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Dreamliner to Have 23-Inch Displays on First Class Seats VID
gizmodo.com — Ater spending $150 million on an empty aircraft, the client has to get into Boeing's Dreamliner showroom, like in a car dealership. There you have to pick the seats, including their their A/V equipment (like whooping 23" LCD monitors in first class,) and even the coffee pot.
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- maxthreepwood, on 04/27/2008, -1/+15Cool. Now I just need the money to travel first class instead of the animals cargo area.
- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1The animal cargo area must be more pleasant than working at one of those desks:
http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/insidedreamliner/1 ...
It must be so noisy it's untrue.
- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1The animal cargo area must be more pleasant than working at one of those desks:
- NoDitchDigging, on 04/27/2008, -1/+6I can't wait to fly in one of these. I recently flew in a 777 for the first time and it's amazing how much quieter the flight is. When they deploy the air brakes after touching down, all you hear is a slight hum rather than that loud roar of the 767. I can only imagine the engineering improvements of a 787 - that is, if they can manage to separate the in-cabin computer network from the flight control network.
- icepick314, on 04/27/2008, -5/+0can i bring my own 360 or PS3 to the flight?
- richman241, on 04/28/2008, -1/+1or a wii
- mediaspree, on 04/27/2008, -3/+9Yeah cause paying +$1000 for a couple hours flight is soooo worth it
- Jus2Gud, on 04/27/2008, -0/+6Money isn't a concern for the people this is being marketed to, so yes it is worth it for the people in that particular market..
- daza, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1What about 12+ hour flights? That's a long time on a plane, if you want comfort and you've got the money, why not?
- jaredcat, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1I fly First Class more than 90% of the time and hardly ever pay anything extra for it. Free upgrades are a privlidge given to Gold and Platinum level members in some airlines. Also upgrading to First Class at the gate is usually about 1/10th the price of buying a First Class seat in advance.
By the way, the First Class seats on the new discount airline Virgin America cost about the same as the coach seats on competing larger airlines. Massage chairs, mood lighting, and gourmet food are completely worth it.
- marx2k, on 04/27/2008, -5/+1Flying sucks. I know it, the crew knows it, everyone knows it. And it sucks for the same reason gong on a cruise sucks. You can't go anywhere, there's nothing to do, you're surrounded by people you despise. Underneath the millimeter-thick shell of a smile the crew puts on, you know they hate the experience as much as you do. Probably even more since they have to pander to assholes 8+ hours a day. Throwing some high-tech gear in a 1st class cabin is what airline companies try to do to make you think flying doesn't suck. And it might work for some people, but it isn't going to do it for me and I wouldn't pay a grand or over for the crappy experience.
It would also be nice if 1st class tickets also meant you weren't treated like ***** from the moment you reach the airport to the moment you step outside of the next airport.- p51d007, on 04/27/2008, -1/+2No, flying sucks becase:
A. They make you get to the airport (what seems like) a day ahead of your departure time.
B. You are subjected to a**holes called TSA agents who, for the first time in their lives have control over someone.
C. Two words...strip searches
D. Cramped seats
E. Being stuck on the tarmac do to flight cancellations/weather, then not being allowed to go back to the gate.
It's easier for me just to drive where I want to go.- marx2k, on 04/27/2008, -1/+0Read the last sentence of my post.
"It would also be nice if 1st class tickets also meant you weren't treated like ***** from the moment you reach the airport to the moment you step outside of the next airport." - aspade, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1"it's easier for me just to drive where I want to go."
Good luck driving across an ocean 12 time-zones away. and let's see if you still find flying sucks. it's not like you can do anything in the car while you drive anyway.- marx2k, on 04/27/2008, -0/+0We do still have magical things called boats and ships that travel across water. An alternative to flying
- logan074, on 04/27/2008, -0/+0Good luck with a boat when your company tells you that you have to be in Hong Kong in 2 days.
- marx2k, on 04/27/2008, -1/+0Read the last sentence of my post.
- p51d007, on 04/27/2008, -1/+2No, flying sucks becase:
- boshuda, on 04/27/2008, -0/+18They just need in-flight IMs.
@passenger 33: please ask your kid to stfu. k thnxbye. - techmite, on 04/27/2008, -12/+1lol funny. i will have to sell my site http://www.techjunkiez.com to fly in these :((
- Dochtuir, on 04/27/2008, -0/+3How subtle.
- yogiincork, on 04/27/2008, -1/+2spam spam spam spam spammitty spam
- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1I don't think "techjunkiez" is going to be getting you anywhere.
- Typhoon2009, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Pretty cool. I remember one time I got to fly first class... not sure why, but my dad somehow got an upgrade. It was awesome to say the least (it was only for 2 flights, from DC to TX, then TX to UT and vice versa) but hey it didn't cost us much if any extra. Normally they don't give you much in the way of food on those short flights, but on the flight from TX to UT we got complimentary food. And for dessert: cookies and freakin' milk!!!
