Dakinecruiser Posted May 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Does anyone have a picture of the TV hook ups on the Ruby Princess ship? We will be staying in a mini suite on a cruise to Alaska. I am trying to figure out if we can watch movies that I have on my iPhone and what type of connections are required. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The photo's I've got date back to 2009. They might have updated they TV's since then but at the time I used the HDMI to connect & it worked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VibeGuy Posted May 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2016 These were still on post-drydock in December and I'll be happy to look on Tuesday to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI-C-Dubs Posted May 3, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) These were still on post-drydock in December and I'll be happy to look on Tuesday to confirm. That would be awesome! My wife might be wanting to watch movies while we are on sea days... Anyone know if you can rent DVD players on board and/or DVD's? Edited May 3, 2016 by HI-C-Dubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted May 3, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 3, 2016 That would be awesome! My wife might be wanting to watch movies while we are on sea days... Anyone know if you can rent DVD players on board and/or DVD's? There are a number of movies for free on TV on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted May 3, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Princess has some real good movies for free. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted May 3, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 3, 2016 That would be awesome! My wife might be wanting to watch movies while we are on sea days... Anyone know if you can rent DVD players on board and/or DVD's? Don't think they have DVD players to rent. A stack of movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansoninc Posted May 3, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Princess has some real good movies for free. Tony And continually running reruns of "the love boat". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted May 3, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 3, 2016 The View Sonics were the same TV's in use in January and I have used the HDMI plug in in the past. However, I have never seen any mention of DVD rentals on any Princess ships but I guess one could inquire at the PSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 3, 2016 #10 Share Posted May 3, 2016 There are movies shown on the Ruby but there not on-demand using their system. They have scheduled start times which make viewing a complete movie changeling at best. We either miss endings or have to leave in the middle because we're going to dinner or arrive after the movie has started- aggravating. :( Many time I just gave up on some of them till I got home. There are no DVD players available except in the full suites. They have many DVD's to view but they're not the latest ones. (from what I've read). I think you can borrow 2 at a time max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Joe Posted May 3, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 3, 2016 IMHO who goes on a cruise to watch movies????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm9912 Posted May 3, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 3, 2016 IMHO who goes on a cruise to watch movies????? FWIW one can order these on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-SDVD9805-SDVD9805-C-9-Inch-Screen/dp/B00BHSI5QA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00 You could then watch DVD's all over the ship and even bring a DVD to the dining room to watch while you eat. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 3, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 3, 2016 IMHO who goes on a cruise to watch movies????? Of course you NEVER turn on your room TV. Right?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted May 3, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 3, 2016 IMHO who goes on a cruise to watch movies????? I'm with you Joe. I only watch the news & weather to see how bad it's in Boston :eek: I normally cruise in January and February it's to cold to stay home. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted May 4, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 4, 2016 And continually running reruns of "the love boat". One time, I had my grand kids watch to have an idea of what cruising was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 4, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 4, 2016 One time, I had my grand kids watch to have an idea of what cruising was before. Honestly, the few times I've watched the show I've never seen anything like the real world of cruising in any time period. It's a warped impression of what someone though would be good entertainment for TV 40 years ago. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bconley351 Posted May 5, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 5, 2016 On our recent Diamond Princess cruise we had both HDMI and the red/white/yellow connectors available, but forgot to take a universal remote to change the input. The remotes available in the cabin don't have an input button. Needless to say we couldn't use the DVD player with the tv. I'll need to pick one up before our next vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 6, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 6, 2016 On our recent Diamond Princess cruise we had both HDMI and the red/white/yellow connectors available, but forgot to take a universal remote to change the input. The remotes available in the cabin don't have an input button. Needless to say we couldn't use the DVD player with the tv. I'll need to pick one up before our next vacation. I did a similar thing on a 30 day trip on the Coral with my DVD player. I tried to purchase a remote at every port without any luck & had dozens of movies we could have watched. Very aggravating.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI-C-Dubs Posted May 6, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 6, 2016 So there's no way to change the inputs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 6, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 6, 2016 So there's no way to change the inputs? I don't recall on the Diamond. It's been to long since I've been on the ship (2007) & I don't recall if I brought additional movies back then or not. Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bconley351 Posted May 7, 2016 #21 Share Posted May 7, 2016 The remotes didn't have an input button, and we couldn't find a way to do it on the tv. We take dvds of tv shows to fill the time when we are relaxing before pre dinner drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI-C-Dubs Posted May 7, 2016 #22 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thanks so much for the information so far! So, it looks like the inputs are there, but just no remotes with the input switching. Anyone know what make/model these TV's are or a suggested universal remote to get? Maybe they should invest in Apple TV's :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 7, 2016 #23 Share Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) They used to be ViewSonic in 2009. At the time I didn't look for a way of changing the input since I wasn't interested in feeding it with a video but I'm surprised that others report that there isn't a way since other Princess ships allow it.(exceptions are the Regal & Royal :mad:) Edited May 7, 2016 by floridalover5623 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted May 7, 2016 #24 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thanks so much for the information so far! So, it looks like the inputs are there, but just no remotes with the input switching. Anyone know what make/model these TV's are or a suggested universal remote to get? Maybe they should invest in Apple TV's :D On regal and royal, the input function is disabled. I used a universal remote phone app. I could change volume and channel, but not input. Additionally, the tvs were nearly flush against the wall, making it nearly impossible to reach any inputs. If princess wishes to disable a feature, other than high cost, what would be the advantage of Apple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted May 7, 2016 #25 Share Posted May 7, 2016 On regal and royal, the input function is disabled.I used a universal remote phone app. I could change volume and channel, but not input. Additionally, the tvs were nearly flush against the wall, making it nearly impossible to reach any inputs. If princess wishes to disable a feature, other than high cost, what would be the advantage of Apple? I even managed to unplug their HDMI input on the Regal & feed it with my HDMI signal & it didn't work. They've got it set up to look for an authorizing signal from the main computer. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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