Fuck my prior preparation day with the Chromecast with Google TV before the hotel checking....
I don't travel too often so my Chromecast needed some tweaking (AKA updating system and apps etc), I like to take it as a travel companion and found out this shitty frame around the TV.
It is the first time it happened to me, I can see this being annoying for frequent travelers.
Pull the bottom drawer out, there might be a set top box or something else connected to the TV via HDMI that you can unplug and use the cable from.
I travel with a Fire Stick and bring a female to female HDMI coupler for this reason.
Never thought about bringing a coupler, good idea!
Call front desk and politely ask if they have a unframed / spare TV you can use. If you’re nice enough and they’re willing and able, they might just drop one by your room.
Marriott hotels have custom firmware on their TVs to prevent you from changing inputs.
That's some fucking garbage.
Not to sound like I'm going full r/hailcorporate for Hilton but I've not seen them pulling shit like that yet.
I was at a Courtyard by Marriott and they had a fully accessible TV that allowed me to connect my SteamDeck and play from the bed. I will definitely stick with Courtyard for my business travel just for this alone.
Damn... The steam deck seems super awesome.
Excited for what Proton has done for game compatibility too.
I stayed at a Hilton in Vegas that had a TV with unchangeable inputs.
That's lame.. good to know but lame.. I'd be bitching about it for sure as an HHonors member
Probably not custom. Many brands allow the tv to be put into hotel mode. If you have your own remote (or an IR blaster) then you can take them out of it.
I gave up on this a long time ago. Phone screens are big enough, or a laptop if you own one, and ear buds. Done.
Definitely the fastest workaround, overall if you go alone.
Burn
Yep, between fixed mounted TV's with zero space behind the TV to reach the HDMI ports or the TVs that have the weird cable box firmware/software that blocks you from accessing the tv inputs it was doomed from the beginning.
Chromecast doesn't work on most hotels WiFi anyway. At least it won't work if they have a page to sign into the WiFi after connecting. Pretty much have to use a HDMI cable in most cases
I also always travel with my travel router, another headache solver.
100% recommend this. Setting it in repeater mode with the captive portal is great. I have a Slate and a Brume.
Slate still holds up so nicely, but if it ever breaks I'll get another one from glinet!
You can use your phone as a wifi hotspot to connect
Infinite free wifi loop hack
The newer Chromecasts work fine since you can just log in using the remote.
For older Chromecasts, you can set up a wifi hotspot on your phone. At least on my Samsung Galaxy S22, you can share any wifi network that way. It's also a good way to bypass restrictions that only allow one device to connect to the wifi network, as they'll only see your phone on the network.
Google TV works because you can click through with the controller. But getting it plugged in is the first challenge 😃
The mildly infuriating part is that you posted it back to back on the same community 20 minutes apart
What the heck?
Thanks for letting me know.
I read a post (back on Reddit a few years ago) someone had the same situation they ended up buying a TV at the local BestBuy to place in front of the Hotel’s TV and returned it before leaving.
That seems like a huge hassle for something completely unnecessary
Yes but that is very petty so I’ll allow it.
Ask the desk if it's not an option, I'd leave a negative review.
Fill out the individual sections please. My staff gets a bonus based on the staff service portion and I can guarantee you none of them played a part in how the building was designed.
Is it possible it had an access panel with input ports somewhere around it? I've seen that in hotels in the past. On the side, or underneath, or in a drawer.
The tv will pull out or the frame will pull out with a good tug. Make it happen don't be afraid, worst case you just tell them it fell off and hurt your foot and you get a upgrade
With a ton of effort, we got our Chromecast plugged into the TV screwed onto the wall at the last hotel we stayed at, only to find that the WiFi signal wasn't strong enough for the Chromecast to pick it up.
What is their financial gain from doing this? They really hoping I’ll get their shit pay per view?
Looking at it they most likely just were concerned about aesthetics
Dude, the TV isn't even Smart TV, and the quality is ass, I think it is 360p or some shit.
Most hospitality systems have a "channel" set up to receive HDMI1 or HDMI2. The front desk will tell you how to connect, if you can find a port.
Sometimes you have to find the box and override it, if the display is framed like this.
This, the don't just rip off framing every time they need to replace it. There will be some way to access it. When I traveled for work, I had a tool bag for a few things, chiefly the thermostat.
i hate when they do this shit, so obnoxious
I wonder if it’s because people keep breaking them trying to access the ports.
Yes. I work in hospitality design and everything is meant to be tamper proof.
I've seen some tamper proof TV's in which they add an HDMI\USB hub to plug in our devices too.
Man ... That shit just makes me want to do malicious shit to their ports.
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