Hyatt's Plug Panel opens new world of connectivity to 42-inch HDTV

Hyatt Place has always had a soft spot for the traveling HD junkie, and it's reiterating said point by introducing a new Plug Panel in all of its rooms. Reportedly, the company is aiming to equip each guest room with a 42-inch HDTV by the year's end, and with that will come an integrated panel that allows patrons to plug in a myriad devices for big-screen interaction. The panel will readily accept a component input (with stereo audio), VGA / HDMI cables, audio via a 3.5-millimeter jack and the obligatory composite input. Additionally, each plate will be equipped with twin AC outlets, and just in case you'd overlooked it, each set will be able to receive 11 high-definition options. Looks like your travel plans just got a lot firmer, eh?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 10:28AM]

Since I always travel with my Xbox 360 and Samsung Blu-Ray player, that will really come in handy!

Whaa?!?!

[h0mi Posted Dec 19th 2007 10:45AM]

There are laptops with HDMI ports.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 11:16AM]

Until then, modding my hotel's tv will do just fine.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 12:59PM]

The Pan Pacific hotel in Singapore also caters to the HD junkies. Every room has an HDTV and they even provide all sorts of cables for connecting your laptop or whatever to the TV. Component, Mini DVI -> DVI, DVI -> HDMI, audio, whatever. It's all there.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 19th 2007 4:09PM]

They spelt 'device' wrong in the instructions.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 26th 2007 8:43PM]

There's nothing more irritating than a hotel that DISABLES the external inputs on their TV's. Key offenders are the otherwise friendly Marriott Courtyard and Residence Inn brands. Huge hi-fives to Hyatt. With (accessable) component and video in their Park Hyatt brands, and often in the Grand Hyatt flavours.

Seems that the motivation to minimize A/V options is pure greed: selling the truly crappy movies that are doomed to run in hotel rooms.

Hyatt has my spend.

LM

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:12AM]

Wait... what?

How are we figuring 11 HD inputs?