IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM COMPRISED OF DATA/MEDIA FILES SERVER WHICH PROVIDES INTERFACE TO AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, CONNECTIVITY SERVER FUNCTIONS, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO CONNECTIVITY MEDIA; AN AREA DISTRIBUTION UNIT WHICH PROVIDES POWER AND DATA DISTRIBUTION TO THE PASSENGER SEAT;A POWER CONVERTER WHICH PROVIDES POWER CONVERSION; SEAT ELECTRONICS WHICH PROVIDES IN-SEAT ELECTRONICS FOR DATA ROUTING AND INTERFACING TO IN-SEAT COMPONENTS; A PASSENGER CONTROL CONSOLE PROVIDING BASIC AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO CHANNEL SELECTION AND VOLUME CONTROL; A PASSENGER CONTROL CONSOLE WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR INTERACTION, INCLUDING SHORT E-MAIL MESSAGES AND INTERNET BROWSING; AND A SEAT DISPLAY UNIT CONSISTING OF A MONITOR WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE BACK OF A PASSENGER'S CHAIR OR MOUNTED ON AN ARM ATTACHED TO A PASSENGER'S SEAT