- OGla, on 04/27/2008, -5/+1OGC
- Nyaos, on 04/27/2008, -2/+2Sadly, most airlines won't be outfitting their planes with this stuff, the major ones at least. No way they can afford it. I mean, if they make us pay extra for pretzels they're going to have a hard time funding 21" LCDs.
Maybe in smaller domestic airlines.- twinkiboy, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2Actually, it's the larger, international airlines that are ordering these fancy upgrades. The smaller, domestic ones are losing so much money that they won't be able to afford them. This and the fact that you can't justify charging $7K a ticket for this stuff when you're flying for less than 4-5 hours domestically.
- G-RaZoR, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2And the winner of the most confusing description goes to...
- gkiltz, on 04/27/2008, -1/+1I'm sure, after the "wow factor" blows over, those 23 inches will become 23 more inches of revenue production!
- Myztry, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5Does anyone else see a guy laying in a coffin ?
- justjayce, on 04/27/2008, -1/+3marx2k - The reason why flying sucks is because the business is irrational and the public is not willing to pay what would be a reasonable price for the service. The reason why the planes are jammed packed right now is the same reason why fares are $200 round trip to Florida at a time that gas is $3.25/gal in bulk. The airlines have to jam pack the planes in order to try to make a profit (which isn't going to happen at $3.00+ a gallon for most). That jam packs the airports and makes those TSA lines dreadfully long. The airlines can only price as high as their lowest priced competitor and some of those low cost carriers are more interested in gaining market share than making a profit in the short term. Try to outprice someone guarantees a competitor in your prime markets - just as Delta about Airtran. If flying is so bad that you can't stand the lines or the people. Then drive. You have that freedom - but I have a feeling you will continue to fly because its fast and cheap. The only way flying is going to improve is to get the prices back to a point where it costs more to fly to a destination than drive.
- BossKey, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2Whatever. Until we can afford that class, the Dreamliner isn't going to be any different than flying on any other jetliner when we're back in seat 31D.
- frostw, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1Just get the guy in front to recline their seat all the way back, then lean right forward. Voila, a 23" screen experience for no extra cost!
- reddikilowatt, on 04/27/2008, -1/+5Can someone at Gizmodo take a class in video editing? That's just about the worst hatchet job I've seen since film school.
Or, better yet, can the submitter skip the crappy blog and go straight to the source? (yea, I know...)- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -1/+1I know, I actually refreshed the page thinking the Flash player was screwing up and not loading the entire thing.
- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -1/+1I know, I actually refreshed the page thinking the Flash player was screwing up and not loading the entire thing.
- IAMANOGRE, on 04/27/2008, -1/+2I took World Business Class to and from Amsterdam and Italy. I was sitting in what amounted to a lazy boy recliner and the folks at the back of the plane were packed like sardines. I was comfortable when flying and relaxed when I landed. Decent food and ice cream sundaes. I had a outlet for my laptop and great service. The line for WBC bypassed all the waiting for security and passport control. Sure I paid a few extra dollars, so what. I'm 6' 5" tall and it was worth every penny.
- frostw, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1Please define "a few extra dollars". Last time I looked at business class prices this equated to "***** more"
- jaredcat, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1That is a common misconception. Its only "***** more" when you buy the tickets in advance. At the gate, an upgrade from coach to First Class is usually completely reasonable; you just have to ask fro it. Also you can generally get upgraded at no charge if you are high enough up in that airline's frequent flyer program.
- frostw, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1Please define "a few extra dollars". Last time I looked at business class prices this equated to "***** more"
- HawkeyeMatt, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2That's a big plane ;)
- richardhenry, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1Yeah, *wink wink*. What?
- kurtwinter, on 04/27/2008, -0/+323" monitor for one person's viewing at like 18"? Whatever. I'd pay 50% more in coach to get coach with bigger seats that recline better. I don't need ***** caviar or champagne - hell I'd be happy with a Subway sandwich, but the jump from Coach to 1st is a little more than 50%, for luxury that I don't think many people want or need, especially on a short flight (like domestic travel). *****, toys like this are wasted on trans-Atlantic flights anyway you'll end up asleep the whole way anyway.
- Sairynn, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2Why does the description say you "have" to decide on how to customize your plane? Is that a bad thing?
- FarSide792, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2sweeeeeeeeeet..... an Orgy Room!?
- wooben, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1Dugg for whooping.
- gaoshan, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1Meanwhile back in coach each seat has a generously appointed 6"x4" screen, complete with random scratches, that works more than 60% of the time, offers a clear angle of view that extends a generous 2 degrees to each side and allows you to watch as much Oxygen Channel as you like (up to 1 hour prerecorded within the past 2 years), and includes an audio system with 12 channels of mufflephonic sound that includes something for everyone such as: polkas from the 30's, Lawrence Welk's Greatest Hit, Korean Folk music and Britney Spears' entire catalog.
- jaredcat, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1yeah well bring your iPod with you next time.
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