plug in the iPhone to the laptop once you start watching the movie? This would charge the battery enough to watch at least a few movies, right? That is, if you don't mind running your laptop out of power a little quicker.

AFAIK, you can only charge your iPhone through your computer when your computer is charging as well

[dotcom]

not true i am charging my iphone as i type this on my mac and it is not plugged in but running on batteries. there are some external batteries you can buy for @100 bucks that you could use on the iphone for a long trip as well.

fyi

[chris]

For some reason, battery life on my Powerbook has never been stellar. I'm planning a well deserved vacation come early September and I plan on loading up the iPhone with TV shows (preferably Friday Night Lights if the DVD releases by then).

-Chris