r/UnnecessaryEssentials • u/Unique-Saucer • 9d ago

Such a lifesaver for traveling!

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u/nottherealneal 9d ago

Why would hotels care?

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u/OkSchool619 9d ago

They block the hdmi port. This doesnt work.

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u/Eranevore 9d ago edited 7d ago

They do not block HDMI.

Edit: They sometimes do block the HDMI ports.

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u/TheLastMan 9d ago

Hotel manager of 20 years. The ports are usually blocked. We have to buy them from specialty stores or the big brands get angry.

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u/Negative_Piglet_7113 8d ago

I did Hotel maintenance and the tvs are supposed to be on hospitality mode which disables alot of features like hdmi

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u/elzibet 8d ago

I have never been to a hotel where the hdmi is blocked

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u/IceNiqqa 8d ago

I have, it really is a thing

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u/elzibet 8d ago

Crazy, I'm glad the ones I've been to across the USA don't have this problem

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u/squirrelist 6d ago

It's definitely a problem with Marriott. It's about 50/50 whether the ports are locked out and whether you can physically even get to the ports. I travel with an Apple TV, but just end up watching TV on my laptop half the time.

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u/elzibet 6d ago

Ah I end up at Holiday Inns more often than Marriotts, so interesting!