Hotel technology guides
Nettify's guides help hotel owners, general managers, IT managers and chief engineers make technology decisions with clear facts. Each guide answers the questions hotel teams ask before they spend money: what has changed, what the real costs are, who should own the system, and what to do with the equipment already in the rooms.
The guides are vendor-neutral. They explain the options on the market, including when the right answer is to keep what you have. Where Nettify offers a solution, we say so, but each guide stands on its own.
The first series covers hotel in-room entertainment: the guest room TV, casting, TV channels and the network behind them. Start with the buyer's guide for the full picture, or go straight to the article that matches your decision.
Every guide is written by Pavel Pohl, founder and CEO of Nettify, from the company's work with hotels since 2016.
Hotel in-room entertainment systems: 2026 buyer's guide
Eight decisions to modernise guest TV, from refresh to revenue. A buyer's guide for GMs, IT directors and owners.
Start with the guide →Articles in this guide
Hotel smart TV vs hospitality TV
What separates a hospitality TV from a consumer set, how long they last, and what a 100-room refresh costs in 2026.
Read the guide → OwnershipEngineering or IT: who owns the TVs?
Hotel smart TVs sit between Engineering and IT. Who should own procurement, deployment and day-to-day operation?
Read the guide → CastingChromecast alternatives for hotels
When to keep your Chromecasts, when to replace them, and what works best in 2026.
Read the guide → TV channelsHotel TV channels: keep, cut or cancel?
Why the TV channel bill deserves a second look, and what a modern system costs against it.
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