I think TV on the plane is a feature that it's really hard to go without once you've had the experience.
I find it easy to go without it, as I flew with a DVD playing laptop for years, and now make sure I have video on my Ipod. I have the program that allows me to download programs from my Tivo and convert them to Ipod playback.
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