Entertainment system and method

A method for providing entertainment on a vehicle for passengers, the method comprising:

• providing a network and a content data source onboard the vehicle and connecting the content data source in communication with the network;
• receiving a copy of at least one media file from a passenger prior to a trip by the vehicle and storing a corresponding copy of the at least one media file in the content data source;
• accepting authentication information from a passenger aboard the vehicle via an information processing device;
• verifying the authentication information received by comparison with information available from the network, and if the authentication information is verified, permitting access to the corresponding copy of the at least one media file via the information processing device.

A system for use with a passenger information processing device for providing entertainment on a vehicle for passengers, the system comprising:

• a network and a content data source onboard the vehicle, the content data source connected in communication with the network and including stored media files;
• seat displays disposed in the vehicle, each seat display connected in communication with the network and configured to present media selections to passengers corresponding to media files stored in the content data source and available over the network for streaming to the seat display in which each seat display is configured to receive an input from a passenger for streaming a selected media file to the seat display;
• a web interface available via an Internet connection with an information processing device;
• a ground server not carried with the vehicle, the ground server being connected in communication with the web interface, in which a passenger uses the web interface prior to an upcoming trip by the vehicle to select a personal media file from a passenger information processing device in which a copy of the selected personal media file is communicated to the ground server and to the content data source aboard the vehicle, wherein the personal media file is available over the network from the content data source upon entry of authentication information by the passenger.