Embraer 190

Finally got to experience the new E90. A pretty good experience, much better than my previous trip on the E75, probably because this time, the Personal TV system was operational!

80 hours of video, 50 hours of audio, all on-demand!

With an extra layer of software to go through, the touch-screen controls are sluggish, and take some getting used to. Certainly not as responsive as a VCR or DVD player, and I dread to think what the control panel will be like after a couple years of fingering. I've heard that it's actually running Linux inside, so perhaps it won't need rebooting as frequently as the system on the Airbus.

This makes up for not having cable TV. The long and boring Toronto-Dallas CRJ flights are a thing of the past. Even a 17 or 20 hour flight to Hong Kong or Australia in economy class is suddenly more palatable.