IFE on A380 & 747

[Phlat6]

Hello fellow travellers.

Heading to the US in a week or so on the following flights, can anyone enlighten me as to what IFE is available and if there is a USB input for our own media and as to what format the "media" needs to be in.

Travelling economy :shock:

Thanks in advance.

QF93 | MEL - LAX
QF 107 | LAX > JFK

QF 108 | JFK > LAX
QF94 | LAX > MEL

 

[moa999]

A380s and refurbished 747s (which are normally on the 107/108 legs) have a new Panasonic IFE which is very good and has a great selection.
International Inflight Entertainment | Qantas

The older 747s have a smaller selection and a much smaller screen.

I don't believe that the QF USB inputs work for any media (apart from maybe photos), it is there as a power source only.

 

[phily]

I don't believe that the QF USB inputs work for any media (apart from maybe photos), it is there as a power source only.

I was recently in a QF A380 in F, and tested out a USB device in their system. There's an option in the IFE menus to select one's own media, so then inserted it, which held a selection of MP3 and JPG files. The results were disappointing. Of the MP3 files, most were listed twice on the screen and when selected to play each started with a lot of static for 30 secs. I then tried to display the JPGs, but none would display. There is a note on the IFE that some large photos will not display, and give that all of mine were 5-10 MB each none would display.

As to what file formats are supported, the IFE doesn't list any.

My usual plan for long-haul travel is to load my iPad up with a good selection of movies, for I've always been disappointed in the resolution of the IFEs.