HDMI connection on TV's

[ososlocos]

We are booked on the NCL Getaway in a BA cabin. Does anyone know if the TV has HDMI connection?

[Love my butler]

We are booked on the NCL Getaway in a BA cabin. Does anyone know if the TV has HDMI connection?

 

Disabled. Not usable by passengers.

[DipBrat]

Disabled. Not usable by passengers.

 

So there are no inputs you can use at all? Wireless?

[coyboy1971]

My experience has been (at least in suites) that there are the red, white, yellow audio/video hook-ups available vis-a-vis the DVD player.

 

 

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[untailored bostonian]

I have assumed that flat screens would have active HDMI ports.

 

How could you check on this?

[Laszlo]

I have assumed that flat screens would have active HDMI ports.

 

How could you check on this?

 

On the BA they were not active, believe me I tried. I was told our room steward they are turned off.

Edited July 24, 2014 by Laszlo

[spidybabe]

Also tried on BA and Gem...no can do ( we weren't in a suite )

Safe sailing

[garycarla]

This comes up often - to see similar trials and errors, a search on HDMI will work.

 

But - the answer is that the remotes and tv have other ports disabled. Hotels do this often because guests mess up the "source" and when the next guest comes along, they have to call somebody to fix it.

 

So, yes there are HDMI and RCA and Component and maybe even a USB port. You just can not sure them. They program them to not allow changes without a special remote, or sometimes a special USB "key".

 

By the way, the last suite we were in had a DVD player, but it was built into the TV and would "auto switch" if a dvd was playing. So, still not external ports to access.

Edited July 24, 2014 by garycarla

[Meanee]

I was on Royal Princess and their HDMI ports were "disabled" but their onboard entertainment system connected via HDMI. So we just unplugged their system, connected my laptop and enjoyed movies/tv shows without insane pixelation that their system had.

 

I do have to frown at NCL here. Princess had movies and TV shows free. On NCL, you have to pay for them. And our recent cruise (Epic), only had 3-4 channels. I do not care about sports, and news. Other option was Nickelodeon, and Dora the Explorer makes me very grumpy.

[johnql]

I do have to frown at NCL here. Princess had movies and TV shows free. On NCL, you have to pay for them. And our recent cruise (Epic), only had 3-4 channels. I do not care about sports, and news. Other option was Nickelodeon, and Dora the Explorer makes me very grumpy.

I've never been on the Epic, but I can tell you with certainty that the Breakaway and Getaway have plenty of free movies on tv using their interactive movie channel. The Gem also offers free movies on tv, although their selection is far more limited than the Bway and Gway.

[Meanee]

I've never been on the Epic, but I can tell you with certainty that the Breakaway and Getaway have plenty of free movies on tv using their interactive movie channel. The Gem also offers free movies on tv, although their selection is far more limited than the Bway and Gway.

 

Yeah, it could be just an Epic thing. Out of 20 or so channels you get 15 of your typical "cruise ship" channels. One loops all info on restaurants. 2-3 channels keep trying to sell you some stuff on the ship. There's navigation, bridge cam channels. A channel guide channel. And 2-3 channels that loop some TV shows and movies. For example, you can catch some random Big Bang Theory episode every now and then. Actual live channels suck.

 

Thing is, we were in the Inside stateroom, and TV is microscopic there. So we just ended up watching stuff on my laptop. I prepared well, by transferring most of my XBMC library to external drive. Made the flight and some cruise nights much better.

[garycarla]

On every NCL ship we have been on, they have multiple channels - not cable, but more than 3-4. Usually a "junk" channel with reruns of popular shows, 2 movie channels, some sports, news and I think a food channel.

 

No pay channels as mentioned.

 

We usually have a laptop or ipad with movies on them if we want a break in the cabin.

[Meanee]

On every NCL ship we have been on, they have multiple channels - not cable, but more than 3-4. Usually a "junk" channel with reruns of popular shows, 2 movie channels, some sports, news and I think a food channel.

 

No pay channels as mentioned.

 

We usually have a laptop or ipad with movies on them if we want a break in the cabin.

 

There were 20+ channels. Most of them were "buy xyz" type, like where to shop in next port, where to shop on the ship, "casino excitement" and spa showcase. There were 2 movie channels that had them on repeat.

 

Pay stuff was a part of interactive menu. You could get some new-ish movies, for low low price of about 8 bucks, so you can watch it on world's tiniest screen. I chose to pass.