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An HDMI cable is not able to do that. They have no way of knowing if you plug your own HDMI cable in.
An ethernet cable can, very easily, the switch at the far end of the cable is certainly able to alert them the moment you unplug it. I didn't, and wouldn't, suggest you unplug the ethernet, it wouldn't help you in any way. It's a network connection not a video feed. You would need something more than an iPad / laptop to reproduce the on demand video system with your own.
I've already read posts that claim that a well setup remote will be able to change sources. I've yet to try it myself.
The HDMI 1.4 spec from 2009 integrates ethernet (100mbps full duplex) capability (aka HEC, HDMI Ethernet Channel) in to the connection so it certainly has the capability of being monitored over the distribution network if they wanted to engineer the solution that way. They could monitor HDMI status indirectly from the convertor box, too, since HDMI is based on two-way data signaling. That being said, I doubt they care if you unplug the HDMI unless you complain, report that you can't plug it back in, or damage it.
HDMI on Regal... usable?
in Princess Cruises
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We just got off RP from the TA in September and some things have changed. TLDR; it's not going to work anymore.
They're being fed directly by IPTV/ethernet now so there is no default HDMI input to hijack. Since HDMI/input selection is disabled in the TV menus there's no way to select HDMI input either. Even if there was, the HDMI port is *really* difficult to access given the clearance between the wall and the TV. I've attached a photo, it looks like there's a lot more room than there is. I couldn't even slide my hand back there to touch the ports. Maybe an inch of clearance, if that.
That being said, we felt there was no need to plug anything in because there was SO much great content to choose from in the On Demand system and they continued to add to the selections throughout the trip. Lots of new stuff too - when we got back home I stopped by a Redbox to get a movie and we had already watched everything from their new releases screen on the ship. We brought tons of movies/shows for the 5 days of sea crossing and didn't watch one of them.